Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Generalmajor Johannes Hochbaum, Commander in Occupied Franc consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The lugs on either side

The lugs on either side of the helmet served two purposes: they were mounting points for the heavy brow plate that was designed to be worn with the helmet

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Woodrow Wilson

on an eight-pointed star base

(1879-1891 issue)

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Award Documents to Generalmajor Johannes Hochbaum, Commander in Occupied Franc consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The lugs on either side(Heer Verleihungsurkunden). A pair of award documents to Generalmajor Johannes Hochbaum, including: 1. One for a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, named to Hochbaum as an Oberst, awarded in Paris on 1 September 1941, certified by the handwritten signature of General Otto von Stlpnagel in his capacity as Militrbefehlshaber (Military Governor) of France, measuring 21 cm (w) x 31 cm (h), demonstrating minor creasing, in extremely fine condition. 2.