He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, personally by Hitler in 1944. This Division finally became know as the "28th SS Panzer Division, Wallonia". He rose through the ranks and eventually commanded that Division by the end of the war. Degrelle joined not as an officer but as a private so that he could serve and experience the hardships along side his countrymen. Thus unit served on the Eastern front and fought almost to the last man. Degrelle was an elected official in the Belgium Parliament and was an ardent anti-communist who actually joined the "SS" in 1941 after Germany invaded Russia. This SS Division was actually proposed and organized by the famous Leon Degrelle in 1941 and was made up of French speaking Belgium volunteers. LUNDSCHLOSS/SOLINGEN/1939/WaA727/Eagle/WaA1", with the three-bent arm "SS" Rune of the "28th SS" Division commonly called the "Wallonia Division". This example is even rarer and it is mated with an original "SS" proofed black leather holster. These were the standard WWII Luger used by all German forces and are a primary Luger variation, in any military collection. This is an excellent example of an early WWII code Luger pistol rig, as manufactured by the Mauser factory.
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