Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A German Second World War Army Soldbuch and Wehrpass.
A very worn Army soldbuch with the front and back cover detached, to the interior an excellent photograph of Army Cannonier Gerdes, large photograph to the interior cover showing Gerdes wearing nco’s four pocket tunic, hatless. A very comprehensively filled out soldbuch with a full English translation, soldbuch issued April 41, served in various artillery units and in May 1944 transferred to a medical unit. Page 12 shows he had three hand grenade wounds. He was promoted Leutnant 1 March 1944 and received the following awards:- Russian Front Medal, Iron Cross Second Class, Wound badge in black, Infantry Assault badge in silver and one other unidentified badge in silver dated ’19.3.1945’. His photograph shows him wearing the Iron Cross Second Class ribbon and Russian Front ribbon; together with an Armed Forces wehrpass awarded to Fritz Schriber, born December 1911, volunteered for military service, served in 10th Company Infantry Regiment 44, saw service in North Ukraine in 1944. Wehrpass photograph shows him in full uniform, hatless with number ‘44’ clearly embroidered on his early pattern shoulder boards. His last unit in 1944 being a Flak Company of Panzer Jager Abteilung 248, cover detached but present from first, therefore fair condition (2) £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of German Militaria.

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