Germany, Heer. A Posthumous German Cross In Gold Award Document To Hauptmann Heinrich Knickmann, Operation Barbarossa Kia Archive measuring 76 mm x 76

measuring 76 mm x 76 mm x 23 mm

The Western Allies' logistical problems gave the Germans a respite

Footnote: The Order of the Golden Fleece is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good in 1430

A rare and unique prototype of the German National Prize for Art and Science

document measures (approximately) 15x21cm (6"x8")

Germany, Heer. A Posthumous German Cross In Gold Award Document To Hauptmann Heinrich Knickmann, Operation Barbarossa Kia Archive measuring 76 mm x 76(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Verleihungsurkunde). A rare posthumous award document for a German Cross in Gold, constructed of off white paper stock with multi coloured ink, named to HAUPTMANN HEINRICH KNICKMANN of II. Kompanie, Infanterie Regiment 501, issued at Oberkommando des Heeres (Supreme Command of the Army) headquarters on 16 February 1942, certified by the handwritten signature of Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel and an OkH stamp, measuring