Lot 8807
Oberleutnant Rudolf Augenstein - a tunic of a German Cross in Gold recipient in the Panzer Division “Hermann Göring”
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Privately purchased, made of gabardine, white collar tabs for an Oberleutnant, the collar trimmed with a silver cord, very rare shoulder boards for Panzer-Pioneers of the Division “Hermann Göring”, sewn-on type, hand-embroidered officer's breast eagle in metal thread, on the left sleeve the cuff title “Afrika”, on the right sleeve the officer's cuff title “General Göring”, the left breast pocket with five loops for badges, on the right breast pocket the sewn-on German Cross in Gold, cloth type for Luftwaffe members, ribbon to 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class sewn into a buttonhole. Black silk lining, tailor's label “Bulag München”, slit for carrying a dagger. Silver-plated buttons, all complete. Shoulder width 44 cm, total length 77.5 cm, sleeve length 65 cm. Included are a Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (“AGMuK”), the catch has been repaired, a Wound Badge in Silver (“30”). Also included are an original photograph of Oberleutnant Augenstein and a letter from the German War Graves Commission to his nephew, dated 14.09.2017. Oberleutnant Augenstein served with the Panzer-Pioneer-Battalion “Hermann Göring”, part of the Panzer-Division “Hermann Göring”. German Cross in Gold on 26.11.1943, killed in action on 02.06.1944 near Artena, buried in Pomezia, Italy. A very fine and rare uniform jacket. According to our client, he received the tunic directly from the nephew.Condition: II Questions about the lot?