An Early Numbered Waffen-Ss Patron Member Lapel Stickpin By Deschler Archive coupled with a tactical skill

coupled with a tactical skill well above the average of his rank

I put that flashlight away and didn't use it

measuring 102 mm x 58 mm in total

MC ARTHUR 1-C

Stalag Luft III near Sagan in Lower Silesia

An Early Numbered Waffen-Ss Patron Member Lapel Stickpin By Deschler Archive coupled with a tactical skillA very desirable Waffen SS Frderndes Mitglied lapel stick pin; in silvered tombac and balck enamels; 51 mm long knurled pin; maker marked Deschler Mnchen 9, Ges. Gesch., and numbered K8429 on the reverse; measuring 19 mm x 15 mm; very fine condition. Footnote: A Frderndes Mitglied der SS was an individual who did not formally join the Waffen SS for active duty, but instead contributed financially to the organization on a month basis towards the work