Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Armband)

(Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Armband)

and bearing a central machine-embroidered golden-yellow inscription of “KRETA” flanked by acanthus leaves

obverse mark reads “LEMAITRE A PARIS ''

and his unit was dedicated to monitoring the Atlantic coast

A German Red Cross (DRK) Schwesternschaft (Sisterhood) badge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. The Awards, Documents, and Photos of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Leesten, German Cross in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Armband)(Kriegsmarine Konvolut fr einen Kapitnleutnant und Trger des Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). A fascinating and superb collection of awards, documents, and photos from the estate of Kapitnleutnant Erwin Leesten, a recipient of the German Cross in Gold who, as part of a distinguished wartime career, initially served aboard the Type 1924 Torpedo Boat Wolf, before holding a variety of command positions in both torpedo boat and minesweeper units in the Baltic