Charter signed by Gotthard Heinrici and 3rd Reich 2nd class war merit cross with swords 1939 and photo's from OT-Einsatzgruppen in Russia

Very good condition 2nd class war merit cross with swords and original long ribbon. The medal is not maker marked.

Photo's from the Organisation Todt (OT) which were a paramilitary construction team. In the area of ​​the Soviet territories occupied from June 22, 1941, three OT "Einsatzgruppen". These troops were used to build roads for the army in Russia.

Charter was given to frontarbeiter Willi Deba from the O.T. Einsatz Rummler.

Signed in Army Headquartes on September 1st 1942 by Commanding General of the 4th Army in Russia Gotthard Heinrici.

Heinrici is considered as the premier defensive expert of the Wehrmacht. Late in January 1942, Heinrici was given command of the 4th Army

On 24 November 1943 he was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross for his leadership during the Battle of Orsha, during which the 4th Army taking defensive positions near the Orsha region in Belarus, temporarily halted the advance of the Western Front led by General Vasiliy Sokolovsky.[6] During the 4th Army's retreat, it inflicted heavy losses on the advancing Red Army. These successes contributed greatly to Heinrici's reputation as a defensive specialist. Later in 1943 he refused to obey an order to destroy the city of Smolensk by fire before the German army's retreat, and he was temporarily dismissed from his post as commander.

Code: 50160