Original German WWII 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half Original Machine Guns the War Camp Community Service

the War Camp Community Service

it was in turn ambushed

One of the Division's nicknames

This leather collar served to protect the neck against cutlass slashes and to hold the head erect in proper military bearing

Original German WWII 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half Original Machine Guns the War Camp Community ServiceOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a genuine German WWII SS Erkennungsmarke (identity disc or Dog Tag) half, used to identify soldiers in the field. These were made of plated steel, aluminum, or zinc, and were designed so that if a soldier died, the bottom half of the tag would be broken off, while the other half remained with their body. This is what looks to be the top half, and we have no way of knowing whether it simply broke at some point, or