AWARD DOCUMENTS OF DRIVER ADAM STOCK

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Good group of five award certificates presented to truck driver Adam Stock, attached to the staff of the 34th Infantry Division, includes: Partly printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Nov. 24, 1941, granting stock the War Merit Cross, Second Class with Swords. The certificate bears the large printed facsimile signature of Wehrmacht Field Marshal and Supreme Commander Walther von Brauchitsch, and is signed at the conclusion by the 34th Division's commanding general, FRIEDRICH FURST. Shows a horizontal fold, else very good. WITH: partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], July 31, 1944, granting Stock the "Kraftfahrbewahrungsabzeichen" ("Driver's Proficiency Badge") in bronze. Signed at the conclusion by the Division's commanding lieutenant-general, THEO-HELMUT LIEB (1889-1981). Shows a horizontal fold and some chips to the bottom left corner, else very good. WITH: partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], April 6, 1945, granting Stock the "Kraftfahrbewahrungsabzeichen" in silver. Lieb again signs at the conclusion as Division commander. Shows a horizontal fold, else very good. WITH: partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], July 15, 1942, granting Stock the Eastern Front Medal. Signed at the conclusion by a major and adjutant for the Division. Shows a horizontal fold, else very good. WITH: partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], April 10, 1945, granting Stock the Wound Badge in Black. Signed at the conclusion by an officer of a medical company. Shows a horizontal fold, else very good. Also present is a postcard bearing a printed portrait of von Brauchitsch, untranslated by us. Six pieces.