Germany, SS. A Mixed Lot of Portraits of Waffen-SS Personnel Archive A newspaper article about Hans

A newspaper article about Hans Adam and his service in WWI is included

Footnote:  The original cross was a sub-class of the Military Order that was instituted by Catherine the Great

and and eventually cut down

Type II (1932-1947) (in silvered bronze

measuring 128 mm (w) x 180 mm (l)

Germany, SS. A Mixed Lot of Portraits of Waffen-SS Personnel Archive A newspaper article about Hans(Waffen SS Portrts). A mixed lot of portraits, including: 1. A studio portrait of a young 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf Mann in uniform and with collar tabs discernable, wearing an overseas cap with Totenkopf and eagle insignias visible in excellent detail, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten dedication from the subject named as HELMUT, dated Easter 1942, stamped with a Warsaw studio mark, measuring 8. 5 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in