as although an equivalent of twenty infantry battalions had been used during various counterattacks against the 30th Infantry Division alone
the Germans produced more of these than ended up being needed
reverse suspension depicting gilded Japanese characters standing for “Order of Merit Decoration”
leather exhibiting crazing and wear from active use
Mounted to a strip of cardboard
Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Soldbuch, Award Documents, And Photographs Of Signalobergefreiten Georg Knittel And Malermeister Josef Knittel Archive as although an equivalent of(Kriegsmarine Unterlagen). A group of personal effects of Signalobergefreiten Georg Knittel, born 12 June 1923 in Memmingen, including a Soldbuch, consisting of 38 pages of personal information, issued on 12 February 1942, measuring 104 mm (w) x 145 mm (h), missing its reverse cover and with significant material fatigue evident, in near very fine condition; an award certificate for a Minesweeper War Badge, dated 3 June 1944 and signed by Vice Admiral