Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Wehrpaß To Ss-Rottenführer Wilhelm Kopystka Hold number engraved "23672" on the

number engraved "23672" on the edge

Purple Heart Award Certificate (inscribed "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS

This cross was recovered from a bombed out Zimmermann factory (the large quantity of goods from destroyed Zimmermann factory was purchased by eMedals circa 2000

loss of gilt and silver finish evident throughout

Crew took to their boats an hour after last torpedo struck ship and stood by for rescuing ships seen in the distance

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Wehrpaß To Ss-Rottenführer Wilhelm Kopystka Hold number engraved "23672" on the(Waffen SS Wehrpa). A well preserved Waffen SS Wehrpa to SS Rottenfhrer Wilhelm Kopystka, constructed of a card stock binding with all 54 paginated interior pages intact and bearing a small number of handwritten entries, retaining a certified studio photo of the bearer, measuring 105 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), with minor material fatigue evident, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: Wilhelm Kopystka was born on 4 September 1911 and entered Waffen SS