Germany, Wehrmacht. A Officer’s Sword Hanger Auction Archive the former bearing a dedication

the former bearing a dedication from Christiansen in his capacity as Korpsführer

obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of King Sisavang Vong King of Laos

Footnote: The lands of Czechoslovakia had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire since the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620 crushed Bohemian independence

Success in Aachen was measured by the number of houses captured

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Officer’s Sword Hanger Auction Archive the former bearing a dedication(Wehrmacht birnenfrmiges Trageleder fr das Offiziersschwert). Constructed of an elongated brown leather strap, the top riveted into a loop for the accommodation of an aluminum ring, the obverse stitched with a functional magnetic metal spring clip, unmarked, measuring 5 cm (w) x 19. 5 cm (l), used across branches but intended for use with the Heer Officers sword, demonstrating minor material fatigue and surface oxidation to the leather and clip,