kanemono Posted October 22, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 22, 2021 Here is a small group to a member of the Bavarian Werwolf Freikorps brought home by Corporal Lee C. Hummel, Company D, 346th Regiment, 87th Infantry Division, United States Army. Lee served in the Rhineland, Ardennes and Central-Europe. The helmet plate and Soldbuch were found together in a wood box in a smashed dresser drawer laying in front of a destroyed house. The Bavarian helmet plate has had the crowns removed from the lions and shield and a silver Werwolf Freikorps skull and crossbones added. The book and photograph are (I think) of the owner of the plate. The pictures of the flag and ring (from Germania International) show the Werwolf Freikorps symbols. In the aftermath of World War I and during the German Revolution of 1918–19, Freikorps consisting largely of World War I veterans were raised as right-wing paramilitary militias, ostensibly to fight on behalf of the government against the Soviet-backed German Communists attempting to overthrow the Weimar Republic. However, the Freikorps also largely despised the Republic and were involved in assassinations of its supporters. They were also used to defeat the Bavarian Soviet Republic in May 1919. The Werwolf Freikorps was one of one of the most infamous Freikorps of Germany. This fanatical right-wing group was the foundation of the future National Socialist brown shirts, or Sturmabteilung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Dentino Posted October 22, 2021 Share #3 Posted October 22, 2021 Those are some great items Dick. Very tough to find anything WW related that is original/period items. Outstanding and a pleasure to view. Thank you for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted October 22, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 22, 2021 Interesting and rare bring backs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted October 22, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 22, 2021 Rare and unique always Dick! Thank u for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted October 22, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2021 Interesting story. Thanks for sharing. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted October 23, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 23, 2021 Great items. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted October 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted October 23, 2021 Those are rare bring backs from the German Revolution period in the immediate post-WWI timeframe. I don’t think I have seen many souvenirs from that period at all in WWII GI ETO vet groups that I have seen other than an occasional helmet? Thanks for sharing more of your amazing collection. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted October 23, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 23, 2021 Very interesting stuff. I love the soldbuch. I have one of them - you don't get more personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted October 23, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 23, 2021 Fascinating pieces of history! Thanks for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 23, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 23, 2021 Great items and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted October 24, 2021 The veteran told me that he brought the items back because they were not Nazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted October 24, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 24, 2021 Fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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