German Police Sport Shirt Eagle

Product Description: This German Police Sport Shirt Eagle is a large piece of cloth insignia, with a great visual impact. It is a textbook original, in Bevo (machine woven) construction. This attractive patch features a Polizei wreathed eagle and swastika organizational emblem, in green thread, with a black swastika. This eagle is on a white background, with a backing fabric of typical thin white rayon. This patch was never issued, and has never been sewn on a uniform, or even folded as it would have been before being applied to a shirt. There is some minor, expected age toning to the white fibers, but no soiling or wear. The reverse of this German Police sports shirt eagle patch shows details of the machine woven rayon emblem. The top and bottom edges of the backing fabric are finished, and the sides are cut, just the way it was when removed from a roll at the factory. This is a nice example, in excellent plus condition.

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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