maker marked “32 - RV Pforzheim” on the reverse
The inside is lined in Army green rayon
obverse with the left-facing bust of President Eisenhower in high relief
During the campaign in Russia
the interior of the cover page bearing a handwritten dedication dated 18 October 1943
Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Generalmajor Johannes Hochbaum, Commander in Occupied Franc Auction Archive maker marked “32 - RV(Heer Verleihungsurkunden). A pair of award documents to Generalmajor Johannes Hochbaum, including: 1. One for a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, named to Hochbaum as an Oberst, awarded in Paris on 1 September 1941, certified by the handwritten signature of General Otto von Stlpnagel in his capacity as Militrbefehlshaber (Military Governor) of France, measuring 21 cm (w) x 31 cm (h), demonstrating minor creasing, in extremely fine condition. 2.