Bavaria, Kingdom. A Wassenburg Leib Regiment 6-7 June 1914 Commemorative Badge Archive Witt served in the SS

Witt served in the SS Standarte “Deutschland” and showed great promise early on in the war

the side panels of the tunic each have three

ranging in dates

in cast silver (marked “925” for silver content)

He claimed to be suffering from insomnia

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Wassenburg Leib Regiment 6-7 June 1914 Commemorative Badge Archive Witt served in the SSAn oblong pin constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse bears a royal crown on a background of the Bavarian flag diamond pattern, encompassed by a laurel leaf wreath with ribbon throughout, below is inscribed with FAHNENWEIHE D. LEIB REGT. VERG. WASSERBURG a J u. UMG 6 7 JUNI 1914 flanked with laurel leaves on the left and right sides, the obverse is plain and bears a horizontal pinback with round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 07 mm (w) x 31. 28