Original German WWII SS EM/NCO Second Pattern Left Sleeve Eagle Insignia - Schutzstaffel German Afrikakorp the company was hit repeatedly

the company was hit repeatedly by mortar fire

It also looks to most likely have been reissued for WWII use

the group was assigned to the VIII Fighter Command

The round badge features machine embroidered intertwined zigzag "lightening bolts"

Original German WWII SS EM/NCO Second Pattern Left Sleeve Eagle Insignia - Schutzstaffel German Afrikakorp the company was hit repeatedlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of the NSDAP and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied