Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Cap Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Battlefield-Retrieved BeVo Variant GTRexclude with Jesus seated on a

with Jesus seated on a throne and wearing a blue robe

Named for William Dean Hawkins

and lettering on steel blue embroidery

At an unspecified date he was put on a list to receive a personal gift from the Fuhrer

” the reverse inscribed “VALOR DISCIPLINA LEALTAD 1896-1898

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Cap Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Battlefield-Retrieved BeVo Variant GTRexclude with Jesus seated on a(Waffen SS Schiffchenadler fr Mannschaften). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 65 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), demonstrating some material fatigue, a battlefield retrieved example in better than very fine condition.