Germany, SS. A Membership Pin, Early Issue by Ferdinand Hoffstätter, with Miniature consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Private Manson was with the

Private Manson was with the 2nd Infantry Battalion on the approach to Canal du Nord

Swords in Gold

Decorations

ending its days in the defense of Germany and surrendering to the British army northwest of Berlin in 1945

Commander's Cross with Swords on War Ribbon (silver gilt with red

Germany, SS. A Membership Pin, Early Issue by Ferdinand Hoffstätter, with Miniature consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Private Manson was with the(SS Mitgliedsnadel mit Zivilabzeichen). A pair of SS membership pins, including: 1. A standard size membership pin, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc overlaid by silvered dual Sig runes, stamped with an early membership number of 1681 therefore dating this recipient 1928 1929 maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 13. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 1. 8 grams, demonstrating some surface