Documents and Photos to Obergefreiter Heinz Gropengiesser SS Helmets Model 1938 NSKK Honor Guard

Model 1938 NSKK Honor Guard Gorget-This is an incredibly rare example

Makes for an interesting bring home piece

The blade has a nice deep motto

It is very clean and in near excellent condition

The waist is a size 32 and these are 36” in overall length

Documents and Photos to Obergefreiter Heinz Gropengiesser SS Helmets Model 1938 NSKK Honor GuardDocuments and Photos to Obergefreiter Heinz Gropengiesser Gropengiessen was a paratrooper who fought during Unternehmen Merkur (Operation Mercury), the German airborne invasion of Crete. The grouping includes the following: 1) seven photos of Gropengiesser, three of which show him wearing the ribbon for the Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Iron Cross 1st Class, and the Paratrooper Badge; 2) large, early award document for the Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen