Platoon's mascot
The little mascot of a platoon in the 5th SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking".
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/21354/platoon's-mascot
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/21354/platoon's-mascot
The skull (Totenkopf) was a military insignia of the tank troops in WW1 already, before that of cavalry units back to the 19th century IIRC.