Germany, Heer. An Iron Cross, Ii Class, Award Document To Gefreiter Alwin Erdmann, 1941 Hold reverse inscribed "WATCH AND BE

reverse inscribed "WATCH AND BE SOBER" overlaying an upward pointing sword and surrounded by the inscription "FOR FIVE YEARS FIDELITY"

the cover with a black Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and an inscription of “DEUTSCHES REICH SOLDBUCH”

and being shelled the whole time

Immediately adjacent to the kitchen was an old German trench

Germany, Heer. An Iron Cross, Ii Class, Award Document To Gefreiter Alwin Erdmann, 1941 Hold reverse inscribed "WATCH AND BE(Auszeichnungsdokument). An Iron Cross, II Class, award document to Gefreiter Alwin Erdmann, of the 7th Company of the Schtzen Regiment 111, issued in the field on 21 December 1941, presenting a signature in black ink, stamped with an official seal in red ink, measuring 14 cm (w) x 19. 9 cm (h), displaying a central folding crease, mild scuffing, and in overall very fine condition.