Original WWII German Freikorps Medal 1919 – 1939 – Albert Leo Schlageter – First Storming of Riga Deutsche Friekorpskämpfer – Very Rare Large Badge
$275.00
Description
Here we have a very rare badge commemorating the first Freikorps Storming of Riga in April 1919.
“Albert Leo Schlageter”
Schlageter was a Freikorps member executed by the French in 1923 for sabotage during the Ruhr occupation.
In the Nazi era he was elevated to a propaganda martyr, so 1930s and WWII-era organizations produced commemorative badges and medals in his name.
“First Storming of Riga”
Refers to the Freikorps capture of Riga (Latvia) in May 1919 during the chaotic post-WWI conflicts in the Baltics.
Badges commemorating the “Storming of Riga” were made for veterans of the Iron Division (Eiserne Division) and other Freikorps units.
“Deutsche Freikorpskämpfer”
Many commemorative or veterans’ organization badges used this wording in the 1920s–1930s.
The Badge is made by Wilhelm Helbing, Leipzig W33
Measures 6cm long and 5cm wide
