A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive reverse inscribed "FORTJENT" (Deserved) inside

reverse inscribed "FORTJENT" (Deserved) inside an open-ended wreath

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

1 page) from 1965

which was followed by two promotions in rank

A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive reverse inscribed "FORTJENT" (Deserved) insideA 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.