Stalingrad Cross Insignia On Hauptmanns Shoulder Boards Auction Archive some of whom were survivors

some of whom were survivors of P 36 and P 39

V: The Road to Arras

The unit "was in a very bad state having got into trouble in Italy

Gloucestershire

Badge was awarded after 2 months of active service

Stalingrad Cross Insignia On Hauptmanns Shoulder Boards Auction Archive some of whom were survivorsInfantry Hauptmanns shoulder boards, with Hoch und Deutschmeister Kreutz, also called Stalingrad Cross (25. 0x33. 25mm) insignia attached; insignia is die stamped in silvered iron (magnetic) and is lacquered; moderately worn, in very fine condition. These honorary insignia was worn by the Reichsgrenadier Division Hoch und Deutschmeister (formerly 44th Infantry Division, nearly completely destroyed at Stalingrad).