German WWII NSKOV Lapel Membership Pinback by Deschler-Very detailed membership pinback for the NSKOV. The emblem is comprised of a mobile swastika within a circle, the circle set against an Iron Cross, and the Iron Cross set against a vertical sword, which has an oval oak leaf wreath surrounding it. Complete with pin-back device. The reverse is marked “Ges. Gesch” and embossed for the maker Deschler & Sohn München. Handsome pin!
History: The National Socialist War Victim's Care (German: Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung, NSKOV) 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 Party. After Germany's defeat in World War II, the American military government issued a special law outlawing the Party and all of its branches. Known as Law Number Five, this denazification decree disbanded the NSKOV as with all organizations linked to the 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 and East Germany.