{"product_id":"germany-luftwaffe-the-award-documents-to-gunner-nco-zeitler-sicily-kia-g48762rl1","title":"Germany, Luftwaffe. The Award Documents To Gunner Nco Zeitler, Sicily Kia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Bomber Clasp in Gold document to Unteroffizier (NCO) Alfred Zeitler of the 1st Group of Kampfgeschwader (Bomber Wing) 54, dated to 16 August 1942. It is signed in blue ink by the Wing’s Commodore, Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) Walter Marienfeld (1904-1944), a recipient of the Knight’s Cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 146 mm (w) x 209 mm (h), presenting a folding crease, and light creasing and scuffing of the edges, remains very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Bomber Clasp in Silver document to Obergefreiter (corporal) Zeitler, dated to 30 April 1942 and signed in blue ink by Walter Marienfeld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 148 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), presenting a folding crease, minimal scuffing of the edges, and light soiling, remains better than very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Bomber Clasp in Bronze document, dated to 15 March 1942 and signed in blue ink by Walter Marienfeld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 147 (w) x 209 mm (h), presenting two folding creases, minimal scuffing of the edges, and light soiling, remains better than very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Iron Cross 1st Class document, dated to 16 April 1942, signed in black ink by Commander-in-Chief South, Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (1885-1960, KC w. Diamonds).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 140 mm (w) x 200 mm (h), presenting a folding crease and minimal scuffing of the edges, remains extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Iron Cross 2nd Class document, dated to 14 November 1941, and signed in blue ink by the commanding General of the 5th Aerial Corps, General Robert Ritter von Greim (1892-1945), a recipient of the Pour le Mérite and the Knight’s Cross with Swords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 140 mm (w) x 198 mm (h), presenting a folding crease and minimal scuffing of the edges, remains extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Air Gunner Badge document named to Gefreiter (lance corporal) Zeitler, dated to Berlin on 10 February 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 209 mm (w) x 295 mm (h), presenting two folding creases, light scuffing and fraying of the edges, some soiling, and a minor hole in the middle, remains better than fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZeitler’s obituary, naming him Unteroffizier (NCO) and aerial gunner in a bomber wing, killed in action on 10 May 1943 in Sicily, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 68 mm (w) x 117 mm (h), presenting some overall scuffing, resulting in slight discolouration, remains near very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46132131496213,"sku":"G48762.RL1","price":1015.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m21_0035_mnc7151_1.jpg?v=1692899602","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/germany-luftwaffe-the-award-documents-to-gunner-nco-zeitler-sicily-kia-g48762rl1","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}