Germany, Drk. A Leader’s Dagger, With Hanger GTRexclude arriving at the camp the

arriving at the camp the same day

wear evident in the cloth over the hinged area

The picture postcard shows an SS Unterscharführer

Meckert did not survive to see the surrender

unidentified maker’s mark on suspension loop

Germany, Drk. A Leader’s Dagger, With Hanger GTRexclude arriving at the camp the(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Fhrerdolch). A well preserved Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross DRK) Leaders Dagger, measuring 38 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Fully unmarked, the blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy crossguard which has double sided oval medallions, with the obverse bearing a raised DRK insignia in the form of