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[FRIEDRICH PAULUS - WILHELM ADAM] IRON CROSS SECOND CLASS STALINGRAD
Estimate:
$160 - $200
Sold
$280
Live Auction
September Militaria Auction
Description
WWII award document for the Iron Cross 2nd class for Gefreiter Edwin Barthel of the 2./Pi. Btl. 672 awarded in the field on August 12, 1942. Stamped signature of Friedrich Paulus (1890-1957) Generalfeldmarschall and commander of the 6th Army who surrendered during the Battle of Stalingrad. Signed in black ink by Oberst Wilhelm Adam (1893-1978) Adjutant to Paulus and arrested along with Paulus. Folds, soiling, 5.5 x 7 7/8 inches.