Germany, Heer. The Soldbuch Of Oberwachtmeister Herbert Friedel, Knight’s Cross Recipient Auction (Luftwaffe Tropen Brustadler)

(Luftwaffe Tropen Brustadler)

as he was considered by the War Department as "over age in grade for combat command"

(Ehrenblattspange des Heeres)

the reverse retaining a full-length malleable attachment prong

maker marked “Redo Saarlouis” on reverse

Germany, Heer. The Soldbuch Of Oberwachtmeister Herbert Friedel, Knight’s Cross Recipient Auction (Luftwaffe Tropen Brustadler)(Heer Soldbuch fr Ritterkreuztrger). A scarce Sturmgeschtz Soldbuch issued to Oberwachtmeister Herbert Friedel, an assault gun platoon commander who received the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross for heroism on the Eastern Front, constructed of a brown card stock binding with 24 paginated interior pages full of handwritten entries, the cover page bearing a handwritten inscription of ERSATZAUSFERTIGUNG indicating that it is a replacement for Friedels