Original German WHW Winterhilfswerk Badge. Ceramic Hand Painted Figure

.Figures from the fairy tales "Struwwelpeter" by Heinrich Hoffmann . Collection dates in 1942

Series contained 12 hand painted badges so colour variations are to be found.

"Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (English:Winter Relief of the German People), commonly known by its abbreviated form Winterhilfswerk (WHW), was an annual drive by the  National Socialist People's Welfare (German:Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt) to help finance charitable work. Its slogan was "None shall starve or freeze".  It ran from 1933–1945 during the months of October through March and was designed to provide food, clothing, coal and other items to less fortunate Germans during the inclement months."

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