Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order Of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross Breast Star, By Rijksmunt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division

A 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division Handschar Tab - Scimitar-wielding hand and mobile swastika machine embroidered in silver-grey thread on the soft black wool

The killed crew members were buried in the local cemetery and exhumed after the war

replacing the labour of men lost to military service

marking on the reverse obscured

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order Of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross Breast Star, By Rijksmunt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division(Orde van Oranje Nassau). Instituted on 4 April 1892 by Queen Regent Emma. Civil Division. A multiple ray eight point silver star, centre obverse presents a silver gilt rampant lion on a dark blue enamelled medallion with small gilt rectangles in the background, surrounded by a white enamel surround with the inscription JE MAINTENDRAI (I Will Maintain), centre reverse presents a vertical pin assembly, makers marked with cartouche of sRIJKSMUNT