{"product_id":"ww2","title":"WW2 Dutch NSB (Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging) officer's sleeve\/arm badge","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDutch NSB (Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging) officer's sleeve\/arm badge, not simply \"Netherlands socialist\" but the Dutch National Socialist movement founded by Anton Mussert in 1931, which collaborated with the German occupation from 1940-45. The triangular shape, black\/red felt, bullion \"NSB\" lettering and the bullion-worked lion shield (in the old Dutch tricolour\/Prinsenvlag orange-white-blue) mark it as a hand-embroidered political leader\/officer grade badge, worn on the black party tunic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe maker’s mark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“AFD. XVI INTENDANCE UTRECHT” is the NSB’s own internal quartermaster stamp. The party ran its own supply system (Intendance), divided into numbered Afdelingen (departments); Afd. XVI covered the Utrecht district and issued\/verified uniform items for members there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe “1\/283” paper ticket is an issue or inventory number from that same department, which is what makes this piece traceable and desirable — most surviving examples have lost this lable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53795329573192,"sku":"10084","price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-1801.heic?v=1786796341","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}