Germany – Third Reich: An official memorial certificate to Unteroffizier Sigmund Oertel, 2nd Battery, light Flak Detachment 86, dated 1st January 1942 for his death in action on 29th December 1941 in the fighting at the Mius River
Condition: at some point folded, otherwise in Good Condition
Light Flak Detachment 86 formed part of Panzergruppe 1 serving on the southern sector of the Eastern Front, by the time of Oertel’s death, the formation was involved in fighting against the large scale Red Army counteroffensives taking place along the Mius River.