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Originally posted by JWotka:About right for what? What do you think the Edelweiss Abzeichen was? The sewn-on stamped metal flower? This post war Bavarian police officer received the Urkunde for "nachgewiesene Ausbildung im Gebirgsdienst". During the war, he was a skier, not a Mountain climber.
The Edelweiss insignia would have been worn on the Bergm�tze by the members of the Bavarian Polizei Bergf�hrer. Your award doucument would have been for having passed the mountain training course.
Unlike their wartime counterparts, the Bergf�hrer were both skiers / mountain climbers since their civilian duties mainly comprise mountain rescues. Later, the qualification badge reflected this as you can see the Edelweiss is superimposed over a mountaineers tool and skies.
Andrew
