measuring 14 cm (w) x 10 cm (h) (when viewed as landscape)
5 mm silvered pip affixed to the upper
An extremely well preserved matching set of late war Waffen-SS Reconnaissance EM’s slip-on style shoulder straps
It states that Oberwachtmeister (Artillery equivalent of Oberfeldwebel = Senior Sergeant) Lampe of the 1st Company of Light Flak Battalion 783 (v) was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class on May 2
constructed of silvered zink alloy
Germany, HJ. A Member’s Armband, Early Austrian Issue GTRexclude measuring 14 cm (w) x(HJ Armbinde fr Mitglieder). Constructed of red rayon, the exterior bisected by a white rayon tresse, in turn overlaid by a white rayon diamond bearing a multi piece black mobile swastika, the interior stamped with a partially legible Austrian issue mark, measuring 17 cm (w) x 10 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface and as configured for wear, unstitched demonstrating extensive bleeding of the red dye consistent with moisture exposure, an early