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Pin from Kraft durch Freude aviation event
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Octagonal, bronze-colored, metal pin. The front has an embossed design at upper center of an airplane with 3 letters at top, German text below, and a swastika in the lower corners. A number is stamped into the bottom. The back has a pin clasp attached by solder.
Commemorative pin issued for the People's Day of Flight, an aviation event held by the Kraft durch Freude [Strength Through Happiness] movement in the German city of Gera in 1933. Kraft durch Freude was a state-sponsored national organization under the Nazi regime that promoted organized leisure activities for the German workforce.
overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
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