Germany, Kriegsmarine. Two Period Studio Portraits Of A Sailor (Minesweeper) Auction with its lightly soiled period

with its lightly soiled period original ribbon

the two lowest rankings (7th and 8th classes) for the Order of the Rising Sun were abolished

Pinned into the peak is an aluminum Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

from very active use

The doctor described the overall condition of the right eye as a "perforating wound of the eye with prolapse of the Iris which has become adherent

Germany, Kriegsmarine. Two Period Studio Portraits Of A Sailor (Minesweeper) Auction with its lightly soiled periodIn the first picture, the sailor wears the cap tally of Versuchsboot Nautilus, a minesweeper that was used as a testing ship by the Sperrversuchskommando (Mine Testing Command) in the development of mines, and detonation and sweeping devices. The reverse shows a dedication in black ink: in memory of your friend Heinz. It is dated to November 8, 1938. The second picture is tinted. It shows the same sailor wearing a Minesweeper Badge. A stamp on the