02-25-2009, 12:31 PM
Taz Wrote:'tis a bit misleading somtimes. These badges actually resemble closely the WWII Third Reich Sport awards. And the idea came from the Soviet Sport award system apparently, ready for .... etc.
Eddie.
This kind of badge was already used during the Weimar Republic. The first sport badges did have a "soviet" design, but like the the uniforms they were redesigned during the 50's with a german design, as the DDR, as the only "real" Germany must kept his traditions.
