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2" x 2.7"
Freikorps Bavarian resident guards sleeve badge
Extremely Rare, excellent condition
In September 1919, the Bavarian government and the Reichswehr set up a central office to oversee all Bavarian civil brigades in one association - der Landesverband der Einwohnerwehren Bayerns. Hauptmann Ernst Röhm acted as liason between the Reichswehr and Einwohnerwehr and was principally responsible for all arms depots. By Fall, 1919 the combined strength of all Bavarian Einwohnerwehren reached 400,000. Another 30,000 were held in reserve. With the official dissolution of various Bavarian Freikorps, especially, Freikorps Oberland in the Spring of 1920, Freikorps veterans swelled the ranks of the Einwohnerwehr.
