Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Collection Of Documents To Signals Nco Friedrich Giese (Ek2, Spanish Cross)

The collection consists of: an Iron Cross 2nd Class award document (140x200mm, very fine); a Spanish Cross in Bronze award document (254x353mm, better than fine); a Destroyer War Badge award document (156x225mm, better than fine); a Sudetenland Medal award document (211x297mm, fine); a 4 Year Long Service Medal award document (211x297mm, better than fine); three small post war notes (100x65 & 100x115mm, very fine); seven photos (82x111mm to 139x90mm, near mint).

The Iron Cross 2nd Class award document is named to Signalmeister (Signals Sergeant) Giese. It is dated to Wilhelmshaven (northwestern Germany) on December 8, 1939 and signed in black ink by Vice Admiral and Fleet Leader Wilhelm Marschall (1886–1976), a recipient of the Pour le Mérite and the German Cross in Gold. The Spanish Cross in Bronze award document is named to Stabssignalmeister (Staff Signals Sergeant) Giese. It is dated to June 6, 1939 and carries a facsimile of A.H. The Destroyer War Badge award document is named to Signalmeister Giese for serving on board the destroyer “Hans Lody”. It is dated to October 24, 1940 and signed in blue ink by the Leader of Destroyers, Captain at Sea Erich Bey (1898–1943), a recipient of the Knight’s Cross. The Sudetenland Medal award document is named to Signalmeister Giese of cruiser “Leipzig”. It is dated to December 20, 1939 and signed in black ink by the Commander of the “Leipzig”, Captain at Sea Heinz Nordmann (1893–1945). The 4 Year Long Service Medal award document is named to Signalmaat Giese of Navy Signals Officer Wilhelmshaven. It is dated to October 2, 1936 and signed in blue ink by the 2nd Admiral of the North Sea, a Rear Admiral, the name is illegible. The three post war notes are dated to May and July 1945 respectively. They state that Giese has not been paid his salary for June and July of 1945 yet, and that his unit, 3rd Marching Company of 1st Marching Battalion in Navy Schützen Regiment 162, holds 75 Dutch guilders of his. Of the seven photos, one is a studio portrait of a young Kriegsmarine sailor, presumably Giese. It was taken in Leer (northwestern Germany). Four photos show Kriegsmarine soldiers during training exercises, three of which are dated to 1936 on the reverse. One photo shows a Kriegsmarine troop inspection, and one the silhouettes of multiple ships on the water in the distance.