Germany, SS. A Rare 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf Collar Tab for Officer Ranks consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and backed by a full

and backed by a full wreath of oak leaves

measuring 170 mm (w) x 240 mm (h))

indicating the award and booklet were named to “ЛЕВ СЕМЕНОВИЧ БАДРИЕВ” (“LEV SEMENOVICH BADRIEV”)

famous in the Western Desert as the Desert Rats

the badge is surmounted by a richly detailed crown with red and green enamel details

Germany, SS. A Rare 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf Collar Tab for Officer Ranks consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and backed by a full(Waffen SS Einzel Kragenspiegel fr Offiziere der 3. SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf"). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, trimmed with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping, the obverse bearing a silver aluminum wire Totenkopf, the reverse retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker code of A4 463, measuring 45 mm (w) x 55 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, a rare tab in uniform removed and