U.S. WW2 Vet Grouping

[Paul R]

He sure had a great eye for what to bring back.

[Obergefreiter]

Yes he did, but I'm surprised he didn't grab a Knight's Cross while he was at it. Some of the items in his grouping are a lot harder to come by than one of those.

[JapanX]

Per Paul's request here are several overviews of Mr. Livsey's German bringbacks. If someone would like a better look, I will be happy to send an email of an individual award. Please don't hesitate to ask. Nick.

Very interesting pickup Nick!

Thanks for posting.

Will it be possible for you to post better scans of partisan badge obverse and reverse?

Regards,

Nick

P.S. Thanks Dan for starting this interesting thread :cheers:

[dmiller8]

Yes he did, but I'm surprised he didn't grab a Knight's Cross while he was at it. Some of the items in his grouping are a lot harder to come by than one of those.

The Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross was rarely awarded (only 255 total medals) and restricted to individuals prominent in the German war effort, as stated in this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Merit_Cross), Any awards that survived the fall of the Third Reich would likely, in my humble opinion, have wound up as museum pieces instead of cheap, post-war souvenirs.