Original German WWII 2nd SS Panzer Division Regiment "Deutschland" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half French Field Equipment Cole's group moved during the

Cole's group moved during the night from near Sainte-Mère-Église to the Varreville battery

This handsome example in tombak alloy shows frosted finish on silver maltese cross

Earl served as a company commander at the Infantry Center at Fort Benning

with one being mostly torn off

We unfortunately have not been able to identify this unit marking

Original German WWII 2nd SS Panzer Division Regiment "Deutschland" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half French Field Equipment Cole's group moved during theOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a genuine German WWII SS Erkennungsmarke (identity disc or Dog Tag) half, used to identify soldiers in the field. These were made of plated steel, aluminum, or zinc, and were designed so that if a soldier died, the bottom half of the tag would be broken off, while the other half remained with their body. This is what looks to be the top half, and we have no way of knowing whether it simply broke at some point, or