Decorations included:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, classic production by Steinhauer & Lück. Blackened iron core with silver frame, reverse marked “800” silver, unmarked suspension ring, complete on original worn neck ribbon section. Weight 31.5 grams. Worn piece in good condition.
German Cross in Gold. Early production by Deschler, München with genuine silver plate, reverse with 6 ball rivets. Worn piece, the early short pin was replaced in field conditions during the war. Worn piece in good condition.
Iron Cross 1939 1st Class. Blackened iron core, slightly convex, without maker's mark. Worn, in good condition.
Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class, on ribbon, without maker's mark, condition 2.
Panzer Assault Badge in Silver, brass hollow-pressed “cut out” version. Lightly worn, pin replaced during the war. In good condition.
Wound Badge 1939 in Gold. 1st model “Legion Condor”. Fire-gilded brass, hollow-pressed and crimped. Lightly worn, in good condition.
Commemorative Medal for March 13, 1938 on ribbon, condition 2.
Commemorative Medal for October 1, 1938, on ribbon with clasp “Prager Burg”, condition 2.
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class for 4 years service on ribbon.
Eastern Front Medal, on ribbon.
Bulgaria Order of Bravery IV Class on triangular ribbon
Slovakia Commemorative Medal 1939, on ribbon. Condition 2.
Plus ribbon bar with 7 decorations: Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class. Eastern Front Medal. Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4 years. Commemorative Medals March 13, 1938 and October 1, 1938 with clasp “Prager Burg”. Bulgaria Order of Bravery IV Class. Slovakia Commemorative Medal 1939.
Personal identification tag “1/Pz.R. 3 - 181”, aluminum, condition 2.
Pair of collar tabs and shoulder boards as Lieutenant Colonel Panzer-Regiment 3, bright version for dress field tunic or parade tunic. Only lightly worn, condition 2+. Plus another set for field tunic in matte finish. Heavily worn, 1 rank star missing, condition 2.
Additionally 3 sleeve eagles for parade tunic.
Documents and certificates:
Performance book German Reich Committee for Physical Exercise for German Gymnastics and Sports Badge, 1929-1931.
Performance badge of the DRA for Reich Youth Badge, 1929, with pin.
Certificate of entry into Stahlhelm association 1930, issued February 20, 1934. Plus Stahlhelm association Saxony state arm badge.
Appointment as officer candidate in 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiment March 1, 1934.
Military pass, issued by Cavalry Regiment 12 for years 1934-1936, with fine early uniform photo as cavalryman.
Swimming certificate from 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiment as NCO, dated 1935.
Enlistment certificate for Reichsheer dated July 23, 1934 and Wehrmacht March 20, 1936
Performance certificate DLRG October 5, 1935 as officer candidate, with fine uniform photo, with wearing pin, membership card, examination certificate.
German Reich passport Albrecht Kurt Georg v. Boxberg, issued 1938.
Graduation certificate War School München October 29, 1935
Promotion certificate to Senior Officer Candidate, War School München, October 25, 1936.
Certificate of War School München for passed officer examination October 26, 1935.
Large appointment certificate to Lieutenant, Berlin, April 20, 1936, with original signature “Reich War Minister v. Blomberg”.
Military pass, issued by Panzer-Regiment 3, Bamberg, January 26, 1938, with uniform photo as Lieutenant, completely filled with all entries: promotions up to Lieutenant Colonel April 20, 1945, all decorations up to German Cross in Gold and Knight's Cross etc. Last entry April 20, 1945.
From the pay book only page 21/22 remains with all decorations, the rest of the pay book was confiscated from Boxberg during captivity. On the page handwritten remark by v. Boxberg “Rest of pay book, before it was taken from me...”.
Award certificate for Medal Commemorating March 13, 1938, Berlin, November 8, 1938.
Certificate for Long Service Award 4th Class as Lieutenant in staff Panzer Regiment 3, issued Würzburg, July 10, 1938 with original signature of regiment commander Colonel.
Military pass, issued by Panzer-Regiment 3 for year 1939, with fine uniform photo as Lieutenant.
Possession certificate Medal Commemorating October 1, 1938 with clasp (Prager Burg) as First Lieutenant I./Panzer-Regiment 3, issued Vienna October 25, 1939.
Large promotion certificate to First Lieutenant, issued Berlin, February 28, 1939, with original signature “Army Commander-in-Chief v. Brauchitsch”. Folded, condition 2-.
Leadership examination of workshop company I./Panzer-Regiment for classes 1, 2, 3 and tracks under 10 t., Vienna-Mödling, September 20, 1940.
Certificate for Wehrmacht auxiliary motor vehicle expert as First Lieutenant, issued by Panzer Regiment 3, dated Vienna, October 5, 1940.
Possession certificate for Panzer Assault Badge in Silver, May 18, 1940, with original signature Lieutenant General Veiel, Division Commander 2nd Panzer Division.
Award certificate for Wound Badge in Black, June 25, 1940.
Award certificate for Slovak Commemorative Medal 1939, issued Bratislava September 1, 1940. Plus German translation and authorization certificate for acceptance, dated Berlin, January 28, 1941.
Award certificate for Iron Cross 2nd Class as First Lieutenant, issued Vienna, November 3, 1939, with original signature Lieutenant General Veiel, Division Commander 2nd Panzer Division.
Award certificate for Iron Cross 1st Class, as First Lieutenant 1./Panzer-Regiment 3, issued Selles, May 31, 1940, with original signature Lieutenant General Veiel, Division Commander 2nd Panzer Division. Reverse with handwritten note by Boxberg: “please keep carefully. If possible send me a bent Iron Cross I to keep the awarded Iron Cross I as memento, which is unfortunately completely straight and one constantly gets caught on it”.
Provisional possession certificate for German Cross in Gold as First Lieutenant and company commander 1./Panzer Regiment 3, issued Army High Command Headquarters, December 15, 1941, original signature “Army Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal v. Brauchitsch”.
Possession certificate for Bulgarian Order of Bravery IV Class 2nd Grade, issued Army High Command Headquarters, August 25, 1942.
Certificate for Eastern Front Medal as Major, awarded September 18, 1942.
Examination certificate for driving a motor vehicle, issued by Panzer Regiment 3 workshop company June 19, 1943.
Award certificate for Wound Badge in Gold as Major in Panzer Regiment 3, dated July 10, 1943, original signature Lieutenant General Vollrath Lübbe, Division Commander 2nd Panzer Division.
Domestic annual hunting license, issued Vienna, March 23, 1944, with uniform photo.
Provisional possession certificate for Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 as Major and Commander II./Panzer Regiment 3, issued Army High Command Headquarters February 12, 1944, with original signature Lieutenant General Burgdorf.
Various congratulatory letters for award of Knight's Cross, including congratulation from local group leader and deputy mayor of home community Kleinwelke (Bautzen district) April 27, 1944.
Assignment to Army High Command May 3, 1944.
Military pass, issued by Army High Command/Army Personnel Office from May 19, 1944 with fine uniform photo as Major with Knight's Cross.
Large framed portrait as Major with freshly awarded Knight's Cross, charcoal drawing, drawn in Russia, signed 1944. Dimensions 44.5 x 56.5 cm.

