Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M40 Overseas Cap for Enlisted Ranks consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was transferred as Chief

He was transferred as Chief of Special Forces (Leiter des Marine-Spezialkommandos) at the Austrian Pola with the task of organizing and commanding the newly formed The U Boote Half Flotilla in the Mediterranean until August of 1916

enamel chipping and loss evident in the blue enamels on the ribbon banner on reverse

embarking from Halifax

Zimmermann

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M40 Overseas Cap for Enlisted Ranks consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was transferred as Chief(Waffen SS Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Waffen SS M40 overseas cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of field grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by side walls which gently scallop toward the front. Both the top and bottom of the peak demonstrate the unmistakable outlines of eagle and Totenkopf insignia, respectively, which have been carefully removed from the cap with only minimal disruption to the underlying material. The interior