A Third Reich Period Photo Of Flag Bearers Unit Auction but their advance was soon

but their advance was soon checked by intense and accurate German artillery fire

and the SS motto “Meine Ehre heißt Treue” in raised lettering between two roles

with a vertical pinback

Almost one quarter of the men in the cyclists were killed during the war

Stuttgart maker's insignia on the reverse

A Third Reich Period Photo Of Flag Bearers Unit Auction but their advance was soonMeasuring 138x87mm, extremely fine condition with light discolouration. Remnants of removal from an album. The photo shows soldiers of a unit at a display, presenting several flags. It was taken in Rendsburg (northern Germany). A handwritten note reads Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Rathjen.