?? WORLD WAR 1 German Badge??? cleaned it up and looks interesting..anyone know?

[bfratta1981]

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IF anyone has any info on this item please let me know. It says " Welt Krieg''
1914 1918

 

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[AlabamaRelic]

The top word says something about feeding the troops. "Welt Krieg" means world war.

 

[leprechaun]

Awesome find.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

It's post war actually, likely for a veterans group. Pretty cool!

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting - but no clue!

 

[Westfront]

KuK is austrian. KuK translates to Royal and Imperial. It's a cap badge from Austrian catering troops. These are used in Veterans model after WWI as statet. Here is something to look.
http://www.rainerregiment.at/joomla...abzeichen/kappenabzeichen/Verpflegstruppe.jpg
Kappenabzeichen

 

[TENNESSEEGAL]

I sent your picture to my Nephews wife. She grew up in Germany and said it is from world war 1 and it is from a supply station. I asked if she could translate it into English and she said she is trying. Lol maybe it doesn't translate well?

 

[cntrydncr1]

cool find! congrats

 

[Midwest Murph]

Westfront is correct. Here's a little blurb about kappenabzeichen from another site:

"Kappenabzeichen were made for every imaginable unit of the K.u.K.(Kaiserlich und Königlich - Imperial and Royal) Austro-Hungarian forces. Some were made for Army, Divisional or Group level, others for Fronts (i.e. Italian Front), Allied units (Turkish etc.) and occasional. Specialty units such Stormtroopers are especially sought after and valuable, hence very often copied.

These cap badges present a unique collecting field, fit for just about any budget or collecting expertise. New enthusiasts along with established collectors will certainly find something suitable in the virtually endless field of the Kappenabzeichen (badges). From the Hungarian Honved and obscure Ukrainian Legion USS, through Polish Legions or the popular Christmas in the Field (Weihnachten im Feld) there will be something appealing to most WW1 collectors.

Quality ranges from very poor (thin war metal or zinc) to good in tombak and excellent in silver/gold and enamels. Maker marks are common, but perfectly original badges are often unmarked."

Source: http://www.jkmilitaria.com/Kappenabzeichen.html

Nice find!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

"Verpflegstruppe" roughly translates to "Feeding Troops" or "Catering Corps." basically the guys who ran the kitchens.

Verpflegen = feeding, catering, rationing (etc) Verpflegung = food
Truppe = troops, corps.

Germanic languages are pretty fond of combining words which makes it interesting to translate sometimes. Mine may be a bit off here but I had to figure out what the first word was to get it sorted out.

 

[AlabamaRelic]

"Verpflegstruppe" roughly translates to "Feeding Troops" or "Catering Corps." basically the guys who ran the kitchens.

Verpflegen = feeding, catering, rationing (etc) Verpflegung = food
Truppe = troops, corps.

Germanic languages are pretty fond of combining words which makes it interesting to translate sometimes. Mine may be a bit off here but I had to figure out what the first word was to get it sorted out.

I believe that is what I said in post #2.

 

[birdman]

Wow,love it!