Lot 9007
A pay book of a paratrooper, German Cross in Gold winner and Loyalty Chain recipient
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A108r | Live auction | 1467 Lots
Hammer price € 2,300
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Major Heinz Schrader's pay book, with passport photo on the first page, issued on October 28, 1941, by the 2nd Parachute Regiment. Page 10 contains the following entry: "The wife of the pay book holder was awarded the Paratrooper Loyalty Chain," dated "December 19, 1944." Numerous wounds; he served in several parachute regiments. Listed decorations: Kreta cuff title, Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge, Wound Badge in Silver, Paratrooper Badge, Wound Badge in Gold, Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class 1939, Wound Badge in Black, Sudetenland Medal, Long Service Award 4th Class, and German Cross in Gold on September 10, 1944. Pages 3/4 are missing, the swastikas painted over. Signs of age and wear, some pages loose. An extremely rare pay book, which the soldier wore throughout the entire war. Full of entries. Major Schrader is also mentioned in the book "The Bearers of the German Cross".Condition: II - Questions about the lot?