52nd Contemporary History Auction

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Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" certificate grouping - Afrika

Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" certificate grouping - Afrika

LOT 63-0725
SOLD
Auction ended        19th November 2022  |  10:02 pm CET
RESULT
745,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 63-0725
EAN 2000000704470
LOT 63-0725
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000704470
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 63-0725
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000704470
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Certificate grouping to Unteroffizier Gustav Nembach serving with Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel".

Certificate to 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class. Issued on 2.4.1942. Signed by Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds winner.

Certificate to AFRIKA cuff title. Issued on 1.5.1943. Signed by a Major. 

Certificate to German-Italian Campaign Medal. Issued in Afrika on 6.10.1942. Signed by a Leutnant. 

Certificate to Squadron Clasp for Jäger in Bronze. Issued on 20.10.1941. Signed by Major Karl Kaschka. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he participated as captain of the Austrian team in the saber competition. Killed in action on 4.12.1941 near Al-Marj, Libya.

Certificate to Squadron Clasp for Jäger in Silver. Issued on 19.2.1942. Signed by Hauptmann Georg Christl, Knight's Cross winner.

Certificate to Squadron Clasp for Jäger in Gold. Issued on 20.5.1942. Signed by a Hauptmann.

Two portrait photos of him (reprints of original photos). 

Slight signs of use and each document have two holes. Good condition.


Condition
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