and Instruction as to Wearing Insignia Card for the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire C
member of the NSDAP and leader of the Staabswache (Adolf Hitler’s bodyguard unit) resurrected the Totenkopf from when it was used during the interwar period of the Freikorps
inscribed in running script: "George the Sixth
Civil Division Officer - Type I (1877-1932) Silver gilt with red
The cockades support a blackened bronze chain link chin strap with a black leather backer
Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Document For Adlerrschild Des Deutschen Reiches, Signed By Ah certificate_of_authenticity and Instruction as to WearingAward document in A4 format (21cm x 30cm, or 8 x 12 inches), dated Berlin, 1. May 1937, below typed reason for the award (for grand merit in the field of German literature and promotion and advancement of vlkisch views in German culture, signed in ink by A. Hitler (original signature, not facsimile); below Professor name and province (Weimar). Document is unfolded, near mint condition. This is an extremely rare award document. (Illustrated on page 260