21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Two Second World War German Reference Books:- Die Auszeichnungen des Grossdeutschen Reichs, Orden. Ehrenseichen, Abzeichen by Dr Heinrich Doehle, Berlin 1943, and Deutschland im Kampf; also, an Allied D Day drop leaflet showing the Lieutenant General von Shlieben (the defender of Cherbourg) surrendering to the Americans and stating in German that prisoners of war will be treated fairly; eleven Second World War cards showing German Political leaders; and Souvenir of the Royal Military Tournament held in the Sixtieth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria (15)
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £180
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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