Germany, Nsdap. A 1932 Inaugural Reich Youth Day Badge, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive the SS Totenkopf Reiterstandarte 1

the SS Totenkopf Reiterstandarte 1 was renamed the 1st SS Cavalry Regiment

The Battalion sailed on May 13

Chraplak was a teacher at a Polish language school serving the Ruhr Pole population

where he was treated for his injuries

measuring 79 mm (w) x 101 mm (h)

Germany, Nsdap. A 1932 Inaugural Reich Youth Day Badge, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive the SS Totenkopf Reiterstandarte 1(I. Reichsjugendtag Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, vertical pinback, the reverse maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 23 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall better than very fine condition.