46th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1830 lots has ended on 6th March 2022. 92% of all lots sold

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SS-Hscha. Lösch - pair of Totenkopf collar tabs

SS-Hscha. Lösch - pair of Totenkopf collar tabs

LOT 57-0823
SOLD
Auction ended        5th March 2022  |  11:08 pm CET
RESULT
4.150,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 57-0823
EAN 2000000628141
LOT 57-0823
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000628141
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 57-0823
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000628141
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

One pair Waffen-SS / SS-VT "Totenkopf" collar tabs. One vertical tab with the skull facing to its left and one facing to its right. EM/NCO type. One vertical example period time converted from a horizontal one. EM/NCO type. Machine-embroidered skull in cotton threads on black fabric. 

100% one matching pair! The same threads can be seen to the reverse! One tab was simply manufactured with a darker thread in the factory. 

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Extensive grouping to SS-Hauptscharführer and medic Andreas Lösch. Lösch, born in 1912, served as a "Legion Condor" member during the Spanish Civil War and was awarded the Spanish Cross in Silver. He was an early SA member serving with Sturm 45/6. 

During WWII, Lösch served as a Waffen-SS Stabsscharführer (Spieß) and medic with several units. There are several field post letters part of the grouping which provide more details on his units which were (at least): 2. Sanitäts-Kompanie SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen", I./Art.Abt.SS-Polizei-Division, 4./SS-San.Ers.Batl. Stettin and "Waffen-SS Strafvollzugslager Mosbach" where he served from 1944 until 1945.

Lösch, serving as a medic POW, survived an attack against former Waffen-SS soldiers in the POW camp Nürnberg-Langwasser in April 1946 known to have been committed by the Nakam organization (https://n-land.de/lokales/altenfurt/war-die-rache-doch-toedlich)

His grouping came straight from the family and was never available on the market before. All were found in several large boxes uncovered about 25 years ago. This item came of the son in December 2021.

 


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