55th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1520 lots has ended on 11th June 2023. 83% of all lots sold

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Waffen-SS "Westland" photo album & documents

Waffen-SS "Westland" photo album & documents

LOT 67-0445
SOLD
Auction ended        10th June 2023  |  06:56 pm CEST
RESULT
1.010,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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EAN 2000000759494
LOT 67-0445
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000759494
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 67-0445
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000759494
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Very nice grouping to SS Rottenführer Anton Schwarz serving with SS Regiment "WESTLAND".

Comes with a very nice group of documents. 

- Certificate to Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze. Signed by the Westland Regiment Commander SS-Obersturmbannführer Paul Geissler

- Certificate to Wound Badge in Black

- Letter confirming the award of the Close Combat Clasp in Bronze 

- Letter confirming the award of the 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class

- two promotion documents

A photo album contains 147 photos. Very nice content, all SS. Starts with a nice studio portrait of the man in SS uniform, great photos in the field wearing WESTLAND cuff titles, camo smocks, camo helmets, etc. His face can be seen throughout. Almost all Russian front content. Knocked out Russian tanks (T-34, BT, KV-2, etc.). Many Russian POWs including female Russian soldiers, captured Russian partisans, vehicles with "Wiking" emblems, some photos from "Wiking/Westland" barracks, great images of salty SS troops dug in in foxholes wearing camo, Russian officers interrogated, artillery, "Westland" graves in the field, officers reviewing the troops in the field, dug in MG 34 positions, tanks, reading SS newspapers in the field, Kradschützen troops on motorcycles, Fieseler Storch, good photos of the man wearing Infantry Assault Badge.

Signs of use. Good condition 2.

 


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