Germany (Third Reich): Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes ( Winter Help of the German People), or WFW Charity. Lot of 11 x 'Regional' badges

The lot comprises below German 'Regions' badges:

- Danzig
- Schlesien (2 x badges)
- Baden
- Grenzmark
- Bayern (2 x badges including one sans pin fastener)
- Saargebiet
- Rheinland
- Ostpreussen
- Westfalen (sans pin fastener)

Hitler ordered the establishment of the Winterhilfswerk in 1933 and personally opened the first national charity drive, giving out the directive "no one shall be hungry, no one shall freeze".The initial donation drive in winter 1933/1934 took place against a backdrop of acute distress in large parts of the German populace; its initiation was partly a result of the party's desire to prevent social unrest. The "Law on the Winterhilfswerk of the German People",d passed on 1 December 1936, formally established the WHW as a registered association, to be led by the Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

The WFW ran annual charity drives, the monies mostly collected from the aggressive selling of pins and tinnies, contributed greatly to funding Nazi Social Welfare programmes. Amongst the various campaigns, the most popular were the series of 'regional' badges showing the respective state emblems of the German states, and other series depicting the military flags of the German Armed Forces.

All silk panels in very good condition (no moth) and mostly bright

Note: 9 of the 10 badges retaining their hinged pin & clasp fasteners on the reverse. 2 badges now 'sans' pin fasteners

Condition: GVF

Code: 21636