A M43 Reichsarbeitsdienst Em/Nco’s Einheitsfeldmütze By Clemens Wagner Auction Archive Black scabbard retains about 98%

Black scabbard retains about 98% of original paint

For bravery and devotion to duty before the enemy

white and blue embroidery interlaced with fine silver bullion

Brigadier-General Gillespie died on 19 January 1942

recipient of the KC with Oak Leaves and Swords Footnote: All Knight's Cross Recipient Photographs originate from a single & extremely large collection acquired by eMedals in 2008

A M43 Reichsarbeitsdienst Em/Nco’s Einheitsfeldmütze By Clemens Wagner Auction Archive Black scabbard retains about 98%This is a well preserved M43 Reichsarbeitsdienst EM NCOs Feldmtze, manufactured in brown wool with fold down scalloped side panels, secured at the front by a single olive drab coloured pebbled aluminum button. The cap features thick chocolate brown piping along the bottom brim with a red, black, and green machine embroidered RAD insignia, consisting of a white pointed spade with red bordering, and a back swastika in the center, with outward facing