Post-1945 career with Bundeswehr:
Situation report from prisoner of war camp Pullach near München June 1, 1945 “For Officers Only!” Highly interesting circular written by Colonel General Friessner to captured officers in camp with presentation of current political situation after capitulation and behavioral rules for soldiers.
Copy from 1938 military pass with details of wounds 1940-1943, Bonn 1955.
Bundeswehr military pass, issued May 21, 1958 with photo and entries of all World War II decorations.
Miniature of Knight's Cross of Iron Cross 1957 version.
Miniature of Order of St. John Legal Knight.
Miniature chain 1957 version with 10 decorations: German Cross in Gold. Knight's Cross of Iron Cross. Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class 1939 Wound Badge in Gold. Panzer Assault Badge in Silver. Eastern Front Medal. Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4 years. DLRG badge. Federal Republic sports badge. Bulgaria Order of Bravery. Plus cloth badges of DLRG, sports badge.
Large folder with award certificate for status of career soldier, Bonn June 9, 1956, with original signature Federal President Theodor Heuss, countersigned Blank.
Appointment certificate to Lieutenant Colonel of Bundeswehr, Bonn, December 9, 1955, original signature Federal President Theodor Heuss, countersigned Blank.
Appointment certificate to Colonel, dated February 23, 1961, with original signature F.J. Strauß.
Certificate as Honorary Knight of Order of St. John, original signature Oskar Prince of Prussia Bad Pyrmont, July 20, 1961.
, plus appointment as Legal Knight, issued October 28, 1961, original signature Wilhelm Karl Prince of Prussia.
Retirement certificate as Colonel September 30, 1971.
House pass Federal Chancellery Bonn 1954.
Certificate German Sports Badge in Gold 1959.
Annual hunting license 1968.
Silver and Gold Honorary Pin for services to comradeship of Vienna Panzer Division December 12, 1969 and May 9, 1975.
Certificate for 25-year membership German Bundeswehr Association February 1, 1982. Plus various other documents from Bundeswehr period.

