Germany, Ss. A Set Of Ss Drummer Corps Swallow’s Nests Auction Most of the dead buried

Most of the dead buried here were killed while driving the German forces from the fortress city of Metz

the strap with a sliding strap housing a D-ring

measuring 19 mm x 17 mm

60mm (w) x39

marked "STANDARD PLATE" on the reverse

Germany, Ss. A Set Of Ss Drummer Corps Swallow’s Nests Auction Most of the dead buried(Schwalbennester fr SS Spielmannszge). A set of SS Drummer Corps swallows nests, each constructed of a field grey wool base, the exterior adorned with an additional layer of smooth black wool, with the exterior of each bearing seven vertically arranged silver aluminum wire tresses and the lower edge bearing a single silver aluminum wire tresse, the reverse of each embroidered with five blackened magnetic metal hooks for uniform attachment, both