Germany, SS. A 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) Volunteer's Collar Tab, Dachau Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac grey leather tongue

grey leather tongue

G” on reverse

gold embossed with colour

In February 1943 he was assigned to the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler where he saw action during the Third Battle of Kharkov

the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “27” for Anthon Schenkls Nachfolger

Germany, SS. A 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) Volunteer's Collar Tab, Dachau Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac grey leather tongue(Waffen SS Kragenspiegel fr Mannschaften der 13. Waffen Gebirgs Div. der SS "Handschar"). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey hand gripping a scimitar, flanked by a mobile swastika, the reverse with white threading along all four edges, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (l), a Dachau variant in extremely fine condition.