DESCRIPTION: This volunteer combat battalion of the Waffen SS saw action on the Eastern Front during WWII. Many Finns were already serving with the SS Divsion Wiking, but this battalion, formed in 1941, was staffed with Finnish officers and NCO's while Wiking was commanded by Germans. The battalion was made up of 1,200 Finnish volunteers who signed up to fight the Sovient Union for two years. After initial training in Vienna, the batalion was transferred to Stralsund in June 1941, and at the beginning of August, to the infantry barracks at Cross-Born, Pomerania for more training and where it was attached to SS Division Wiking. The battalion was sent to the Eastern Front in January 1942 forming the vanguard of the furthest south made by the Germans during the campaign, reaching the Grozny oil field in a heroic action, although badly outnumbered, but then were pushed back by the Reds. In May 1943, the battalion was transferred away from the Front, as the two years was at an end, and was disbanded in July 1943. Many members of the battalion wanted to further serve in the Waffen SS and they joined the SS Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland or SS Standarte Kurt Eggers. The battalion was praised by many Waffen SS Commanders, even by Heinrich Himmler, for its combat performance. Himmler said, "Where a Finnish SS man stood, the enemy was always defeated." The ring is a smaller dimension style, but bold looking nonetheless. It has the eagle and swastika. The swastika, of course, was used as a symbol of Finland as the official national marking between 1918 and April 1, 1945 and it was used by the Finnish Air Force. So, it was only natural that the Finnish volunteers would have used the Germanic eagle with swastika as their symbol. The ring is in tip-top condition. It was produced in the shop of Franz Schnell in Helle (see our narrative on the home page entitled "About Our Rings and Silver Insignia"). This is a very rare ring.

PRICE: $425.00

DESCRIPTION: This order came in three classes and is known as the “Tapper Og Tro.” It was proposed by Quisling in 1941 for award to Norwegian front fighters in much the same way as the German Iron Cross. However, barely had awards been made when the German Reich commissioner, Joseph Terboven, decided to allow only German medals to be worn (in this case it would be the Iron Cross). The Norwegians then had a small stock of these decorations, so they reinstituted the award as a civilian Nazi Party award in 1944 and for this the “1941” that used to be there was now removed and a Norwegian “Sun Eagle” soldered in its place. Although one or two now and then show up from that left over stock, at least one is recorded as having been awarded. To find one today is almost impossible -- we bought this one from a collector in Holland. The insignia (sun eagle) in the center of the order is actually called the “sun cross” in some circles. Vidkun Quisling designed this symbol that represents the cross of Saint Olaf (Patron Saint of Norway) as their National emblem. The cross we offer is called “the Brave and Faithful Award.” This is the meaning of “Tapper Og Tro” in the language of Norway . We have placed this medal among Waffen SS because awarded to SS men or not, it was a medal intended for award to men of the identical persuasion and dedication to the cause of liberating Europe from the beasts of Bolshevism and Zionism.  Let the award be a remembrance of these Norwegian heroes. The oath of Loyalty of the elite Germanic fighters was the first two fingers of the hand extended as the oath was uttered. My hand extended with only the one (proverbial) finger extended is a greeting to those who are offended with my estimation of who were the real band of brothers of WWII. 

PRICE: Very rare $550.00

DESCRIPTION: This heavy wool blanket measures 6 feet by 58 inches and is certainly a rarity. We thought that the term Waffen SS originated in 1939 but this blanket has Waffen .SS 1937 printed in its middle. The veteran whose wife consigned it to us said her husband, now deceased, said it was from the SS School at Bad Tolz. This is probably right because that SS officer candidate school was established in 1937 and the term Waffen SS was already being used. You can gain this information from extrapolation from various historical sites on the internet. The term was not officially used until 1939 but the transition from Verfugungstruppe toWaffen SS began in 1937. The blanket is a heavy one and is a really neat item of the SS.  Not every veteran dragged one of these home in his duffel bag, that is for sure.  

