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Finland: A charity is selling swastika rings to raise funds for WWII vets
A Finnish charity is selling silver rings inscribed with a swastika to raise money for 80,000 Finnish World War II veterans. The silver bands feature a swastika flanked by stylized wings. 16,000 have been sold so far. The rings are replicas of the 1940 "Air Defence" ring, which was part of a wartime effort to raise money for the Finnish air force. The campaign encouraged Finns to donate their gold wedding bands to back up the war effort. In exchange they received a ring made of iron. The swastika is a traditional symbol in Finland, and a blue swastika was used as the symbol of the Finnish Air Force 1918-1945.     [ telegraph :: 2007-12-18 :: Swastika: Nazi Sign, Symbol & Emblem ]

Ring led to the remains of a US Army bomber that had crashed
In 2001, a man hiking in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea saw something sparkling on the ground and picked it up. He saw it is a ring that clearly belonged to an American. The villager had no idea that what he found would lead to the discovery of the remains of a US Army bomber that had crashed in the area 57 years ago, killing the 11 WWII soldiers who were on board. One of those soldiers was Staff Sgt. William Lowery, whom the Army declared MIA along with his 10 comrades in 1944. The ring that the hiker found was brought to the the U.S. Embassy, which led to a 2002 search in the ravine.     [ heraldstandard :: 2006-04-17 :: Nazi Ring ]

SS Honor Ring
The SS Honor Ring is perhaps one of the most sought after items from World War 2. It is also one of the most Copied and Faked items in the Militaria Collecting world. An original ring can bring upwards of $10,000 dollars. Each ring was individually engraved with the recipients name and date of presentation. Upon the death of the holder they were returned to Wewelsburg castle and enshrined in memory of the SS officer who had worn the ring. Rings that were recovered from individuals who had been expelled from the SS were melted down.     [ xmission :: 2006-02-13 :: Nazi Ring ]

SS ring only give to those close to Himmler handed over to museum
Iolo Lewis acquired the ring in the wake of the WW2. He said: "I was one of a team involved in seeking out SS personnel mingling in anonymously with ordinary German soldiers. I disarmed a man, taking his pistol, which I kept, and I also took a ring. It was what we did in those days." He later discovered that as well as having SS and Nazi engravings on the outside, ring had two names and a date on the inside: "H WAGNER.21.6.42.H.HIMMLER". The ring was only given to the elite of the SS and those close to Himmler himself. Hurst Wagner had been at the notorious Wannsee meeting. Knowing the ring's history, Mr Lewis decided the only home for it would be the museum.     [ whtimes :: 2006-01-26 :: Nazi Relics: Personal items of leaders ]

Himmler's ring part of Nazi memorabilia stolen from museum
The silver death's head ring - signed inside by Himmler - that once belonged to the SS leader, Heinrich Himmler, has been stolen from a museum in Adolf Hitler's holiday town of Berchtesgaden. Also seized was a 1938 medallion commemorating Hitler's visit to the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. The two items are worth thousands to Nazi memorabilia collectors. The Documentation Centre has proved one of the biggest tourist draws in Bavaria since it was opened up. Last month Hitler's gold Nazi party badge was stolen from a Moscow archive.     [ scotsman :: 2005-12-10 :: Nazi Ring ]

Hermann Goering's gold ring up for auction
A gold ring once owned by Nazi war criminal, Hermann Goering, has been put up for auction in New Zealand. The gold signet ring is covered in Nazi regalia and comes with a certificate of authenticity. It is thought the ring was made by jeweller, Professor Herbert Zeitner, in 1942. The ring was then confiscated by the US Army when Hermann Goering was surrendered in Austria in 1945.     [ gold :: 2005-05-09 :: Nazi Relics: Personal items of leaders ]

Photograph of WWII Nazi Germany SS Skull Ring
Picture of World War II Nazi Germany SS Skull Ring.     [ metaldetectingworld :: 2000-08-13 :: Nazi Ring ]

SS-Ehrenring -- SS Honour Ring
The SS-Ehrenring, SS Honour Ring, inofficially called Totenkopfring, "Death's head ring", was an award of Heinrich Himmler's Schutzstaffel (SS). It was not a state decoration, but rather within Himmler's personal gift. The ring was initially presented to senior officers of the Old Guard who had displayed valor and leadership skill in battle. By 1939 it was available to any officer with 3 years service in the SS, and in WWII the entire SS leadership, including the Waffen-SS and Gestapo, had the ring. On October 17, 1944 production of the rings was cancelled due to the economic stress of the war. 14,500 were made altogether.     [ wikipedia :: 2000-08-13 :: Nazi Ring ]

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