Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold certified by the handwritten signature

certified by the handwritten signature of Generalmajor Curt Siewart (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

This unanimously concluded that a renewed advance stood no chance of success

Eagle Sitting Upon a Bar: in silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire

Footnote: The Kempeitai were formed in 1881 as the Japanese Military Police of the Imperial army

along with separation evident where the inside cover joins the endpaper causing a slight weakness at the spine

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold certified by the handwritten signature(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1 A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 60 for Katz & Dayhle, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 93 mm (w) x 49. 00 mm (h),