A North German Lloyd (Aka Bremen Line) "D. Berlin" Tally Ribbon Auction Archive survived his own wartime service

survived his own wartime service overseas as an officer with the Royal Regiment of Canada and returned from the war to manage the family firm

meant to be used by soldiers whose job (observer

name hand scratched on reverse

As verified by the recipient

War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronzed tombac

A North German Lloyd (Aka Bremen Line) "D. Berlin" Tally Ribbon Auction Archive survived his own wartime service(Deutsche Arbeitsfront, Kraft durch Freude): Black rayon with machine woven gold coloured celleon threading, inscribed "M. S. Wilhelm Gustloff" in Gothic script, flanked by the red, white and gold embroidered Nazi flag at the left and the red, white and gold embroidered German Labour Front flag at the right, 32 mm x 850 mm, scattered pinholes at either end, extremely fine. Footnote: The M. S. Wilhelm Gustloff was constructed as a cruise ship for the