Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Cruiser Emden Commemorative Album, with Prewar and Wartime Photographs consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1953 and is awarded for

1953 and is awarded for bravery and leadership on the battlefield

Herrmann became the wing’s first Commodore and was awarded the Oak Leaves on August 2

the gold-coloured Navy (Kreigsmarine) insignia on the left side exhibiting a pair of scuff marks

including a primary award document

tan-coloured sweatband stitched into the felt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Cruiser Emden Commemorative Album, with Prewar and Wartime Photographs consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1953 and is awarded for(Kreuzer Ermden Album mit Fotos). An extremely well preserved Cruiser Emden commemorative album, constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a faux brown leather exterior liner, the cover bearing a gilded and finely detailed depiction of the ship in profile, topped by an inscription of DIENSTERINNERUNGEN UND FAHRTEN MIT KREUZER EMDEN (SERVICE MEMORIES AND JOURNEY WITH CRUISER EMDEN), flanked by a coat of arms, the spine perforated with four holes