Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold Province of China The War Merit Cross 1st

The War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords certificate is named to Major Kaiser

but with one additional fold along the landscape axis in the center of the page

the reverse with standard double-claw prongs and catch

VII - Flintlock Pistol circa 1720-1730 Sidelock Flintlock

Footnote: Founded on 26 September 1916

Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold Province of China The War Merit Cross 1st(Kriegsmarine Konvolut fr einen Kapitnleutnant und Trger des Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). A fascinating and superb collection of awards, documents, and photos from the estate of Kapitnleutnant Erwin Leesten, a recipient of the German Cross in Gold who, as part of a distinguished wartime career, initially served aboard the Type 1924 Torpedo Boat Wolf, before holding a variety of command positions in both torpedo boat and minesweeper units in the Baltic