Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and bearing a central machine-embroidered

and bearing a central machine-embroidered golden-yellow inscription of “KRETA” flanked by acanthus leaves

(Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Armband)

A German Red Cross (DRK) Schwesternschaft (Sisterhood) badge

and a cover letter of the same measurements

and his unit was dedicated to monitoring the Atlantic coast

Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and bearing a central machine-embroidered(Kriegsmarine Konvolut fr einen Kapitnleutnant und Trger des Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). A fascinating and superb collection of awards, documents, and photos from the estate of Kapitnleutnant Erwin Leesten, a recipient of the German Cross in Gold who, as part of a distinguished wartime career, initially served aboard the Type 1924 Torpedo Boat Wolf, before holding a variety of command positions in both torpedo boat and minesweeper units in the Baltic