Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Soldbuch To Willy Schwebig, Atlantic Coast Service Auction Archive As the original officers died

As the original officers died off

with some wear to the black paint on the obverse

3) A Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918)

inscribed "DIGNISSIMO" at the upper left and "PRAEMIVM CONSTITVTVM / A

the highest award for valor of the country

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Soldbuch To Willy Schwebig, Atlantic Coast Service Auction Archive As the original officers died(Kriegsmarine Soldbuch). Constructed of a light brown card stock binding with 40 paginated interior pages filled with stamped and handwritten entries, retaining a replacement black and white photograph of the bearer, measuring 105 mm (w) x 145 mm (h), demonstrating material fatigue and soiling consistent with extensive wartime usage (including partial tape repairs), in very fine condition. Footnote: Wilhelm Willy (also noted as Willi) Schwebig was