Transport box of an officer II. WW / Saxony

Lot 9309 limit € 30

Blackened wooden body, lid for screwing, on the lid marked Colonel H. Kessler Chemnitz Ahornstraße 48, Colonel Hermann Kessler was, among other things, in October 1942 regimental commander of Grenadier Regiment 192, Eastern Front, his field post number 19594: mobilization on January 1, 1940, regimental staff infantry Regiment 171 (Military District IV Bautzen), then Regimental Headquarters and Staff Company Grenadier Regiment 171 (24.3.1944-6.11.1944) 23.8.1944 deleted, 1944 leader reserve Army Group C (for use as combat commander), numerous awards: Iron Cross 1st Class, German Cross in Gold, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Wound Badge in Silver, original piece from a family estate, approx. 73.5 x 43 x 44 cm, signs of age and wear (e.g. slightly damaged, transport note: return to Chemnitz Hbf as railway express goods with his field post number 19594)