F.W. Assmann &amp; Söhne, Lüdenscheid, Germany: (103) "Feldbinden- Kastenschlösser SA <i>Unser Führer unser Glaube</i>, NOTHILFE TN, ZOLL, REICHSBAHN, HEER, SS" National emblem, Nazi Party badge, etc. (illustration plate)<br><br>For further identification of the various designs see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/BB.php">Nazi Germany uniform belt buckle guide</a> at www.germandaggers.com.<br><br>Page from a product catalog published in the late 1930s by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.infantry-assault-badge.com/f-w-assmann-und-soehne-luedenscheid/">F.W. Assmann &amp; Söhne</a>, Lüdenscheid i. W., a factory producing "Uniformknöpfe, Orden, Abzeichen, Beschläge, Koppelschlösser und Schnallen", i. e. uniform buttons, insignia, badges, buckles, etc, in then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" class="extiw" title="en:Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>. The Company Assmann &amp; Söhne was originally founded in 1826 and became one of the major manufacturers of buttons and buckles during the Second World War. As a uniform accessories supplier for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Heer_(1935%E2%80%931945)" class="extiw" title="en:Uniforms of the Heer (1935–1945)">Wehrmacht's Heer</a> (German Army), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" class="extiw" title="en:Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> (German Navy), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" class="extiw" title="en:Uniforms of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Luftwaffe</a> (German Air Force), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Nazi_Party" class="extiw" title="en:Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party">the Nazi Party's</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Sturmabteilung" class="extiw" title="en:Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung">Sturmabteilung (SA)</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" class="extiw" title="en:Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel">Schutzstaffel (SS)</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler-Jugend" class="extiw" title="en:Hitler-Jugend">Hitler-Jugend</a>, and other organizations, as well as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_forces_of_Nazi_Germany" class="extiw" title="en:Police forces of Nazi Germany">the police forces</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Reichsbahn_service_ranks" class="extiw" title="en:Deutsche Reichsbahn service ranks">Deutsche Reichsbahn</a>, etc., it was given the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/RZM5.php">RZM code no.</a> M5/8 by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichszeugmeisterei" class="extiw" title="en:Reichszeugmeisterei">Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP</a>. <br><br>No known copyright restrictions.
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Sales catalog for uniform buttons, insignia, etc. originally produced by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.infantry-assault-badge.com/f-w-assmann-und-soehne-luedenscheid/">Firma F. W. Assmann &amp; Söhne</a> in Lüdenschied, Germany in the 1930s (1939?), some 80 years ago. No copyright information found.
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Renamed JPG-files from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/hhbooker2_yahoo_FW00">"F.W.Assmann &amp; Sohne, Wehrmacht - Reichesheer, Luden Scheid I.W.Uniformknopfe, Abzeich, Koppelschlosser, Schinallen, 1939"</a> found at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive" class="extiw" title="en:Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>, a nonprofit digital library. (See also images at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uniform-buttons.com/clanky-firma-f.-w.-assmann-sohne.html"><i>Firma F. W. Assmann &amp; Sohne Uniformní knoflíky, odznaky, kovové doplňky, spony a opaskové přezky</i></a>)