Germany, SS. A Rare Wartime Signed Photo of Panzer Ace Michael Wittmann Hold the reverse inscribed “Verdienst um

the reverse inscribed “Verdienst um den Staat” (German - Merit for the State) within a laurel wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon

with a field-grey reverse strap

All suspended from a 105 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a field-grey wool reverse liner and horizontal pinback

In very good overall condition

the Impetigo or the gun shot wound to his neck

Germany, SS. A Rare Wartime Signed Photo of Panzer Ace Michael Wittmann Hold the reverse inscribed “Verdienst um(Waffen SS Panzerheld Foto mit Unterschrift). A rare wartime signed photo of Waffen SS Panzer ace and Hauptsturmfhrer Michael Wittmann (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, 14 January 1944; with Oak Leaves, 30 January 1944; and Swords, 22 June 1944), featuring a widely reproduced image of Wittmann wearing a crusher style visor cap and wool field jacket, with the Knights Cross protruding from his collar, the lower half of the image overlaid by his