WWII GERMAN ARMY FERRIER QUALIFICATION PATCH -
The German armed forces and civilian organizations produced a large number of cloth insignia. Some of these items indicated
rank, others meant the person belonged to a particular organization while yet others may have a different meaning. This
section of the website is dedicated to the study of German cloth insignia.
This page is a recognition and identification guide for WWII German cloth insignia. Multiple
detailed photos of a specific sample are provided. Descriptions point out clearly defined points
that should be noted.
One of the most commonly asked questions is "How much is my WWII German patch worth?". A price
guide is included here to address this question. The value of the cloth insignia is reviewed
over a period of several years. A trend can be observed. The present worth of the German
patches and cloth insignia in the collector's market is illustrated.
This service is provided free of charge to the visitor/enthusiast courtesy of
MilitaryItems.com,
a company dedicated to the preservation of military history and to providing quality military
antiques and collectibles to museums, institutions and the general public.
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WE BUY WWII GERMAN CLOTH INSIGNIA - All types of WWII German cloth insignia. Whether it is patches,
collar tabs, shoulder boards, breast eagles or any other cloth insignia.
The process gets started by you sending us an
Email .
We will respond to your inquiry normally within 24 hours and in many cases much faster.
We can tell you what you have, what it is worth and how much we can pay you.
A single cloth insignia or an entire collection -
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COLLECTING GERMAN CLOTH INSIGNIA
Collecting Third Reich cloth insignia. is a field that has been growing since the days the GI's rummaged
around Europe bringing back war souvenirs. German and civilians organizations wore a variety of cloth insignia.
Once the person was captured, the American soldiers would often cut off the insignia from captured uniforms as
war trophies. Eventually all these pieces came back to the United States where military history enthusiasts began
to collect them.
"I am trying to figure out if I should get into collecting German cloth insignia."
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Determining which German cloth insignia to collect can be a challenging decision. The combination of availabiilty and
cost will often set the pace of what can be collected. The wide array of designs makes it a field for something for
everyone.
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Cloth insignia is currently being
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality
of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with the construction style
and materials employed in the manufacturing of this uniform. Attention to the details is critical in
order to be able to determine the authenticity of the uniform.
If you have an interest is seeing other uniforms of the Third Reich, you can do so by going
to our WWII German Cloth Insignia
identification guide. Where we cover Heer (Army), Navy (Kriegsmarine),
Air Force (Luftwaffe), political, police and other cloth insignia.
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