F.W. Assmann &amp; Söhne, Lüdenscheid, Germany: (099) "Mützen-Hoheitszeichen Reichsadler REICHSPOST REICHSBAHN FORST- UND ZOLLBEAMTE" etc. (illustration plate)<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 "Uniformteile, Uniformknöpfe, Orden, Abzeichen, Beschläge, Koppelschlösser und Schnallen", i. e. uniform parts, uniform buttons, insignia, badges, orders, buckles, clasps, 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> (and <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leistungsgemeinschaft_deutscher_Ordenhersteller" class="extiw" title="de:Leistungsgemeinschaft deutscher Ordenhersteller">LDO no.</a> L/64). No known copyright restrictions.<br><br><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines"><li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px">
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<p>Uniform regulations for the <i>Deutsche Reichsbahn</i> 1938
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Sales catalog for NSDAP approved/controlled uniform buttons, insignia, etc. with prices in RM (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmark#History" class="extiw" title="en:Reichsmark">Reichsmark</a>) originally published by the former <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 Lüdenscheid, Germany in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Reich" class="extiw" title="en:Third Reich">the Third Reich period</a> of the 1930s, more than 80 years ago. No copyright information found.
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