46th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1830 lots has ended on 6th March 2022. 92% of all lots sold

0827 |

SS-Hscha. Lösch - 6-place "Legion Condor" ribbon bar + Spanish Cross miniature

SS-Hscha. Lösch - 6-place "Legion Condor" ribbon bar + Spanish Cross miniature

LOT 57-0827
SOLD
Auction ended        5th March 2022  |  11:10 pm CET
RESULT
635,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 57-0827
EAN 2000000628134
LOT 57-0827
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000628134
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 57-0827
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000628134
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

6-place ribbon bar with 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, Luftwaffe Long Service Award, SS Long Service Award, Spanish Medalla de la Campana, Spanish Cross of Military Merit (Cruz Roja del Merito Militar), and Social Welfare Medal with Swords. 

Signs of use and three devices are missing. 

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Extensive grouping to SS-Hauptscharführer and medic Andreas Lösch. Lösch, born in 1912, served as a "Legion Condor" member during the Spanish Civil War and was awarded the Spanish Cross in Silver. He was an early SA member serving with Sturm 45/6. 

During WWII, Lösch served as a Waffen-SS Stabsscharführer (Spieß) and medic with several units. There are several field post letters part of the grouping which provide more details on his units which were (at least): 2. Sanitäts-Kompanie SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen", I./Art.Abt.SS-Polizei-Division, 4./SS-San.Ers.Batl. Stettin and "Waffen-SS Strafvollzugslager Mosbach" where he served from 1944 until 1945.

Lösch, serving as a medic POW, survived an attack against former Waffen-SS soldiers in the POW camp Nürnberg-Langwasser in April 1946 known to have been committed by the Nakam organization (https://n-land.de/lokales/altenfurt/war-die-rache-doch-toedlich)

His grouping came straight from the family and was never available on the market before. All were found in several large boxes uncovered about 25 years ago. This item came from the son in December 2021.


Condition
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