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    Nazi insignia identification?

    Attachment 67094Attachment 67093I have these Nazi insignia/badges which were brought home from the continent by a Britishicon soldier (Essex Rgt?) at the end off the war and then given to my father a few years later. As can be seen some of the cloth badges have never been sown on a uniform and this is because they were "liberated" from a Germanicon army supply depot, so are unissued. I wondered if these items can be identified as to which unit and part of the German armed forces they relate, please. Any information would be appreciated, please. I would also be interested as to how common/rare they are today, please, but they are not for sale.

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    I can't offer much, but I believe that the edge piping on two in the first picture identifies corps or service. The ones with the silver edge only ribbon is a rank indicator - Unteroffizier or Feldwebel, I think. I believe the one with all silver ribbon on it is a junior officer, but there might have been pips there to indicate a higher rank. The middle top piece in the second picture is collar tab - white I think is infantry.
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    Off the top of my head i think the yellow piping is Signals, red is artillery and the orange is engineers.

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    Thank-you chaps for the info. Any further help from any-one else would be much appreciated.

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    Photo 1 = All enlisted boards, 2 Private/Corporal and 1 buck Sgt.
    The eagles are enlisted for an M43 or overseas cap.
    Photo 2 - lower rt is a 2nd Lt Pioneer board. Other cloth is enlisted hat insignia & collar tab. A Panzer collar tab skull and an SS officers hat eagle.
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