Storm Trooper shirt pin worn over left breast pocket

Object | Accession Number: 1991.239.3

Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Badges
Object Type: Lapel pins (aat)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Physical Description: Striped grosgrain ribbon in white, black, red, and light blue; small crossed swords pin of gold metal attached to grosgrain at left end
Dimensions: Height: 2.010 inches (5.105 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Materials: overall : cotton, metal
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The pin was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:22:19
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The collar patches indicate that the S.A. man who wore this uniform was a member of S.A. 'Gruppe' 5, which was located in Berlin-Brandenberg. The Florets on the right collar indicate that he was a S.A. troop leader (Truppfuehrer)