Germany, Ss. A 13Th Waffen Mountain Division Of The Ss Handschar (1St Croatian) Collar Tab Auction Archive an 18Kt solid Gold Maltese

an 18Kt solid Gold Maltese cross overlay with red and white enamels

maker marked by Aurich

Hill enlisted with the 30th Battalion

dedicated to the participation of Hanover subjects in the First World War and was instituted by the Hanover Military Association in 1920

replacement suspension ring and ribbon loop

Germany, Ss. A 13Th Waffen Mountain Division Of The Ss Handschar (1St Croatian) Collar Tab Auction Archive an 18Kt solid Gold Maltese(Kragenspiegel fr Freiwillige der 13. Waffen Gebirgs Division der SS Handschar (kroatische Nr. 1)). Constructed of black wool with a cotton mesh core, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered hand clutching a scimitar, flanked by a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (l), in unstitched and very fine condition.