Germany, SS. A Pair of Allgemeine-SS Officer’s Trousers Auction A 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Dagger

A 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Dagger by C

stamped "HS 182" ("HS" indicating the manufacturer

with the names of those from the area who died and the battles in which they perished

Footnote: The Winterhilfswerk (WHW = Winter Help Work) was an annual drive by the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (the National Socialist People’s Welfare Organization) to help finance charitable work

Germany, SS. A Pair of Allgemeine-SS Officer’s Trousers Auction A 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Dagger(Allgemeine SS Offiziers Stiefelhose). A pair of Allgemeine SS Officers breeches, constructed of black wool. The front has one diagonal slit pocket at waist height per side, with a small horizontal slit fob pocket to the left of the right side pocket, with an additional horizontal slit pocket on the ride side of the reverse, secured shut via a single black bakelite button. The front flaps are secured shut via four mismatched vertically mounted buttons