Germany, Wehrmacht. A Collection Of Correspondence & Photographs Of Hans Kruppa Hold the reverse bearing an illegible

the reverse bearing an illegible stamped inscription hidden by the obverse applique

measuring 59mm in navy blue wool base with a machine embroidered rank chevron in silvery/grey threads

the reverse inscribed in Malay written in Arabic characters (without the unwritten small vowels) ‘Dmhkootakn / Dbali Lbsr / Krajan’

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Collection Of Correspondence & Photographs Of Hans Kruppa Hold the reverse bearing an illegible(Kriegsbriefe). This is an extensive collection of Second War period correspondence, documentation, and photographs from Hans Leopold Kruppa. Born 29 September 1920 in Hamburg, Kruppa served in the Heer (Army) during the war and saw action on the Eastern Front. The group contains numerous letters address to Kruppas mother, Helene Kruppa, from the front, as well as a number of black and white photographs and cards. All letters are dated between 1942