Germany WWI Langemarck Cross for the First Battle of Flanders 1914 Stickpin

NAZI Germany - Weimar Republic: 
Miniature stickpin version of the WW1 Langemarck 
Cross, a commemorative award instituted in 1933 
by Adolf Hitler for veterans of the 26th Reserve 
Corps of Köln, also known as the “Green Corps.” 
This rare decoration honored the men of the 
233rd–240th Reserve Infantry and the 51st–52nd 
Foot Artillery Regiments. 
A unique early Nazi-era military souvenir tied 
directly to WW1 German veterans.
 
The Battle of Langemarck (a village in Flanders), 
on 21 Oct. 1914, was part of the First Battle of 
Ypres (also called the First Battle of Flanders) 
was later made into a myth and glorified as the 
"sacrifice of the German youth ", as during the 
battle, 2000 students - all volunteers - lost their 
lives. 
A scarce decoration.

MINIATURE SIZE

WW1 1914 - 1918 

Item 100% original 

Condition as in the photos

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