Original chest emblem for the jersey and training clothes of the German national team for the 1938 World Cup in Paris. Worn by German national player Ernst Lehner during the 1938 World Cup. Red linen with embroidered imperial eagle and an attached swastika made of white linen. Black embroidered borders. Three snap fasteners on the back, 10x8.2 cm. Included is a private B/W photo with Ernst Lehner (far left) and the boxing world champion Max Schmeling. Schmeling visited the German team during their preparations in the training camp, 9x6 cm. Museum piece! --The participation of the German Reich's DFB team in the 1938 World Cup was a political issue. After the Nazi regime took over Austria on March 13, 1938, the NSDAP sports leadership wanted a team to compete in the 1938 World Cup that consisted of half German players and half Austrian players. Austria had to cancel participation in the 1938 World Cup. The “Greater German Team” was considered the favorite for this World Cup, as the players from the 1934 World Cup third place and the 1934 World Cup fourth place players now played in one team. In the first game, 6 German and 5 Austrian players were used, as requested by the NSDAP for political reasons. Sepp Herberger, the team's coach, was forced to make the lineup based on political and not tactical, football aspects. The result is known: the German Reich was eliminated in the first encounter, after a replay, against the outsiders Switzerland. --From the estate of the 65-time (1933-1942) German national player Ernst Lehner, 3rd place in the 1934 World Cup and participant in the 1938 World Cup + 1936 Olympic Games. The estate of Ernst Lehner (1912-1986) was registered in May 2008 at AGON- Sportsworld auctioned. However, the consignor of the Lehner estate has kept this piece in his private collection to this day. Condition: A-B
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