Original German WWII War Merit Cross & West Wall Medal with Documents & Photo Named to Leutnant Hans Groos, 697th Artillery Regiment 17th Century The top of the button

The top of the button has a small hinge on the reverse side allowing it to open like a clam shell

much of it in his wife's name

A nice bit of kit for any World War One doughboy collection with lots of research potential offered at a very affordable price

The Russian soldiers replaced the Germans as guards and locked the gates and refused the Allied soldiers to be evacuated

500 m) off her port quarter

Original German WWII War Merit Cross & West Wall Medal with Documents & Photo Named to Leutnant Hans Groos, 697th Artillery Regiment 17th Century The top of the buttonOriginal Items: One of a kind grouping. This is a fantastic named Heer award and document set, with two original German WWII awards, each with their original BESITTZZEUGNIS "possession award" certificates. Both are most likely named to the same soldier, Jrgen Hans Groos, but one is named to LEUTNANT HANS GROOS and the other is named LT. JRGEN GROOS. Both documents list him as a Leutnant, an officer rank equivalent to a U. S. Army 2nd Lieutenant. The