Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn certificate_of_authenticity he was made commander of

he was made commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade in 1st Canadian Infantry Division

The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy and Marine Corps' Navy Cross

the swagger stick measures 665mm in length

Hitler split the Army Group South into two parts

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn certificate_of_authenticity he was made commander of(Heer Bajonett). A well preserved Heer commemorative dress bayonet, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side of the blade. Acid etched onto the obverse is a stylized banner bearing an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT (IN MEMORY OF MY