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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945

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LOT 74-1289
EAN 2000000828763

LOT 74-1289
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945

EAN 2000000828763
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT

PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 74-1289

MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000828763
MAKER
WEIGHT

Germany 1918 - 1945

Description

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An excellent and rare grouping to Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Rudolf Heynsen serving as commander of 27. Minensuchflottille. Knight' Cross winner on 20.04.1945 and German Cross in Gold winner on 13.06.1944.

Certificate to Minesweeper War Badge. Issued on 17.07.1941. Signed by Kapitän zur See Kurt Böhmer, Knight's Cross winner.

Certificate to the 1939 Clasp to 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Issued on 08.01.1942. Signed by Konteradmiral Eberhard Wolfram, Knight's Cross winner.

Certificate to the 1939 Clasp to 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. Issued on 12.06.1942. Signed by Konteradmiral Eberhard Wolfram, Knight's Cross winner.

Certificate to German Cross in Gold. Issued on 13.06.1944. Signed by Großadmiral Karl Dönitz, Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves winner. Very rare to find!

Certificate stating that he has been awarded and presented with the Knight's Cross. Dated "14.05.1945". Signed by an Oberleutnant (ADM). This signature can also be found in his Soldbuch.

Kriegsmarine Soldbuch. Issued on 06.06.1941. Unfortunately his photo has been removed. Awards: Minesweeper War Badge, 1914 Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, 1939 Claps to 1914 Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, German Cross in Gold, and Knight's Cross. Listed on page 4. A 7.65 mm caliber pistol with two magazines was issued to him on 10.02.1945. Noted on page 14. Complete with all the pages.

Kriegsmarine flotilla pennant "Flottillenstander" of the 27. Minensuchflottille. It was a gift to Korvettenkapitän Heynsen to commemorate the joint war missions. Made of linen. "Flottillenstd. 1.0x1.4" stamped. Size: 142x92 cm. Signs of use and some holes.

Two period time letters. Korvettenkapitän Heynsen wrote to Hilter that he would be readmitted to the party and the officer corps (request for clemency). The letter from the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine was signed by Vizeadmiral Conrad Patzig, German Cross in Gold winner.

Two original photos. One shows him as a young cadet of the Imperial German Navy and the other during an award ceremony.

"LNT Heynsen Undine" luggage tag.

13 postcards from his wife to him. After the war (1945).

Condition
2

Historical information

NAME

Knights Cross of the Order of the Iron Cross

DATE OF INSTITUTION

1. September 1939 as the third and new grade of the re-instituted Order of the Iron Cross

AWARD CRITERIA

The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy and for outstanding merit in troop leadership. The awarding required the previous awarding of the two lower grades. The Knights Cross was solely awarded by the Führer upon the proposal of the soldiers unit and issued by the Heerespersonalamt. The Knights Crosses were stored at the Ordenskanzlei in Berlin, to be sent to the awardee after approval. There were no Knights Crosses stored at any level of the Wehrmacht before the end of April 1945.

MANUFACTURERS

The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross was produced by seven manufacturers, not including variations amongst the individual companies. The Knights Crosses can be found either unmarked (early Juncker and 3/4 Ring), with a silver content mark, with an LDO number (L/12 and L/52), and later on with the company’s Präsidialkanzlei number (2, 20, 65, and 4). Private sales were forbidden after October 1941.

AWARD NUMBERS

Accurate numbers are not known but the closest estimation is around 7,200, and most likely another couple of hundred on stock at the Präsidialkanzlei.

AWARD DOCUMENTS

The awardee received a preliminary document in A5 format and issued in the name of the Führer by the responsible personnel offices of the three branches of the Wehrmacht. The formal document (Große Mappe) was issued later and only until date of late 1942 / early 1943 due to the huge backlog.

WEARING METHOD

The Knights Cross was worn around the neck on a wider red white and black ribbon which came within the black award case of the Knights Cross.