Germany, Heer. A Private Wartime Photo Album, With Photo Grouping And Arbeitsbuch, To Josef Schmid Auction Archive is sewn to the back

is sewn to the back

Footnote: These items were brought back by US Army NCO C

a Dornier 217 unit)

part of the red felt centre on the cockade is missing exposing the underlying black painted base

minor loss of nickel plating

Germany, Heer. A Private Wartime Photo Album, With Photo Grouping And Arbeitsbuch, To Josef Schmid Auction Archive is sewn to the back(Heer Foto Konvolut mit Arbeitsbuch). A fascinating private wartime photo album documenting the wartime exploits of Josef Schmid, a Heer soldier serving with Pionier Bataillon 753 (3rd Panzer Army; Army Group Centre) on the Eastern Front. It is constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a faux marbled brown leather exterior liner. The spine is perforated with dual holes at both the front and book, all reinforced with magnetic metal eyelets, with a