59 Grouping of Captain Karl Reese, 1./Pz.Jäg.Abt.525 - Recipient of the German Cross in Gold.
German cross in gold. Cupal, the wreath gilt and underlaid with red enamel. The swastika enamelled in black. OReverse fitted with pin for wearing. Manufacturer's mark 134 of the Otto Klein company in Hanau on the back. Overlays fastened by four hollow rivets.
Very fine example in excellent condition.
Comes with the large Award Certificate to Captain Karl Reese " Kp. Chef 2. / Pz. Jg. Abt. 139". Dated 16 November 1943, with official seal of the Army High Command and original signature of Field Marshal Keitel.
Iron Cross 2nd Class, 1939. Silver-plated/magnetic, on ribbon. Comes with award certificate dated 28.6.1940, with original signature of the commander of the 246 Inf.Div., Lieutenant General Denecke.
Iron Cross 1st Class, 1939. White metal/magnetic. Flat design with screw plate and maker's mark "L 54". Comes with award certificate with original signature of the commander of the 257th Inf.Div, Lieutenant General Sachs.
General Assault Badge. Zinc, silver plated, on pin. Comes with award certificate dated 8.11.1941, with facsimile signature of the Commanding General of the LII Army Corps, General d. Inf. v. Briesen.
Wound Badge in Black. Iron blackened, on pin. Comes with award certificate with original signature of a colonel and commander of the Führerreserve Heeresgruppe Süd.
Close Combat Clasp in bronze for 10 close combat days. Zinc, reverse fitted with pin for wearing. Maker marked "FFL".
German Reich Sports Badge in Bronze. Bronze, on pin. Manufacturer "H. Wernstein Jena-Löbstedt. Accompanied by the award book dated 13.8.1937 with photograph.
5-piece interim clasp to be sewn onto the uniform. Version from 1957.
2 original studio photos of Captain Karl Reeses in uniform with awards.
Soldbuch with photo of Reese, with entries of awards and confirmation of close combat days.
Military driving licence 1938.
Badge "Arbeits Dank" of the RAD. Enamelled copper, on brocade. With it the membership card of the RAD Arbeitsgaus 18/Arbeitsabteilung 7/184, 1935.
Very nice group of this brave tank destroyer officer.