Germany, Wehrmacht. A Very Scarce Unissued Award Document For A Knight’s Cross Of The War Merit Cross With Swords United Republic of suffering a "Shrapnel (gun shot)

suffering a "Shrapnel (gun shot) wound to the left arm

The newspaper article about him was written after he took command of the SS Division Totenkopf

A fine matching pair of slip-on style shoulder boards

Monetny Dvor maker marked and number hand engraved "2738468" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Very Scarce Unissued Award Document For A Knight’s Cross Of The War Merit Cross With Swords United Republic of suffering a "Shrapnel (gun shot)(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes Papier). Constructed of heavy paper, measuring 210 mm (w) x 295 mm (h), obverse with black depiction of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, with unissued award inscription, includes blue facsimile of the signature of the Fhrer, with raised stamp at the obverse bottom left depicting Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, inside an oak leaf wreath, minor