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10 November 2021
A German Second World War Afrika with Palms Cuff Title. The individual decoration in cuff title form Afrika with palms cuff title, finely machine embroidered lettering with palm tree either side of the central AFRIKA. Minor staining to the short section of the silver edging at the base and staining at one end, constructed in the standard form of material, a felt-like sand coloured band, good condition, rare £200-£240
Hammer Price: £260
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
Hammer Price: £160
A German Second World War Luftwaffe Afrika Cuff Title. The Luftwaffe version of the Afrika cuff title, on standard Luftwaffe blue grey felt-like material with machine embroidered block capital AFRIKA, full length and unused, very good condition £160-£200
Hammer Price: £220
A German Second World War Campaign-produced Afrika Armband. A very unusual armband, the Afrika with palms version, produced either in North Africa or Southern Italy. Faded brown base cloth with typical Italian or North African style hand embroidery to the lettering and the palms. The band appears to be shortened to the left hand side but has been used and awarded, reasonable condition £200-£240
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
Hammer Price: £120
A German Second World War Kreta Cuff Title. A rather stained example of the Kreta armband, yellow machine embroidered lettering with yellow edges, one tear to the right hand side. A large quantity of stored stained cuff titles were discovered in the 1970’s, this is possibly from one of those found, good condition £100-£140
A German Second World War Hermann Goring Division Cuff Title. A full length unused NCO’s version of the Hermann Goring Divisional cuff title. Machine embroidered ‘HERMANN GÖRING’ with silver grey edges, full length, minor moth nips, never been fitted to a tunic, good condition £160-£200
Hammer Price: £280
A German Second World War Grossdeutschland Cuff Title. A very nice example of the final version of the Grossdeutschland cuff title, finely machine embroidered in grey Sutterlin script with grey waffenfarbe to the upper and lower sections of the black title. The Grossdeutschland Division one of the elite units of the German armed forces in the Second World War, good condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £440
A German Second World War Rommel Signed Iron Cross Recommendation. The A5 size Unit Recommendation for the award of the Iron Cross First Class to Oberleutnant Hans Kluge a member of Artillery Abteilung 408, date of recommendation 30 January 1942 with the usual signature of Field Marshal Rommel as a General of Panzer truppes in pencil at the base. Punch holed for filing, awarded at the time of the Afrika Korps retreat in December 1941. Some research material accompanying this...
Hammer Price: £340
A German Second World War Afrika Korps Grouping to Unteroffizier M. Spinnenbirn. A superb grouping of a German Afrika Korps soldier, comprising: * Soldbuch missing front cover and photograph, missing pages 5 and 6, missing pages 23 to 25 finance records, missing page 26 on awards and accommodations, the missing pages the result of standard Wehrmacht security instructions to remove and destroy certain pages from the Soldbuch prior to the likelihood of capture * Photograph of Spinnenbirn...
Hammer Price: £360
A Rare German Second World War Tiger Tank Afrika Document Grouping. A rare grouping a member of Panzer Abteilung 501, this was a Tiger Tank unit within the 15th Panzer Division, comprising: * Armband Afrika A5 size citation, folded once, slightly ragged edges to Gefreiten Karl Hirt Panzer Abteilung 501, awarded by Heeresgruppe Afrika on the 12 March 1944, pen signed by Major and Unit Commander with over stamp of Panzer Abteilung 215 with whom this soldier was by then serving in Italy *...
Hammer Price: £800
A German Second World War Afrika Korps Grouping. Six documents to Unteroffizier Jakob Philippi, comprising: * A single, once folded, punch holed for filing citation for the Iron Cross Second Class as a member of 12./J.R.125, award date 1 July 1940, pen signed by the Corps Commander, unusual for an Unteroffizier’s citation to be signed by a Corps Commander * Armband Afrika citation, A5 size, portrait type printing, punch holed for filing, to the by now Leutnant Jakob Philippi on the...
Hammer Price: £700
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
A German Second World War Armband Afrika Cuff Title Citation. The A5 size single folded fully illuminated citation, yellow on cream for the Armband Afrika, awarded to Obegefreiten Josef Fieseler, printed in the name of the last Supreme Commander in Africa, at the Headquarters of General Field Marshal Kesselring, award dated 1 May 1943 with a signature of the Major on the Headquarters staff. Accompanying the citation is part of a newspaper containing the detailed death notice for him...
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 Kreta Document Grouping. A very fine group of six awards comprising: * The complete Kreta cuff title citation, standard A5 size, once folded, top right corner torn away, standard printed style to Obergefreiten Theodor Salat as a member of 1./GEB.JAG.REGT.100 signed by Oberstleutnant and Regimental Commander, dated 17 June 1943 * Iron Cross Second Class citation, standard A5 size, folded once, to the same unit, dated 23 October 1941 signed by the General Major...
Hammer Price: £300
A German Second World War Paratroopers Armband Kreta Cuff Title Citation. A single A5 size once folded citation for the Armelband Kreta to a paratrooper Obergefreiter Zajonz, fully illuminated citation with facsimile signature of the Commander of the Paratroop Division Kurt Student, dated 20 May 1943, with accompanying non-contemporary paratrooper images, good condition £120-£160
A German Second World War Armband Kreta Cuff Title Citation. A nice condition once folded A5 full illuminated citation for the Armband Kreta awarded to mountain trooper Oberjager Kurt Hauser as a member of 6./GEB.JAG.RGT.100, signed by the Colonel and Regimental Commander, dated 31 December 1942. The Mountain Division formed in the autumn of 1940 mainly from Bavarians and Austrians, fought in Greece and the Division sailed or were air transported to Kreta for the campaign, good condition ...
