NAMED WAFFEN-SS 24th MOUNTAIN DIV CLIMBING AXE
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A VERY RARE WW2 GERMAN MOUNTAIN TROOP CLIMBING AXE. HAS A STEEL STRENGTHENING SECTION TO THE MIDDLE. ENGRAVED WITH THE DIV SIGN OF THE WAFFEN-SS 24TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, AND NAMED TO THE DIVISIONS COMMANDING OFFICER, ” SS STURMBANNFUHRER WERNER HAHN”. 772 MM LONG OVERALL. METALWORK TO AN UNTOUCHED BROWN PATINA. NO SIGNS OF ANY PITTING. GOOD SOLID CONDITION OVERALL.
The 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS “Karstjäger” was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside, but was never formally part of, the Wehrmacht during World War II. Named Karstjäger (“Karst Hunter”), it was one of the 38 divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS. Formed on 18 July 1944 from the SS Volunteer Karstwehr Battalion, its nominal strength was never more than theoretical and the division was soon reduced to the Waffen Mountain (Karstjäger) Brigade of the SS. Throughout its existence as a battalion, division and brigade, it was primarily involved in fighting partisans in the Karst Plateau on the frontiers of Yugoslavia, Italy, and Austria; the mountainous terrain required specialised mountain troops and equipment.
- SS-Sturmbannführer Werner Hahn (COMMANDER Dec 1944 – Feb 1945)