Jan 12 2016
GERMAN WW2 Lah Panzer 1. Division Officer German Alpina Silver case pocket watch
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GERMAN WW2 Lah Panzer 1. Division Belonged German Officer German ALPINA Silver case pocket watch. Watch is in practically very good state with slight tear & wear. Vintage watches generally experience an error of up to 5-9 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don’t make sharp movements, and don’t touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism. All items are packed very well & should have no problems with arriving in good conditions. The 1st Panzer Division Leibstandarte AH abbreviated as 1st Pz. LAH began as Adolf personal bodyguard, responsible for guarding the Führer’s person, offices, and residences. Initially the size of a regiment (brigade), the LAH eventually grew into an elite division-sized unit. The LSSAH independently participated in combat during the invasion of Poland, and was amalgamated into the Waffen together with the Verfügungstruppe (-VT) and the combat units of the Totenkopfverbände prior to Operation Barbarossa in 1941. By the end of World War II it had been increased in size from a regiment to a Panzer division. The elite division, a component of the Waffen-, was found guilty of war crimes in the Nuremberg Trials. Members of the LAH participated in numerous atrocities. They killed at least an estimated 5,000 prisoners of war in the period 19401945, mostly on the Eastern Front. The (RZM), formally located in Munich, was the first and eventually the primary Zeugmeisterei (quartermaster’s office), as well as the national material control office of WW2. It replaced the Wirtschaftsstelle, the purchasing agency of the Sturmabteilung. VERY RARE POCKET WATCH On the back of the watch inscription emblem 1st-Panzer Division. WARNING WATCH CASE USED. No return from Canada and United States. See MY remaining auctions. The item “GERMAN WW2 Lah Panzer 1. Division Officer German Alpina Silver case pocket watch” is in sale since Friday, January 08, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Germany\Personal, Field Gear”. The seller is “fikuslv” and is located in Riga, *. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland