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WAFFEN-SS LEIBSTANDARTE "ADOLF HITLER" PRESENTATION GOBLET TO OTTO KUMM

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
WAFFEN-SS LEIBSTANDARTE  ADOLF HITLER  PRESENTATION GOBLET TO OTTO KUMM
A fine silver presentation goblet presented to Otto Kumm, the man who would command the Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler in desperate defensive actions in Russia and Hungary at war's end. The hammered cup stands just over 4” high with a 2” dia. mouth and bears a silver and enameled crest, likely a family crest. About the rim of the cup is engraved the presentation: "Für den SS Obersturmbannführer Otto Kumm, Kommandeur SS Regt. Der Führer 3.12.1941.” with SS runes also engraved above the crest. The bottom of the cup has crown and moon and 800 hallmarks, as well as the maker's hallmark which is unknown to us. An attractive presentation piece given to one of the Waffen-SS' top field commanders. OTTO KUMM (1909 - 2004) served as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He led the last major German offensive of the war, in Hungary, launched on Mar. 6, 1945. The division then participated in the defense of Vienna, with its remnants fighting the Russians in Berlin.