Lot 8441
Oberleutnant Wilhelm Löhe - estate of the Gebirgsjäger and bearer of the Army Honour Roll Clasp
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A108r | Live auction | 1467 Lots
Hammer price € 5,000
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Honour Roll Clasp on the ribbon, gilt non-ferrous metal, one split pin missing. Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, zinc, manufacturer "FLL" (Friedrich Linden Lüdenscheid). Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 on the ribbon, iron core. Wound Badge in Silver, manufacturer "L/56" (Funcke & Brünninghaus), non-ferrous metal, in the red presentation case. Eastern Front Medal on the ribbon. Presentation case for the Iron Cross 1st Class 1939. Award document for the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army, issued on 14 August 1942, facsimile of Hitler's signature, 3 holes punched, some of the margins trimmed. Dimensions 21 x 29.7 cm, extremely rare find. Award documents for the Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 and Wound Badge in Silver, both documents hole-punched. Four contemporary photographs, including a fine studio portrait. A combat report entitled "UNSER CHEF", written by Jäger Willi Ganser, dated 30 November 1944, dedicated to Oberleutnant and company commander Willy Löhe, who was seriously wounded near Turin on 6 October 1944 and later died in a military hospital. Moreover, the book "Schi-Jäger am Feind", published in 1943, 188 pages. Traces of age and use. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Löhe served as company commander in the 6th/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206.Condition: II Questions about the lot?