Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Knight’s Cross Recipient Photographs and Signatures, from the Roger Bender Collection Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic cupro-nickel

cupro-nickel

Lotte Lehman

the reverse of each bearing raised inscriptions of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”)

It states that Kanonier (gunner) Theodor Blume of the Flak Reserve Detachment 60 has passed his exam of the “E-Messdienst” (Entfernungs-Messdienst = range measuring duty) and is eligible for the title of “E-Messmann” (range measuring man)

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Knight’s Cross Recipient Photographs and Signatures, from the Roger Bender Collection Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic cupro-nickel(Ritterkreuztrger Fotos und Unterschriften). A mixed lot of Knights Cross recipient photographs and signatures, including: 1. signed photo of Korvettenkapitn Klaus Feldt (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, 25 April 1941; with Oak Leaves, 1 January 1944), the lower half of the image overlaid by Feldts handwritten signature, the reverse bearing an additional handwritten signature, measuring 7. 5 cm (w) x 10. 5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2. A