Not only do I research them, but I am also a collector. This M33 SS B�ker dagger came into the Max Show a couple of years ago and ended up in the possession of Wolf-Hardin/Joe Pankowski who contracted me to do the research which I completed. It later turned up in a Gottlieb auction without the research and I was pleased to purchase it though the bidding was spirited. SS daggers with the �F�rth� etching are rare and very few are identifiable to a specific SS Mann.
SS-Hauptscharf�hrer Hans Haubner, SS No. 47 125 attended the F�rth school during the summer of 1934. What I particular liked about this one is that his
stammkarte recorded his attendance there making the only other one I know of that is so documented. See it at:
http://phpstack-500133-1583587.cloudwaysapps.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=279968&page=1In 1942, Haubner was promoted to
Hauptsturmf�hrer and was assigned in 1943 to the
14. SS-Freiwilligen Division �Galician� initially made up of Ukrainian volunteers. In August 1944 he was killed in a partisan attack while being transported on a train in Slovakia. Haubner is buried in Block 5 among the unknown soldiers in Vazec, Slovakia, since his remains could not be positively identified for an individually marked grave. Though no photo of him as yet been located, I like 'em like this.
Enjoy!
Ross Kelbaugh
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