maker marked "BK" (Braća Knaus
both remains extremely fine
and a tri-colour metal cockade
500 British troops aiding the anti-Bolshevik White Russian government of Admiral Alexander Kolchak
seven Army Shoulder Titles (in brass
Germany, Heer. An Ek2 Document To Defender Of Normandy, Signed By Oak Leaves Recipient Oberst Pietzonka Auction Archive maker marked "BK" (Braća KnausThe document is named to Obergrenadier Alfons Kurlenda of the 5th Company of Festungs Stamm (Fortress Cadre unit) I on the 25th Army Corps. It is dated to Brest, Brittany, on September 17, 1944, one day prior to the surrender of the German forces occupying the city. Pietzonka signed it in blue ink. Measuring 140 (w) x 200 (h) mm, with light scuffing, a folding crease, and two punched holes, remains very fine. The document was never handed out to the