Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Greatcoat Belonging To U-Boat Ace And Knight’s Cross Recipient Helmut Witte Auction Archive Constructed of bronze and multi-coloured

Constructed of bronze and multi-coloured machine embroidery

with its period original ribbon and sword clasp

Instituted December 29

on January 17th

Footnote: Kurt Josef Waldheim was born on December 21

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Greatcoat Belonging To U-Boat Ace And Knight’s Cross Recipient Helmut Witte Auction Archive Constructed of bronze and multi-coloured(Kriegsmarine Mantel fr einen Ritterkreuztrger). A rare and extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine greatcoat belonging to U Boat ace and Knights Cross recipient Helmut Witte. Constructed of heavy dark navy blue wool, it features a turned down collar which transitions into double breast lapels. The shoulders are flanked by boards constructed of dark navy blue wool with card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping