GERMAN SS GENERAL MAJOR KURT MEYER’S RIBBON BAR WW11
$44.95
GERMAN SS GENERAL MAJOR KURT MEYER’S RIBBON BAR WW2 – REPRODUCTON
Description
This is the reconstructed ribbon bar of SS General major Kurt Meyer’s.
Ribbon bars are small ribbons mounted on small metal bars equipped with attaching devices, and are generally issued for wear in place of wearing the actual medals.
Brigadefuhrer Kurt Meyer, Commander of the 25th Panzer Grenadier Regiment used the Abbey Ardenne, near Caen, France as his headquarters during the Battle of Normandy.
On June 7 & 8, 1944 the Abbey Ardennes was the location of the mass murder of 20 Canadian soldiers who were executed by the 12th SS Panzer Division. The murder was considered a violation of the Geneva Convention and constituted as a War Crime.
As commander of the regiment, Kurt Meyer was charged with War Crimes for the massacre. Meyer though maintained through the trail that he did not command his troops to take and kill the prisoners. During the trial testimony stated that Meyer had directed his troops to take no prisoners.
On December 28, 1945 he was found guilty and sentenced to death however his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and after only serving 9 years in prison Kurt Meyer was released.
ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
Additional information
Weight | 0.035 kg |
---|
Vendor Info
- Military Tour
- Vendor: Doug Johnston
-
Address:
210 Dufferin Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2W 2X5
-
CANADIAN WWII 2 TONE CAMO BROWN AND GREEN MKII HELMET NET
Sold by Military TourCanadian small mesh brown/ green two color helmet net with draw string Good used condition Can have small holes that adds to the authenticity ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
SS GERMAN WW2 PHOTO WITH SOLDIERS STANDING AT ATTENTION WITH K98 RIFFLES
Sold by Military TourThis Original SS photo with soldiers standing at attention with k98 riffles is 10.5 x 7 cm. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
NAZI SA COTTON ARM BAND WITH SWASTICA
Sold by Military TourThis nice quality SA multi-piece construction armband features a black cotton Swastika mounted on a white cotton disc which in turn is stitched to the cotton twill fabric body of the armband itself. It was worn by the National Socialist…
-
GERMAN 1914 WOUND BADGE – GOLD
Sold by Military TourGOLD. Badge is made of high quality tin alloy and is made as close to original as possible. 1st Class – Gold - was issued for severe wounds from hostile action or for five or more times being wounded. This…
-
U.S. M-1 ABRAMS COMBAT SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE BADGE
Sold by Military TourSilver clutch back. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
JOCHEN PEIPER COMMANDER OF PANZER-REGIMENT’LEIBSTANDARTE’
Sold by Military TourThe accomplished author of Michael Wittmann has exceeded even his previous high standards of scholarship and research with this superb biography of one of Germany’s foremost Panzer commanders. This book is packed with information and first-hand accounts. The full details…