{"id":12876,"date":"2023-03-28T12:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/?p=12876"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:23:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:23:50","slug":"kriegsmarine-em-nco-breast-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/index.php\/militaria\/insignia\/german-military-insignia\/kriegsmarine-em-nco-breast-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Kriegsmarine EM\/NCO Breast Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Description<\/b>:Machine embroidered gold cotton breast eagle on dark\u00a0 navy blue wool base. Appears to be uniform removed and well done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Background:<\/b> German Naval uniforms and headgear were based on traditional designs that date back to the creation of the Prussian Navy in 1848, and although uniforms and headgear did evolve during the interim years many items used during the Third Reich would still have been quite recognizable to the Imperial sailor. The Kriegsmarine adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP\u2019s national eagle for wear on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform in March 1934. The Kriegsmarine\u2019s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the coloration with the army utilizing silver, white and gray eagles while the Kriegsmarine utilized golden yellow eagles or silver for the Administrative branch. Generally officer\u2019s ranks utilized hand embroidered wire breast eagles while EM\/NCO\u2019s ranks utilized machine embroidered or machine woven breast eagles.<\/span><\/p>\n