Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Oberst Hans Messinger, German Cross in Gold Recipient Auction nine gold-coloured sequins in the

nine gold-coloured sequins in the base of the crown

the pinback missing its catch)

followed by a stint at the Military Hospital at Epsom from April 6 to 17

the obverse bearing a silver-grey chevron trimmed along both edges with black tresses

awarding him with the Grand Cross of the Greek Order of the Redeemer

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Oberst Hans Messinger, German Cross in Gold Recipient Auction nine gold-coloured sequins in the(Heer Urkundengruppe fr einen Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Trger). A pair of award documents to later Oberst Hans Messinger, a decorated First World War serviceman and recipient of the German Cross in Gold (20 May 1944), the latter achieved while serving with artillery units during the Second World War, including: 1. One for a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, awarded to Messinger a Major of Schwerer Artillerie Ersatz Abteilung 97, dated 24 December