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Assortment of Historical Items Including VW Pin and Pre-WWII Army Patch (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 Inches)

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Assortment of Historical Items Including VW Pin and Pre-WWII Army Patch (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 Inches)
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This item SOLD at 2026 May 31 @ 19:25UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
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Assortment of Historical Items Including VW Pin (1 1/2 Inches) and Pre-WWII Army Patch (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 Inches)
- Pre-WWII shoulder patch for the United States Army's 45th Infantry Division, used between 1924 and 1939
- The swastika on the patch was originally chosen as a Native American symbol for good luck to honor the large Native American population in the Southwestern United States, where the division was based
- The insignia was abandoned in 1939 and replaced with a Thunderbird symbol due to its association with the Nazi Party

- The VW Pin commemorates the groundbreaking ("Grundsteinlegung") of the Volkswagen factory in May 1938
- These pins were distributed to workers and attendees at the ceremony marking the beginning of the Volkswagen company