NSKOV Saardeutscher Kriegsopfer- und Soldatentag Zweibrücken

Saardeutscher Kriegsopfer- und Soldatentag Zweibrücken – 10. Sept. 1933

A tinnie badge from the 1st Saar German War Victims and Soldiers Day, held in Zweibrücken on September 10th, 1933.

Held shortly before the 1935 Saar status referendum, this event was part of wider propaganda and solidarity efforts to promote reunification of the Saar region with Nazi Germany. The badge was issued to attendees and participants at the gathering honoring German WWI veterans and war-disabled individuals (Kriegsopfer).

Raised imagery of the Zweibrücken war memorial, radiant sunrays, shaking hands (symbolizing unity), and a soldier’s helmet with laurel wreath.

Inscription:

1. SAARDEUTSCHER KRIEGSOPFER- u. SOLDATENTAG ZWEIBRÜCKEN
2. SEPT. 1933
   
   

Pinback attachment in working condition.

Made of stamped bronze-finish metal alloy, in a shield shape — a common style for regional commemorative badges ("Veranstaltungsabzeichen").