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A rare award document for the Spanish Cross with Swords in Bronze to a German Officer serving with the Spanish Condor Legion. A nice condition large size bestowal document for the Spanish Cross in bronze with swords awarded to Oberleutnant Wilhelm Skanbarks, dated 6 June 1939, with facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler at the base, two steel paperclip marks to top and bottom otherwise excellent condition £140-£180
Hammer Price: £170
10 November 2021
A German Second World War Hermann Goring Division Award Document. Standard A5 size citation, folded once, awarded to Obergefreiten Willi Mantey of the 15./FASCH.FLAK.RGT.H.G. He was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class on the 14 March 1945 at the HQ Fasch.Panzerkorps Hermann Goring with a long pencil signature of the General and Divisional Commander, good condition £60-£80
Hammer Price: £160
A German Second World War Luftwaffe Combat Belt and Buckle. A one piece aluminium cast Luftwaffe buckle, maker marked ‘OLC’ within a raised lozenge on the reverse side. Complete with its original leather tab, which is LBA Luftwaffe acceptance stamped and Ludenscheid maker marked, dated 1939, with its full length belt leather, which is also maker marked, dated 1941; together with a heavily worn Luftwaffe other ranks belt buckle, indistinct raised maker’s marks on the reverse side in...
A Rare German Second World War Armband Afrika Cuff Title Citation. The field printed standard type A5 size citation for the Afrika armband. Folded once, awarded to Obergefreiten Karl Roessler a member of the rare unit Nebelwerfer-Regiment 71, abbreviated on the citation to Werfer Regiment 71. This unit was flown into Tunisia in 1943 to reinforce Rommel’s retreat in Afrika Korps. Signed by an unidentified Oberst and Regiment Commander. Accompanying two photocopied images of British...
A German Second World War Naval Afrika Cuff Title. The very scarce Kriegsmarine version of the Afrika cuff title, dark blue material with gold AFRIKA, full length and unused, very good condition £200-£240
A German Second World War Stalingrad Army Wherpass. A scarce wherpass to Anton Weber, whose wherpass shows him to be a member of the 9th Battalion Artillery Regiment 89 at the time of Stalingrad, good condition £60-£80
Hammer Price: £150
A German Second World War Drape or Identity Flag. A large Third Reich single sided drape with large printed black swastika on a white circular field then applied to its red base measuring 100cm x 190cm, some moth and snags, therefore fair condition £60-£80
Hammer Price: £140
Germany, Third Reich, Kuban Shield 1943, mounted on Army green felt backing, with original metal plate backing but lacking original paper backing to reverse, good very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £130
A German Second World War Hitler Youth Knife. A rather poor condition blade but having its Blood & Honour motto still visible. One chip to the blade, it would clean. Complete with its maker ‘Carl Heiderberg, Solingen’. Undamaged grips. The plating to the upper pommel and cross guard is missing. All placed in its original scabbard, which has lost all its original paint but complete with its belt loop system, which has been non contemporarily repaired. The enamel to the Hitler Youth badge...
A German Second World War K98 Bayonet. A very good matched number bayonet with the blade retaining virtually all of its original blueing, numbered 9586 which matches the number stamped to the front of the scabbard. Bakelite grips. Waffen amt stamp to the upper pommel with the blueing remaining. All placed in its original scabbard, which does have an indentation close to the base and its original leather frog, which is maker marked and indistinctly marked 1938, good condition £40-£60
A German Second World War Kreta Campaign 1942 Book Publication. A very good example of the book published in 1942 on the Campaign in Kreta. The cover is in the form of the splinter pattern camouflage of the German armed forces with an impression of the Paratrooper Badge moulded into the cover with a Foreword by Field Marshal Goering. The first 31 pages concentrate on the history and details regarding the battle, the remaining approximately 100 pages are absolutely packed full of either...
Hammer Price: £120
A German Second World War Afrika Korps Cuff Title. A full length unused version of the Afrika Korps cuff title; accompanied by a comparison 1970’s copy, which has been shredded, the original in good condition (2) £60-£80
A German Second World War Paratrooper War Service Cross Second Class with Swords Citation. A5 size citation, folded twice, punch holed for filing, some edge staining, awarded to Oberjager Werner Heidemann, dated 1 September 1944 for service during the campaign in Italy. Heidemann was a member of 3rd Battalion Fallschirmjager Regiment 11, with the pen signature of General Major and Divisional Commander Trettner, who was holder of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. First formed in Italy,...
Germany, Third Reich, Medal for the Spanish ‘Blue Division’ for Service on the Russian Front 1941-43, bronze, nearly extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
A Large German ‘Rommel’ Archive. * A large personalised file, 100 pages plus, of British press photographs and newspaper cuttings with covering of Field Marshal Rommel and his Afrika Korps, all mounted in plastic envelopes, the file begins with images of Rommel in his campaign in France moving on to the Afrika campaign, some of the latter in colour, put together by Colonel Farnes over many years * Three soft back publications on the German Afrika Korps and Airborne troops mainly of...
