A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class Award Document 1943 Archive complete with thumbprint)

complete with thumbprint)

After this he had a brief spell of one and a half months of front service defending the homeland

indicative of the rank of Obertruppführer and sewn in place to the body of tunic at the shoulder end

AB) Cap Badge - Three-piece construction

" Their support and ammunition

A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class Award Document 1943 Archive complete with thumbprint)To NCO Felix Patalas. It is dated to January 30, 1943, and carries a facsimile of the Supreme Commander West, Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (18751953), recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Patalas served in the 1st Detachment of the Armoured Artillery Regiment 2 (Sfl. = Selbstfahrlafette, self propelled artillery).(C: 142)