CJA10 Grouping of Micro S&L Knights Cross and associated documents for a Heer armored officer

Grouping of Micro S&L Knights Cross and associated documents for a Heer armored officer, includes a service worn Steinhauer Lück A-type Knights Cross with a short length of aged and soiled neck ribbon, sewn into a doubled position and having a (chipped) white glass button and braided closure loop, the cross itself has a pleasing age patina and exhibits very little wear to the painted core, reverse of cross and suspension clip with finished ends are each stamped 800, further included are several items associated with the recipient Rudolf Kurzreiter: a hard copy 1938 edition of Mein Kampf with a torn cellophane cover, three Feldpost envelopes with letters sent to his family in '42 and '43 plus a Feldpostbrief mailed in '43, in addition there are two pre war postcards plus a photo the recipient with comrades as member of the Austrian Heimatschutz as well as a certificate for membership in an Innsbruck-based NS organization, further there is a small period photo of Herr Kurzretiter as a Panzerjäger Leutnant wearing a field grey assault gun wrap with pink piped skull tabs and with a TDB visible on the right upper sleeve plus two copies of a photograph of the recipient wearing the Knights Cross and clothed in a splinter pattern camouflaged wrap, also included are photocopies of '70s era newspaper articles having to do with Mr Kurzreiter's activities in Canada, the set also includes the original multi-page Certificate of Authenticity as well as a copy of the receipt from eMedals, lastly copies of correspondence to the Kurzreiter family from the consignor accompany the set, the group was purchased in 2012 by eMedals directly from Mr Kurzreiter's son and, according to their documentation, Rudolf Kurzreiter was awarded the Knights Cross for fighting on the eastern front, the eMedals documentation states that 'Commander Kurzreiter was stationed at Dieppe during the ill fated Canadian raid of August 1942 where a total of 3,623 men (almost 60%) who made it ashore were either killed, wounded, or captured. As told, Kurzreiter observed the battle from high ground and admired the determination and fighting ability of the Canadians attempting to land on the shore', finally, the consignor states that additional awards and documents remain with the family and may become available in the future, please inquire to info@virtualgrenadier.com for additional information and detailed photos, USD $14,250 SOLD