A Birthday Letter Addressed To The Führer From A German Prisoner Of War In Texas certificate_of_authenticity light contact and gilt wear

light contact and gilt wear evident on the buckle

is awarding Order of Merit

one prong missing

It has come directly from a Canadian Second War family whose relative gathered a few different badges during the war period

A Birthday Letter Addressed To The Führer From A German Prisoner Of War In Texas certificate_of_authenticity light contact and gilt wearThis is a very unique and a one of a kind example of a birthday letter addressed to Adolf Hitler, written by a German prisoner of war, named Obergefreiter Johann Epting. The letter is addressed to An den Fhrer (To the Fhrer) Adolf Hitler, Obersalzberg Berchtesgaden, Germany Deutschland with a return address of Camp Swift Texas CO. 5. GPO Box 20. New York, N. Y. U. S. A. Translated, the letter reads My Fhrer (Texas, March 16th, 44) For your birthday I