Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, By Otto Klein Auction featuring a handwritten signature of

featuring a handwritten signature of Kapitänleutnant Hans Bartels (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

where he was Killed in Action at the Battle of Amiens

with tattered replacement ribbon

with three retaining oilcloth identity passes and the remainder notably retaining a black-and-white studio portrait of the bearer

the obverses with blue and white enameled arms

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, By Otto Klein Auction featuring a handwritten signature of(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of cupal with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid radiant starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc bearing a black enameled mobile swastika, within a circular laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with a red enameled ring, the reverse with four visible rivets