0727 German Third Reich / WW2 Day Badge Reichs Treffen der N.S.K.O.V. Berlin 1937 Aug 1.

Original German / Third Reich Reichs Treffen der N.S.K.O.V. Berlin 1937 Aug 1., it is constructed out of a die struck zinc alloy base that has been silver washed and blackened, IN NICE CONDITION - GOOD PIN DEVICE, MAKER MARKED: "Deschler - Munchen", DIAMETER: 40 mm

HISTORY OF THE NSKOV:

The Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung (NSKOV), meaning "National Socialist War Victim's Care" was a social welfare organization for seriously wounded veterans as well as frontline fighters of World War I. The NSKOV was established in 1934 and was affiliated to the NSDAP. After Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II, the American Military Government issued a special law outlawing the Nazi party and all of its branches. Known as "Law number five", this Denazification decree disbanded the NSKOV, like all organizations linked to the Nazi Party. The organizations taking care of the welfare for World War I veterans had to be established anew during the postwar reconstruction of both West Germany and the DDR.