Germany, Heer. An Iron Cross Ii Class Document, Signed By Kc W/Swords Winner Josef Harpe, 1941 Newly Listed for action against enemy Japanese

for action against enemy Japanese forces from April 26 to June 5

the latter surrounded by an enameled green palm wreath

It was issued on October 15

with his medical records indicating that he also suffered from Iritis (painful inflammation of the iris of the eye) and that his "Heart (was) not enlarged

He was released to pension on December 6

Germany, Heer. An Iron Cross Ii Class Document, Signed By Kc W/Swords Winner Josef Harpe, 1941 Newly Listed for action against enemy JapaneseThe document is named to San. Feldwebel (Medical Sergeant) Hackbarth (no first name given). It is dated to June 30, 1941 and signed in blue crayon by the Commander of the 12th Panzer Division, Generalmajor Josef Harpe (1887 1968), a recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Measuring 139 mm (w) x 200 mm (h), with some scuffing, a folding crease, and extensive creasing throughout, remaining in fine condition. Footnote: Josef Harpe was