Germany, Heer. A Wehrpaß Belonging To Otto Schöpke, Bandenkampfabzeichen Recipient Auction (Issued 1871)

(Issued 1871)

A Dutch Army Long Service Medal - In bronze

with a green tab stitched in place on the underside at the right end

Murial Philpott of Toronto

28cm x 40cm (or 11 x 16 inches)

Germany, Heer. A Wehrpaß Belonging To Otto Schöpke, Bandenkampfabzeichen Recipient Auction (Issued 1871)(Heer Wehrpa). The Wehrpa was issued to Otto Schpke on 8 July 1942. The Wehrpa, an example of the First Type, has a grey thin cardboard binding with a cover displaying a national eagle with folded wings and a mobile swastika, and Gothic letters spelling Wehrpa. The box in the upper right corner contains Sch. written in black ink, and the bottom centre is stamped Heer in red ink. The owners last name SCHPKE is written in capital letters across the top.