(No3641) German Warrior League Badge Medal KRIGERVERBUND WW1 MAKER MARKED: TRIMM

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Original German Warrior League Badge, PERFECT CONDITION, ENAMELLED, ORIGINAL RIBBON, MAKER MARKED: "HEINR TRIMM - BERLIN", size: 38 mm - badge, total with ribbon: 11 cm Money back guarantee on originality. There is a great opportunity to save on postage: if you buy anything else, the further item(s) will be posted for free. I am happy to send more HQ photos by e-mail if required. Deutscher Kriegerbund (German Warrior League) was a War Veterans' and reservists ' Association in Germany . It was established in April 1873 in Weißenfels . Its origins lie in a Warrior Association established in 1786 by fusiliers of Frederick II of Prussia 's army in Wangerin /Pomerania . The original purpose of the War Veterans' Associations was to provide their members and former soldiers with proper burial arrangements. Former soldiers felt the need of commemorative tombs that would preserve the dignity of their former comrades-in-arms and honor them even after their death. This type of association received a considerable boost after Prussia 's victorious battles against the Danish (1864), Austrian (1866), and French armies in 1871. A number of these veterans' associations established the "Deutscher Kriegerbund" by joining efforts for a common cause in 1873. In April 1897 the Deutscher Kriegerbund became the "Prussian Country's Warrior League" (Preuß read more