Hammer Price: £380
A Rare German Second World War Paratrooper Citation Grouping. An excellent group of five citations, two of which cover the taking of the Rhine bridges around Rotterdam in 1940, with the Iron Cross Second Class and First Class awards being made within a 24 hour period on this operation (this a rare occurrence), comprising: * A large A4 size citation, folded once, punch holed for filing for the Paratrooper Qualification Badge to Jager Richard Braatz, dated 7 September 1939 with pen...
Hammer Price: £2,800
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
Hammer Price: £70
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,...
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 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
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
A German Second World War Grossdeutschland Document Pair. Two A5 sized award documents to Gefreiten Ulric Pohl, comprising: * Iron Cross Second Class to Pohl as a member of 2./PANZER-JAGER-ABT.GROSSDEUTSCHLAND awarded 23 February 1943, pen signed by the Divisional Commander Lt. General Hoernlein with the rubber stamp of Infantry Division Grossdeutschland, folded once * Infantry Assault Badge, same recipient, same unit, dated 12 October 1943, pen signed by an unidentified Hauptmann and...
Hammer Price: £200
A German Second World War Grossdeutschland Member’s Soldbach. A very detailed soldbuch to a pioneer in the Grossdeutschland Panzer Pioneer Battalion, from 1942 to 1945 with continuous service other than when wounded and in hospital in the front line in Russia and also serving in the Grenadier and Fusilier Regiments of Grossdeutschland. Strengthened spine, excellent photograph of Klemens Konecny in M.36 uniform with just a faint glimpse of the Grossdeutschland woven motifs on the left...
Hammer Price: £460
A German Second World War Grossdeutschland Member’s Soldbuch Grouping. Two documents for a soldier in the Grossdeutschland, comprising: * A nice condition soldbuch used by Gefreiter Horst Jachbczyk born May 1925 in Breslau, served with a medical unit in August 1943 then joined the 10th Panzer Fusilier Regiment of Grossdeutschland August 1944, he must have been wounded and spent the remainder of the war in various army hospitals. Many annotations during the course of the book as him...
A German Second World War Brandenburg Division Soldbuch Grouping. Two documents for a soldier in the Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland, comprising: * A late war 1945 issued soldbuch to Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland, young soldier Gunther Rettig age 17, excellent photograph to the inside of the front page of the soldbuch of Rettig wearing the black Panzer wrap over jacket with skull collar patches, hatless. Page 4 shows him being a member of Panzer Grenadier Division Brandenburg previously as a...
Hammer Price: £420
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 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...
8 & 9 May 2019
A rare German Second World War Luftwaffe Silver Honour Salver awarded to Knight’s Cross recipient Oberleutnant Wilhelm Kuhlwilm, a Company Commander in Parachute Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3 Hermann Goering, for services at Salerno on 7 September 1943 Luftwaffe Silver Honour Salver, 275mm in diameter, inscribed to ‘Lieutenant Willi Kuhlwilm, AM 7.9.43’, reverse with maker’s mark ‘JOH Wagner & Son’, a beautiful condition piece, with many years of patination evident to the plate,...
Hammer Price: £4,400
The German Luftwaffe Night Fighter’s Salver and Trophy Cups attributed to Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves recipient Leutnant Rudolf Frank, 3rd Night Fighter Wing, who was one of the outstanding German Night-Fighter Aces of the Second World War, with 45 confirmed victories, including five in one day, prior to being killed in action on 27 April 1944 A German Second World War Luftwaffe Night Fighter’s Salver, measuring 225mm in diameter with three legs, engraved ‘ABSCHUSSAELEILIGUNGEN...
Hammer Price: £1,900
The Swords and Oakleaves, together with Oakleaves for the Knight’s Cross, attributed to Generallieutenant Ernst Gunther-Baade, 90th Panzer-Grenadier Division, who was killed in an air attack in the closing stages of World War II Swords and Oakleaves, in silver, reverse marked ‘900’ and ‘21’; together with a separate set of Oakleaves, in silver, reverse marked ‘900’ and ‘Silber L/50’, contained in an old fitted leatherette jewellery case, possibly high-quality old...
Hammer Price: £1,300
The Great War Iron Cross with Second War clasp group of six awarded to Lieutenant-General R. H. E. von Schwerin, 79th Division, German Army, who was one of the German Generals evacuated from Stalingrad in January 1943 after his Division had been decimated by the Red Army Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class, silver with iron centre, with ‘Prince’s size’ 1939 clasp on riband; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse stamped ‘G & S’ on...
Hammer Price: £2,400
Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, retaining pin marked ‘26’, in original embossed case of issue, extremely fine £100-£140
A Second War ‘Afrika Korps’ Iron Cross group of five Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class, silver with iron centre; Italy, Kingdom, Italian-German Campaign Medal, bronze; Germany, Third Reich, Armed Forces Long Service Medal, for 4 Years’ Service, silvered; with silver Army ‘Eagle’ emblem on riband; Commemorative Medal for the Occupation of the Sudetenland 1938, bronze; West Wall Medal 1939, bronze, mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (5) £150-£200
Hammer Price: £240
A Second War Iron Cross attributed to M.A. Obergefreiten G. Mucke, a One-Man Torpedo Operator with K-Flotilla 364, German Kriegsmarine Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class, silver with iron centre, suspension ring marked ‘23’, mounted for display purposes along with a metal cut-out of his torpedo-craft, and plate below stamped ‘K. Flott. 364’, nearly extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £480
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
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
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
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