Germany, Heer. A Photo Album Belonging To A Member Of The Afrika Korps Auction plus front and back cover

plus front and back cover in same

some hairline cracking to white enamel

a very rare version of the Officer breast star

marked "First Published in 1915"

An Army (Heer) Dagger by Carl Eickhorn

Germany, Heer. A Photo Album Belonging To A Member Of The Afrika Korps Auction plus front and back coverThis is an extensive and very well preserved photo album belonging to a member of the Afrika Korps, consisting of 20 black cardboard pages, each separated by a translucent wax paper sheet bearing a spider web design. The pages bear 267 black and white photographs of varying sizes. Handwritten inscriptions provide context for the photographs, which include street scenes and sightseeing images of Tripoli and Benghazi, along with depictions of locals and