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Cross of the Former Captives of Falange. First model.
The Organization of Former Captives used as its emblem a white cross —sometimes yellow— bearing the yoke and arrows together with broken chains as a distinctive symbol.
A circular identified as number 12 from the National Delegation of Former Captives has been preserved. Although undated, it was probably issued in December 1942. The document prohibited the use of the former insignia of the Organization of Former Captives, which until then had served as the badge of those who had suffered captivity “for God and for Spain.” The ban came into effect on 31 December 1942, possibly coinciding with the introduction of the insignia of the Knights and Ladies of Spain and the Brotherhood of Captives.
The regulations established that any man or woman who had endured captivity “for God and for Spain” and was officially registered in the provincial delegations of the organization as a former captive could wear this honorable insignia together with the organization’s badge pin or button. On the uniform of FET y de las JONS, men were required to wear it on the left cuff of the tunic, while women were to place it on the upper part of the left breast pocket. The chains on the emblem were to be black.
In addition, there were other specific insignia intended for the hierarchy and officials of the organization, to be worn above the right pocket of the FET y de las JONS uniform tunic, distinguished according to rank:
Examples are also known in the form of plaques, suspended from ribbons —sometimes in Falange colors— as well as embroidered versions.
