Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Portepees Hold Mihiel was created by the

Mihiel was created by the Conseil Municipal of the town of Saint Mihiel on February 15

Due to his brutal methods he acquired the nickname “Bloody Ferdinand” (Blutiger Ferdinand) and became Hitler’s favourite commander

A unique Kriegsmarine identification tag

bordered by the inscription DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ (GERMAN RED CROSS) in gold on a black enamel field

Lippert was awarded the German Cross in Gold posthumously on February 20 and was promoted to SS-Obersturmbannführer

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Portepees Hold Mihiel was created by the(Portepees). A mixed lot of portepees, including: 1. A Heer NCOs sword portepee, consisting of a stylized silver aluminum wire acorn with a green cupule, suspended from a stem of identical construction, in turn descending from a green threaded corn trimmed with machine embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses, unmarked, measuring 42 cm in length, in near mint condition. 2. A Heer 7. Kompanie porepee, consisting of a stylized silver grey threaded acorn