Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Silver Case to an Oberst from an NSDAP Kreisleiter, by Hermann Bauer Auction Archive double clasps with swords

double clasps with swords

He would fight at the Battle of Komarów

with makers cartouche in the center denoting Anton Rietterer

He was cited for his Military Cross in the London Gazette of April 17

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Silver Case to an Oberst from an NSDAP Kreisleiter, by Hermann Bauer Auction Archive double clasps with swords(Gedenketui in Silber). A unique and personalized commemorative case, constructed of silver with a lacquered wooden base, the lid bearing an engraved inscription of ZUM OBERST (TO OBERST COLONEL), situated below three rivet holes which accommodated a decoration that has been lost to time, with an engraved Kreisleiters signature at the bottom right corner, opening with a functional hinge to reveal a wood lined interior divided into two compartments,