Hammer Price: £100
A German Second World War Hermann Goring Paratrooper Award Document. A standard A5 size citation, folded twice, punch holed for filing for the Wound Badge in silver awarded to Unteroffizier Helmut Zedernhofer of the 1./FSCH.PZ.-ART.RGT.HERMANN GORING. Three dates are entered for the date of the wounds, 30 May 1942, 5 June 1942, and 14 July 1943. Date of citation 1 June 1944 pen signed by Major and Unit Commander, obviously the first wound was never recorded and on the second wound...
Hammer Price: £90
A German Second World War Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge Citation. A scarce citation, A5 size, folded once for the Ground Combat Badge of the Luftwaffe to a paratrooper. Standard print awarded to Obergefreiten Fritz Seufert of the 3./FALLSCH.PZ.JG.ABT. awarded on the 14 October 1943 with a facsimile signature of Divisional Commander Heidrich, good condition £100-£140
Hammer Price: £80
German Second World War Stamps. Four framed examples of a variation of stamps from the Third Reich period, all have been franked, the first a complete set of 3 ‘DEUTSCHES REICH’ pictorial stamps depicting Danzig, Thorn, and Kaub (Rhine), on a wartime envelope dated 12 January 1941; the second a complete set of 13 ‘GROSS DEUTSCHES REICH’ pictorial stamps depicting the 1944 Wehrmacht, on a wartime envelope dated 16 August 1944; the third a complete set of 6 ‘DEUTSCHES REICH’...
A German Second World War Army Other Ranks Combat Belt. A heavily worn leather combat style belt with its correct one piece aluminium cast army buckle. The buckle is maker marked ‘R.S & S’ to the reverse side in raised relief. The combat belt has lost its adjuster tab and a hole has pierced through the leather to take advantage of the double pronged fixing system; together with a single K98 pouch accompanied by a nice condition German Fire Service bayonet knot, fair condition (3) £40-£60
Hammer Price: £75
Germany, Third Reich, Tank Badge, ‘Silver’ grade, a slightly oxidised version of an Adolf Scholze produced Tank Battle badge, ‘AS’ within a triangle in raised relief to the reverse side, complete with original pin, hook and hinge, originally in silver but it has lost all of its finish, therefore good fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £70
Three Battle of Britain Prints, the first entitled ‘The Chase’, featuring a Messerschmitt Me 109E being pursued by a Spitfire; the second entitled ‘Victory over Kent’, featuring a downed Messerschmitt Me 109E with its disconsolate Luftwaffe pilot climbing out of the cockpit, being buzzed by a Spitfire, with its canopy drawn back for the pilot to gaze down on the vanquished enemy aircraft; and the third entitled ‘The Height of the Battle - Sunday 15 September 1940’, featuring a...
A German Second World War Early Paratrooper Badge Qualification Citation. The large A4 size citation for the Paratrooper Qualification badge, folded twice, it has been strengthened by cellotape, awarded to Jager Kurt Hayduk, date of award 30 November 1940, pen signed by General Leutnant Kostner-Kirdorf. This is the early type of award document with the droop tailed eagle to the eagle and swastika, fair condition £80-£120
Germany, Third Reich, Krim Shield 1941-42, mounted on Army green felt backing, with metal plate backing and original paper backing to reverse, some discolouration, good very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £65
A German Second World War Armed Forces Parade Bayonet. A nice clean Eickhorn bladed parade bayonet, good bright form with its leather washer, undamaged celluloid grips, all nickel plating remaining to the upper pommel, which is slotted for a rifle with the fixing system present and working correctly. All placed in its original scabbard, which retains much of its original paint and patent leather parade frog, very good condition £30-£40
German Second World War Flak Insignia. A a single Luftwaffe flak faded red Leutnant’s collar patch; an other ranks Flak Qualification sleeve badge; and a scarce Luftwaffe woman’s flak helpers arm shield, good condition (3) £40-£50
Hammer Price: £60
Olympia 1936. Two volumes of the history of the 1936 Olympics, the first volume for the Winter Olympics in Garmisch Partenkirchen, the second volume for the Summer Olympics in Berlin, 127pp and 165pp, fully illustrated in colour and with many black and white photographs to the interior, covering all aspects of the Games from the opening to the closing ceremonies, complete with their original flyleaf covers, which have been protected, good condition (2) £40-£60
Hammer Price: £30
A German Second World War Afrika Korps Document Grouping. Three important documents for an Afrika Korps Obergefreiten, comprising: * The standard printed citation for the Armelband Afrika A5 size, folded once, punch holed for filing to Obergefreiten Heinrich Tholke as part of the 1st Artillery Abteilung 75, which served in North Africa from the start of their campaign, involved with the newly formed 5th Light Division, this citation has been laid onto card as it is frail, dated 15...
£300–£400
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