Full Set - KWHW Heroic Emblem Tinnies

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Full Set - KWHW “Day of the Wehrmacht” Heroische Embleme Tinnies c.1942. Instituted March 28 and 29, 1942, these Heroic Emblems were a part of the KWKW (kriegswinterhilfswerk) in the “Tag Der Wehrmacht” series which was carried out by the Wehrmacht for the NSKOV, NSRKB, DRK and RTB. Top-Left: It is constructed out of a zinc alloy base that has been silver washed. The obverse depicts a centrally placed downward pointing broad sword, in front of a mobile swastika with rays coming out of it surrounded by an oak leaf wreath. Bottom-Middle: It is constructed out of an injection molded aluminum alloy base that has been silver washed. The obverse features a downward point broad sword in front of a mobile swastika with two dual oak leaf clusters flanking the top. Top-Right: It is constructed out of a zinc alloy base that has been silver washed. The obverse features a downward point broad sword in front of a mobile swastika and an iron cross with oak leaves to the inside of each arm. The full/semi-full backs all feature a crimped-on well working steel pin assembly. They are marked: “0.1”, “0 27” and “0. 41”.

The WHW was a massive fundraising campaign aimed at demonstrating the charitable spirit of the Nazi regime while also collecting significant funds. Civilians were essentially coerced into donating, with the pressure coming from both social expectations and the omnipresent fear of being seen as unpatriotic or disloyal to the Nazi cause.