The Coburg Badge was awarded to participants in the “Battle
of Coburg” on Oct. 14-15, 1922. The badge was instituted
by Hitler 10 years later, on Oct. 14, 1932, and was further
enshrined as an official party decoration on Nov. 6, 1936.
In 1922, Hitler had been invited to a patriotic rally at
Coburg, where he showed up with a large contingent of SA
Stormtroopers. The result was bloody street fighting with
the local communists, in which the Nazis prevailed. The
inscription advises that the recipient was “With Hitler
in Coburg,” and includes the dates 1922 and 1932,
commemorating the dates of the rally and the institution
of the badge. The badge was worn on the left breast pocket
of the party uniform.
