Here are a couple of more examples of travelling badges.
Originally designed for tourists who visited the various locations in Finland, they were also sold to soldiers who considered them neat souvenirs of places they were posted during the war.
At various times during the war, Norwegians, Germans, Swedes and othere wold be fighting or stationed in Finland. Very early on, the Finns fought the Russians with the unofficial aid of Germans, Swedes and Norwegians. Later, the Finns fought alongside the Germans and the Norwegians against the Russians and near teh war's end, the Finns fought the Germans and the Norwegians to free their country from the Germans.
Germany needed the nickle and other minerals found in Northern Finland (especially around the Petsamo area) and tried to hold onto this for as long as possible. Some 50,000 Norwegians fought alongside the Germans, most of them on the Eastern Fron, but a number were stationed in Finland.
Here are som more travel badges.
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