SPECIAL PRICE: $490.00

DESCRIPTION: Here is a great hand engraved pocket watch from one of the elite Panzer Divisions of the Thirty-eight Waffen SS Divisions. This was the Wiking Division that was recruited from foreign volunteers from Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and Belgium under the command of German officers. During the course of WWII, the Division progressed from a motorized infantry Division to a Panzer Division and served on the Eastern Front. The 5th SS Division “Wiking” was in the Caucasus in 1942 but after Stalingrad in Jan ’43 the Division retreated back for fear of being cut off from the rest of Heeres Group South. They retreated to Stalino on the Donez River which is a waterway in the Ukraine flowing into the Black Sea. They fought a noble and brave defensive action until the Battle of Kharkov and they went even further back to participate in Operation “Citadel” (Kursk) July 1943. Their commander at this time was Felix Steiner and the Deputy was Max Simon. The watch was engraved to reflect the four days of this famed defensive engagement on the Donez and it says: Vicr Tage Abwehrkampf Am Donez 1943. Below this is a beautifully engraved illustration of the General Assault Badge and below this the 5 SS PZ Div. Wiking. The watch runs perfectly and is a little over two inches in diameter -- this was one of the watches that we were able to purchase form a collector who collected only engraved items and only engraved items since the early 50’s. He bought them at veterans conventions that he managed to be invited to, flea markets, and weapon and militaria shows in his native Germany.  He was a member of the Hitler Youth in the 40’s but just recently he decided to let his collection go. He had the pleasure of accumulation and now he wants to see collectors out there enjoy these hand-selected treasures and in our opinion this Wiking watch is one of the best of the collection and in earlier times was no doubt a prized possession of a brave Wiking warrior. Meine Ehre Heist Treue !  

PRICE: $1,450.00

DESCRIPTION: The SS Heimwehr Danzig was an SS unit established in the free city (Freistadt) of Danzig but unfortunately today that once glorious city is renamed Gdansk (Poland). Before the 2nd World War, this elite unit fought with the German army against the Polish army during the invasion of Poland; after this it became part of the 3rd SS Totenkopf Division and ceased to exist as an independent unit. Known as Heimwehr Danzig (Danzig Home Defense) and established on June 20, 1939 when the Danzig Senate under Albert Forster decided to set up its own powerful armed force. The Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler supported this project and sent Oberstrurmbannfuhrer Hans Friedemann to Danzig. Kommandant Gotze was the Commander of the III Sturmbann (regiment) of the Forth SS Totenkopfstandarte “Ostmark” established in October 1938 in Berlin-Aldersheim. When the Polish Government military mobilized against the German Reich, the “Volkescher ”brigade (ethnic Germans) in Danzig and “completely spontaneously” founded the 1,550 man strong Heimwehr Danzig (Danzig Militia). On 1 Sept 1939 German troops moved against Poland and none too soon as Germans were being unmercifully slaughtered. In the area of Bromberg, even after the German onslaught, horrible killings occurred; planned and carried out by Poles against ethnic Germans whose families lived peaceably in the area for centuries. Thousands of these Germanic farmers were murdered. The figure could be and probably is close to 50,000. in 1937 and up to the necessary invasion, Adolf Hitler was pleading with Poland to give Germany a one mile access to the Reich’s property of east Prussia. Both parties were in agreement when in 1939 the Poles broke off all negotiations emboldened by Roosevelt and Churchill’s guarantees. General Field Marshall of Poland, Smigly Rydz, said, “Poland wants war with Germany and Germany will not be able to avoid it even if she wants to.”  He threatened to overrun Germany in three days. In that one day in Bromberg, the Polish army and Bolsheviks viciously killed 5,500 Germans. Children were nailed to barns, woman were raped and hacked to death with axes, men were executed where they stood...328 of the victims were forced into the local church and the Bolsheviks burned the church and the civilians alive.

