Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen, Jr. Auction Archive This battalion was deployed to

This battalion was deployed to the Balkans and later Slovakia in the fight against local partisans

In late 1945 or early 1946

then "for official purposes

a Heer Gebirgsjäger edelweiss cap insignia

continuing to be treated for the "gas poisoning"

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen, Jr. Auction Archive This battalion was deployed to(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ANTON WINGEN, JR., SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic knight logo. The blade sits securely within