German civilian war service medallion
- Date
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issue:
1939
- Language
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German
- Classification
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Awards
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, German (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Zaro Calabrese
War service medal awarded to civilians who performed with merit tasks connected with production of war materials. The ribbon was black with white side stripes and adjoining red edges; in center of ribbon was a narrow red stripe. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
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Also in Zaro Calabrese collection
The collection consists of Nazi badges.
NSDAP membership badge
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Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
NSDAP membership badge
Object
Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Tag der Arbeit 1934 badge
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Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Tag der Arbeit 1935 badge
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Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
10 jährige Wiederkehr des Reichsparteitages Weimar 1926-1936 badge
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Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likelyon the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII. Commemorates the 10th anniversary of State Party Day in Weimar. --D.S. Moore Nazi standard reads "Thuringen" and "Deutschland Erwache!" (Germany Awake!).
Hitler Youth membership badge
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Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party SS badge for Social Member
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Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII. SS badge for Social Member [Foerdernde Mitglieder]
Nazi Party badge
Object
Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party badge
Object
Button displaying the Nazi party insignia. Possibly a Gauleiter badge. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Iron Cross medal, World War I
Object
Pin of the German Army of World War I. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party pin for Labor Day 1936 acquired by Zaro Calabrese
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Labor Day pin acquired by Zaro Calabrese, an American soldier, in Europe during World War II (1939- 1945). The pin was issued in Germany on May 1, 1936, to commemorate May Day. In April 1933, after the Nazi party took control of the German government, May 1 was appropriated as the “Day of National Work,” with all celebrations organized by the government. The holiday was also known as Labor Day, as it was intended to honor the work done by laborers and the working class. On May 2, the Nazi party banned all independent trade-unions, bringing them under state control of the German Labor Front.
Commemorative pin for Martin Luther's Anniversary Day 1933
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It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party pin
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Pin displaying the Nazi party insignia; possibly a war service pin. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party SS member stickpin
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Pin displaying the Nazi party insignia. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party German Labor Front stickpin
Object
Pin displaying the Nazi party insignia. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
Nazi Party member stickpin
Object
Pin displaying the Nazi party insignia; it was possibly worn by a Gauleiter. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
German Worker's Union pin
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German Worker's Union pin obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
NSFK: Nazi Flying Corps pin
Object
Pin displaying the Nazi party insignia. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
![SS badge for Social Member [Foerdernde Mitglieder]](https://www.ushmm.org/media/emu/get?irn=9019&mm_irn=18222&file=secondary "SS badge for Social Member [Foerdernde Mitglieder]")
SS badge for Social Member [Foerdernde Mitglieder]
Object
Pin displaying the Nazi party insignia. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
German civilian war service medallion
Object
War service medal awarded to civilians who performed with merit tasks connected with production of war materials. The ribbon was black with white side stripes and adjoining red edges; in center of ribbon was a narrow red stripe. It was obtained during Zaro Calabrese's service in Europe in WWII.
