The commander of the Yeomanry unit (then part of the Royal Artillery) that entered Belsen mentioned a “Panzer Training School” and a Wehrmacht training area, commanded by Oberst Harries “a decent chap of about 50”. The Oxfordshire Yeomanry moved in to the Panzer barracks, and so it is entirely feasible that they could have acquired some appropriate souvenirs.
I understand that the standard WWII German eagle was distinguished by the various colours or “waffenfarbe” in which it was displayed and so, again, it makes sense if the black adler was designed for use on a tank uniform. According to the above-mentioned site, the SS eagle was of a different design – presumably these ultra-Nazis wanted to distinguish themselves from the ordinary German servicemen.
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