The badge has some corossion mainly to the front due to the fact that it was worn and as it was in the ground for over 60 year. The name of the badge in german was bandenkampfabzeichen, where the word banden translates to gangs. The antipartisan badge the gangs fight badge variants. Radmilitaria is a buisness which offers militaria starts from the napoleonic wars up to the ww2 battlefield relics. Armelraute sd mitglieds abzeichen sd emncos sleeve diamond. The bandenkampfabzeichen is in the condition as it was found. Waffen ss, ss radmilitaria militaria starts from the. Bandenkampfabzeichen in gold 280645 auszeichnungen. The bandenkampfabzeichen was instituted by adolf hitler on january 30th 1944. Hersteller carl eduard juncker, berlin typ 2 three. This action was an attempt to delegitimize the opposing forces as simple criminals instead of partisans. The badge was instituted on 30 january 1944 by adolf hitler after authorization. Bandenkampfabzeichen in silber 201733 auszeichnungen.
There are only two known makers of the bandenkampfabzeichen. Congrats jt for this nice badge in your collection. The bkaig was officially awarded 10 times on two occasions 1st. The antipartisan badge by antonio scapini is the first comprehensive and detailed account of this war badge. Michaelis starts with describing the partisan warfare and the different partisan movements in the occupied countries. Rare ww11 bandenkampfabzeichen badge bronze may 05, 20. This was the only military decoration of the third reich attributed specifically to the ss. Holders of bandenkampfabzeichen axis history forum.
During the years of occupation in most parts of europe, there was a growing form of resistance against the german occupation. Bandenkampfabzeichen in silber 201733 decorations of the. Rolf michaelis michaelis book about the bandenkampfabzeichen describes the historical background and the awarding of the badge. On 30 january 1944, hitler instituted the bandenkampfabzeichen bandit battle badge. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Hersteller carl eduard juncker, berlin typ 1 two cutouts. The book does not mention anything about the different fakes that exists of the badge. I found their names in an article there is no info about their unitsrankfirst name, just german soldiers. It was meant to be a bravery and service award, specially for ss and polizei members that were in action against partisans.
Ssfunker mit bandenkampfabzeichen buch versandkostenfrei bei. As ned stated,the pics are not in the best quality. Bandenkampfabzeichen hohle version, bronze war militaria. The author explains in stunning detail the fingerprints of all genuine examples and lists all models and types in a logical and comprehensible format. The owner also being loaned both a german army service wristwatch serial number, d 72 503 h, and also service pistol. Banditwarfare badge bandenkampfabzeichen was a world war ii decoration of nazi germany awarded to members of the army, luftwaffe, order police, and waffenss for participating in reararea security operations, the socalled bandenbekampfung bandit fighting.