Sancta Barbara (3)

In a previous post, I already presented a badge on which the patron saint of gunners, Barbara, was the main figure (here). Now comes another badge, on which the patron saint is also the feature. There were several badges on which the saint was depicted without indicating the artillery unit, but mostly, like the one presented here, the name and number of one of the units were written on the badge. I chose this piece from the many options because on this she is wearing a strange medieval cap on her head that can be seen on the postcard as well.

The depiction of Saint Barbara was very different on the badges. Mostly, the beautiful female figure can be seen there, not so saintly, but definitely serious. On other badges, she is more of a girlish figure. Finally, there were also more profane depictions, on which she rides on the barrel of a cannon. But this is rare.

This badge belongs to the 8th Field Artillery Brigade. The artillery brigades were assigned to the infantry divisions with the same numbering. So this oddly shaped Kappenabzeichen belonged to the artillery of the 8th (Kaiserjager) Division. This is confirmed by the two oversized mountain pines on the badge (they look more like hydrangeas).