BEVO Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle

Product Description: This is a great, uniform removed example of a BEVO Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle. It’s a textbook original piece, made of rayon and machine woven in the BEVO style. This patch depicts the gold Kriegsmarine eagle and swastika emblem on a blue field, with a backing of thin, silky blue rayon. This backing was folded as a simple triangle and machine sewn to a tunic. The triangular application style indicates this was used in the late war period. The folded edges of the fabric show typical tiny holes from the machine stitching as well as some small remnants of the stitching threads. The reverse of this BEVO Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle has neatly folded edges and shows normal details of the machine woven construction. This eagle shows only light wear, with extremely slight soiling to the bright yellow fibers. The colors are bright and strong, and there is no damage. The condition of this patch rates as excellent.

Historical Description: The German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht), as formed in 1935, and as they existed until the end of World War 2, consisted of the Army (Heer), the Air Force (Luftwaffe) and the Navy (Kriegsmarine). The Waffen-SS fell under the command of the Wehrmacht during the war. Each of these branches of service had a unique eagle design that was worn on both the formal dress and parade uniforms, and the field uniforms, of the members of that branch. These eagles were worn on soft headgear, including service and field caps, as well as on the uniform jacket. In the Heer, the Luftwaffe, and the Kriegsmarine, this eagle was worn on the chest of the tunic; collectors have termed these “breast eagles.” The Heer and the Luftwaffe generally used the same eagle style, though variations in color of the eagle or the backing distinguish between the two. The Luftwaffe used their own flying eagle emblem. The Waffen-SS sleeve eagle (and cap eagle) had wings that came to a distinctive tapered point. The cap, breast and sleeve eagles used by the various military branches were manufactured in many variations. There were machine-woven and machine embroidered versions, usually used by officers and NCOs. Hand-embroidered bullion wire eagles were typically for officers. There were metal eagles, for caps, or for uniforms that were intended to have detachable insignia. There were even eagles embroidered on camouflage fabric, intended for use on special field uniforms. There were also eagles in specific colors for use on tropical uniforms. Some of these eagles were mass-produced and are still common today. Others were, and are, very rare.

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