A large comprehensive estate of a brave panzer officer, in this completeness very rarely found.
The estate is 100% cohesive and original in all parts and was in a well-known private collection for many years, directly from family possession. Nothing was added after 1945. For this we give our lifetime authenticity guarantee.

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Wehrmacht: Large collection of decorations and documents of Knight's Cross recipient Lieutenant Colonel Albrecht von Boxberg, Commander II./Panzer-Regiment 3

This estate of Oberstleutnant Albrecht von Boxberg, Knight's Cross recipient and commander of the II. Battalion of Panzer Regiment 3, represents an exceptionally complete collection of military decorations and documents spanning both the Wehrmacht era and his subsequent Bundeswehr career.

Panzer Regiment 3 was one of the Wehrmacht's most distinguished armored units, belonging to the 2nd Panzer Division under Generalleutnant Rudolf Veiel. This division played a crucial role in the early successes of the German panzer forces, particularly during the 1940 French campaign and the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa in 1941.

The decorations in this estate reflect the typical career path of a successful panzer officer. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, manufactured by the renowned firm Steinhauer & Lück, was the Wehrmacht's highest bravery decoration and was awarded to only about 7,300 individuals. The classic construction with blackened iron core and silver frame corresponds to the quality standards of the early to middle war period.

The German Cross in Gold by Deschler München was another high-ranking decoration introduced in 1941 as an intermediate grade between the Iron Cross First Class and the Knight's Cross. The early manufacture with genuine silver plate and six ball rivets characterizes a high-quality piece from the award's initial period.

Particularly noteworthy is the Wound Badge in Gold in the first model “Legion Condor”. This decoration was awarded to soldiers wounded five times or more, or who suffered severe war disabilities. The designation “Legion Condor” refers to the first model already used during the Spanish Civil War.

Documentation of the military career begins in the Weimar period with entry into the Stahlhelmbund in 1930, a paramilitary veterans' organization. The transition to the Wehrmacht occurred through the 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Regiment before transfer to Panzer Regiment 3 in Bamberg.

The Wehrpass documents an impressive career from recruitment as an officer candidate in 1934 to promotion to Oberstleutnant on April 20, 1945, the last day Hitler celebrated his birthday. The award of the Knight's Cross on February 12, 1944, by the Army High Command under Generalleutnant Burgdorf marks the pinnacle of the Wehrmacht career.

After 1945, the estate documents successful integration into the Bundeswehr. The appointment as a professional soldier in 1956 by Federal President Theodor Heuss and later promotion to Oberst by Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss in 1961 demonstrate the continuity of the military career. Admission to the Order of St. John as a Knight of Justice in 1961 underscores the officer's social standing in the postwar period.

The miniature chain of the 1957 pattern corresponds to the provisions of the Federal Republic of Germany's Order Law, which permitted wearing Wehrmacht decorations in “denazified” form. This regulation allowed veterans to continue documenting their military achievements without displaying the political symbols of the Nazi regime.

This estate is remarkable not only for its completeness but also as testimony to 20th-century German military history. It documents the transition from Wehrmacht to Bundeswehr and the integration of former Wehrmacht officers into the democratic armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The careful preservation of all documents and decorations over decades makes this estate an extraordinary historical document of German military history.

The foreign decorations, including the Bulgarian Order of Bravery and Slovak Commemorative Medal, reflect the alliance system of the Axis powers and the international dimension of Wehrmacht service. Such awards were common among German officers who served alongside allied forces in various theaters of operation.