hi all,,,just picked up a small collection of badgs,pins,skuls,and insignia,,,this badge looks to be marked K.& O. or K.& Q..whichi is it and who is the maker,,,thanks,,,Robert

reverse with makers mark

Nice looking badge. I've never seen this style in the painted style only enamel. The maker is K.&Q. I think it's Klein and Quist but I could be wrong and I can't find it in my books.

Klein & Quenzer ?

I agree with Joe...Klein & Quenzer

What is the badge from ?

Dave,
Here you go, propaganda pin.
Back to Empire

i originally also thought of Klein & Quenzer,but wasnt sure,,i have 2 that are painted,and i also have only seen this badge in the enameled configuration,,,many thanks,,Robert

The link above gives a good explanation of the phrase. The badge itself is usually mis-labbeled, more often than not it is lumped together with German NS membership badges. This is possibly due to it's inaccurate description in Cone's book "One People, One Reich, Enameled Organizational Badges of Germany 1918 - 1945" as a badge for Germans living outside their homeland.

The Heim ins Reich badge is in fact the membership badge for the Volksdeutsche Bewegung (VDB), a Luxembourg fascist party formed in 1940 by Professor Damian Kratzenberg. This party was the only authorised political organisation allowed by the German occupiers. In 1942 a report by the Germans noted that it had in excess of 69,000 members.

These badges can be found with a variety of maker marks.

Cheers
Don

many thanks for the info Don,,Robert