A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive reading “The production of orders

reading “The production of orders and medals is subject to the control of the presidential chancellery

Order of the German Eagle with Swords by Godet  - Neck cross in silver gilt and enamels

1 page) from 1965

2 mm x 29 mm)

s by a private firm

A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive reading “The production of ordersA photo, measuring 180x129mm, very fine condition, minor discolouration and intermittent warping. It shows Herbert Backe awarding a decoration to a civilian. Footnote: Herbert Friedrich Wilhelm Backe (18961947) was born in Batumi, Georgia, which at the time was under Russian control. His father had been a Prussian officer who left the military and became a merchant. When the First World War began, Backe was interned due to being a Prussian citizen.