Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold United Republic of a red leatherette exterior exhibiting

a red leatherette exterior exhibiting the insignia of the order

Three old style gilt buttons with raised eagle

Measuring 261 mm (w) x 210 mm (h)

15mm(w) x 17

A group of five incomplete Honour Crosses of the German Mother

Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold United Republic of a red leatherette exterior exhibiting(Kriegsmarine Konvolut fr einen Kapitnleutnant und Trger des Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). A fascinating and superb collection of awards, documents, and photos from the estate of Kapitnleutnant Erwin Leesten, a recipient of the German Cross in Gold who, as part of a distinguished wartime career, initially served aboard the Type 1924 Torpedo Boat Wolf, before holding a variety of command positions in both torpedo boat and minesweeper units in the Baltic