Lot 5680

General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel – an award document for the Golden Hitler Youth Badge of Honour

International Military History from 1919 | A89r | Live auction | 900 Lots

Description

The decorative certificate with black and red text and a coloured gold depiction of the badge of honour, issued in Berlin on 23 May 1944 with a blind embossed seal and the signature of Reichsleiter Baldur von Schirach in ink. Dimensions approx. 29.5 x 20.7 cm. The Golden Hitler Youth Badge of Honour with a border of oak leaves was awarded approx. 400 times to non-members or, before the special badge was instituted, to foreigners.
This certificate was presented by von Manteuffel personally to a French collector (see pencilled notes) in the 1960s.

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