CLASS CRITERIA BRONZE Successfully passed an educational and physical program. SILVER Awarded to those holding the Bronze badge for five years and participated and passed the annual requirements. The individual would have to be 35 years of age or older. GOLD Individuals holding the Silver badge for Six years and successfully participated in the annual requirements. Recipient had to be over the age of 40.

Ernst Julius Röhm, (November 28, 1887 – July 2, 1934) was a German officer in the Bavarian Army and later an early Nazi leader. He was a co-founder of the Sturmabteilung ("Storm Battalion"; SA), the Nazi Party militia and later was the SA commander. In 1934, as part of the Night of the Long Knives, he was executed on Hitler's orders as a potential rival. Rohm was the person who authorized the creation of the Sports badge.

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BADGE ARCHITECTURE
The design of the badge consists of an oval shaped wreath with a sword going from the bottom to the top. The handle is located in the lower part of the wreath. Both, the tip and the handle protrude beyond the boundries of the wreath. The handle of the sword is ribbed.

A swastika is placed in the center of the wreath and it is partially covered by the sword.

A vertical bronze pin was provided as a means to attach the badge to the tunic. The pin would be passed through loops (Two or more) that were sewn to the chest area of the jacket. Several markings were placed stamped on the back of the badge. Most of them were done with raised letters. A serial number is found on one side of the wreath.

The soldier wore the badge on the uniform tunic. It was secured in place by passing the badge's pin through a series of loops, two or more, that were sewn in the jacket.

WE BUY German German civilian badges, medal and related items - All types of WWII German civilian awards. Whether it is for fire department, police. civil defense or any other civilian organization. The process gets started by you sending us an Email . We will respond to your inquiry normally within 24 hours and in many cases much faster. We can tell you what you have, what it is worth and how much we can pay you. One item or an entire collection - Email Us .

COLLECTING SPORT BADGES
Collecting Third Reich memorabilia is a field that has been growing since the days the GI's rummaged around Europe bringing back military souvenirs. German soldiers wore many of their awards on their uniforms when they went to battle. Once the soldier was killed or captured, the American soldiers would take the awards as war trophies. Eventually all these pieces came back to the United States where military history enthusiasts began to collect them.

"I am trying to figure out if I should get into collecting Sport badges." Determining which badges to collect can be a challenging decision. The combination of availabiilty and cost will often set the pace of what can be collected. The adjacent table outlines some of the advantages and disadvantages of collecting the Sports badge.

This award is currently being reproduced. It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this badge. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of the badge.