Historical Collection

Original WWII German Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter 3rd Class in Bronze, commonly known as the Mother’s Cross or Mutterkreuz. Second-pattern example with blue and white enamel, period blue-white ribbon and the 16 December 1938 reverse with facsimile signature.

War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter), dated 1939, with a good length of its red, white and black ribbon. Bronze-toned finish with attractive natural patina and clear details.

War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter), dated 1939, with its red, white and black ribbon. Distinctive dark grey-brown patina with strong surviving detail; untouched.

WWII German War Merit Cross 2nd Class Without Swords with original-style suspension ribbon, central swastika and 1939 reverse. A characteristic German WWII decoration known as the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter, preserved with visible age, patina and wear.

Original Deutsches Reich Reisepass issued by Amt Delmenhorst to Minna Harting, with portrait photograph, handwritten personal details and official stamps, valid until 3 May 1934. A named female passport of the early 1930s.

Collector-made reproduction of the German Wound Badge 1939 in Black, 2nd Pattern. Full-size 44 × 36 mm badge with hollow-style reverse and vertical pin. Clearly offered as a reproduction, not a wartime original.

Original Imperial German Württemberg Silver Military Merit Medal from the reign of King Wilhelm II, bearing the inscription “Für Tapferkeit und Treue” – “For Bravery and Loyalty” – and the signed portrait of Wilhelm II by court medallist Karl Schwenzer.

Original Deutsches Reich Kennkarte with red diagonal band, issued in Bromberg (Bydgoszcz) on 25 November 1944 to a female holder, valid to 20 November 1949, with portrait photograph, fingerprints, stamps and the red notation “Schutzangehörige (Eingegliederte Ostgebiete)”.

Original postwar German 1957 Silver Wound Badge, the denazified Federal Republic version of the WWII Verwundetenabzeichen. Silver-coloured oval badge with steel helmet, crossed swords, laurel wreath and original vertical pin-back construction.

Original Völkischer Beobachter, Berlin edition, Thursday 6 November 1941, headlined “112 britische Zerstörer wurden bisher versenkt”, with Crimea coverage including the breakthrough at Perekop with a map, Knight’s Cross portraits and reports on Leningrad, the Channel and Finland.

Original Völkischer Beobachter, Berlin edition, Wednesday 3 December 1941, headlined “Überall fühlbare Schläge der britischen Prestige-Kriegführung”, with “Britenkreuzer vor Tobruk versenkt”, Roosevelt, new Knight’s Cross recipients and a photographic page “Auf der Krim”.

Original Völkischer Beobachter, Berlin edition, Monday 20 October 1941, headlined “Schlotternde englische Angst vor den deutschen Schlägen”, reporting the capture of Taganrog on the Sea of Azov and the Oak Leaves for Oberfeldwebel Hoffmann. Offered as the pages shown; at least one page is dated 14 February 1942.