A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive two Captain's Insignia (sterling silver

two Captain's Insignia (sterling silver

In March of 1881

with mobilization headquarters at Vancouver

15 mm x 22

nice original ribbon

A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive two Captain's Insignia (sterling silverA photo, measuring 180x129mm, very fine condition, minor discolouration and intermittent warping. It shows Herbert Backe awarding a decoration to a civilian. Footnote: Herbert Friedrich Wilhelm Backe (18961947) was born in Batumi, Georgia, which at the time was under Russian control. His father had been a Prussian officer who left the military and became a merchant. When the First World War began, Backe was interned due to being a Prussian citizen.