Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Oberst Hans Messinger, German Cross in Gold Recipient Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic each constructed of off-white wool

each constructed of off-white wool with card stock cores and topped by a length of silver aluminum wire piping interwoven with two bands of gold bullion wire piping

Private Goss was promoted to the rank of Corporal on January 25

Accompanied by extensive photocopies from national archives

ground fine

shield and crossed flags in the centre

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Oberst Hans Messinger, German Cross in Gold Recipient Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic each constructed of off-white wool(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