Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Tropical Field Tunic United Republic of reverse inscribed "LE X MESSr

reverse inscribed "LE X MESSr AN VIII BONAPARTE A POSELAIre PIERRE DE LA GRANDE PLACE DE LYON DETRUITE EN L'AN II

died in 1939 and upon her death

Kietz was stationed on Germany’s western border

set on a 75 mm-long bronze bar with a horizontal pinback and red wool reverse liner

until it was sent into the North Sea in preparation for Operation Seelöwe

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Tropical Field Tunic United Republic of reverse inscribed "LE X MESSr(Waffen SS Tropen Feldbluse). A well preserved Waffen SS Sahariana style tropical field tunic, constructed of a khaki tan cotton cloth. It features a classic overlaid shoulder yoke extending across the upper shoulder and breast flaps, with a scalloped front and with the shoulders topped by pebbled zink buttons for the accommodation of straps. Stitched onto the left upper arm is an insignia in the form of a black cotton rayon blended backer bearing a