Is it any wonder that the soldiers of the Wehrmacht didn’t want to take prisoners when the Communists were rounded up?  And remember, the Polish army stood by inactive in most cases as the horror unfolded. The Heimwehr Danzig is accused of atrocity but when future revisionists bring history up to accordance with the facts it will be found that this was legal retaliation, however strictly applied. Of course I’ll be attacked on the computer by some of the keyboard stalwarts of the “funny forums” but never mind, they are just liberal Zionist Wanna-be’s. Back to the subject at hand, the items offered here are a cigarette case and a pocket watch both having been owned by a member of the SS Heimwehr Danzig. These pieces are a part of a collection that we recently bought in Germany. They were part of a very extensive collection that was assembled over the years and started in the early 50’s. This collector accumulated engraved items and only engraved important items such as watches and cigarette cases and sometimes jewelry. He canvassed flea markets, antique shows and he managed to get himself invited to SS and Army veterans meetings all throughout Germany and Austria, plus he hunted in Poland, Czechoslovakia and the Balkan countries. He spared no expense in this quest and built a very extensive and beautiful collection. But now that he (a former Hitler Youth member) is up in years, he has decided that he had the pleasure of joyful acquisition and now it was time to let it go to other collectors and we were able to buy several great pieces that we now proudly offer.

Out of all the items in the collection that we acquired, we think this is the best of the articles. It is very rare! Anything from Heimwehr Danzig is extremely scarce but to have two items of such prodigious historic rarely, this is absolutely stupendous! The cigarette case and watch according to our picker in Germany, who bought the collection for us, says that the two items were found together in Poland according to what the elderly collector told him and it does compute somehow. The cigarette case measures 3 ¼ x 4 ½  closed.  It bears the inscription that is hand engraved: “Danzig 1st Deutsch!" (Danzig is German!) This was the slogan of the Volksdeutsch in the area but also of the Heimwehr Danzig SS troops. Above the saying .is the symbol of old Danzig -- the two crosses in a shield surmounted with the crown of the Holy Roman Empire and the shield is supported by two guardian lions. Under the saying is the swastika and the date 1939 while on the reverse side is the standard (flag) of the Heimwehr and below it the name SS Heimwehr Danzig is spelled out. Up in the right corner is a gold escutcheon with the former owner’s initials that looks to be C.S. This looks to be in genuine gold. The case is in pretty good shape except for a very slight little dent in the left side in the reverse; we believe the case was Polish made and later embellished with the engraving. The pocket watch seems to be of German manufacture and has the same shield and lions motif except the swastika is integral with the coat of arms. There is no Heimwehr Danzig name spelled out on the watch but the association is obvious -- “What a set”! This it would seem to us to be the very epitome of early WWII collecting; they don’t get better than this really! The watch, by the way, runs perfectly! 

PRICE: $2.775.00 for the set (two pieces) - Don’t miss this one!  

Engraved Pocket Watch from the Heimwehr Danzig (Item WAF 12-7)

DESCRIPTION: This watch was picked up in Poland. This was acquired from a German collector. This one functions perfectly after all these years since 1939.  The lens is crystal clear.  It started life as a Russian railroad watch probably made for export -- it is an Exakta with the winged wheel symbol in its face. This was the usual logo for railroads worldwide. The German forces in World War II would often liberate such a watch from prisoners or be given the watch by allied soldiers who fought along with the German soldiers against the Bolsheviks. Then usually the soldier or the presenter would take it to an engraver in some town or village near the front and have it engraved with appropriate wording to commemorate a battle or just the particular unit that the receiver would be connected to, in this case the watch is engraved to the famed SS Elite unit “Heimwehr Danzig.” The watch has the double runic symbol of the SS laid upon an oak leaf branch in a fine artistic manner, beautifully accomplished. Under this are the words SS Heimwehr Danzig 1. -8.9. 1939.  This is an unusual dating system but we assume it means the 1st and the 8th and 9th 1939 -- obviously two periods of time that had some special meaning to the former. The SS trooper who owned this timepiece obviously he took great pride in belonging to and fighting alongside his Kameraden in this elite unit.    

PRICE: $1,250.00 

Florian Geyer Cavalry Division a Compact Given to his “Greta” from Cavalryman Hoims in 1942 (Item WAF 12-8)

PRICE: $1.850.00  Really a bargain!

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