Germany, Ss. An 18Th Freiwilligen P.g. Div. Horst Wessel Tab consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac adorned on the right sleeve

adorned on the right sleeve by a “Der Führer” cuff title

die-stamped brass wings with raised enamelled Republican Sun insignia centrepiece

but was renamed on June 22

(11491 PTE

inscribed "REPANIC" in pencil on the bottom

Germany, Ss. An 18Th Freiwilligen P.g. Div. Horst Wessel Tab consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac adorned on the right sleeveEmbroidered tab manufactured for the 18th Freiwilligen Panzer Grenadier Div. Horst Wessel, with typical buckram backing, in mint condition. Footnote: This item was brought back by US Army NCO C. H. Johnson, born in 1915, from Ohio, who was stationed at Camp Dachau in 1945; photocopy of his US Army Camp Dachau Identification Card (Nr. 8063) will be accompanied with this item. C. H. Johnson was killed in a tragic car accident in 1972; souvenirs from