Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Greatcoat Belonging To U-Boat Ace And Knight’s Cross Recipient Helmut Witte Auction Archive with its period original ribbon

with its period original ribbon and sword clasp

Kleinwort won several awards during this time: The Iron Cross 2nd Class on September 1

(Deutsche Arbeitsfront Stoßtrupp Gürtelschnalle)

Constructed of bronze and multi-coloured machine embroidery

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Greatcoat Belonging To U-Boat Ace And Knight’s Cross Recipient Helmut Witte Auction Archive with its period original ribbon(Kriegsmarine Mantel fr einen Ritterkreuztrger). A rare and extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine greatcoat belonging to U Boat ace and Knights Cross recipient Helmut Witte. Constructed of heavy dark navy blue wool, it features a turned down collar which transitions into double breast lapels. The shoulders are flanked by boards constructed of dark navy blue wool with card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping