Taz Wrote:...... I notice the III Reich items in your fathers awards are with the swastika and not the 1957 regulation type.......Eddie,
the GDR did not allow any WWII awards, not the 1957-type or the original.
All WWII awards of my father were lost somewhere east of the Oder where he discarded them in February 1945 just prior to surrendering to the Soviets. I purchased the replacements on ebay a few years ago for the display. Only the GDR awards are the actual pieces awarded to him, and only they are backed by documents in my possession. I have just photographs of my father in uniform wearing the WWII awards.
Dietrich
