Outstanding WW1 & WW2 Document Grouping to Major Friedrich Führer (NA161)

Outstanding WW1 & WW2 Document Grouping to Major Friedrich Führer – Nachrichten-Abteilung 161, 61. Infanterie-Division / Heeresnachrichtenschule II / Führerreserve OKH

A remarkable and historically rich document grouping belonging to Major Friedrich Führer, a highly decorated German officer who served in both World Wars. As Commander of Nachrichten-Abteilung 161 of the 61. Infanterie-Division during World War II, Führer held a vital role in military communications on the Eastern Front. Following this command, he was assigned to the Heeresnachrichtenschule II (Army Signals School II), and later placed in the Führerreserve of the OKH.

This extensive grouping spans decades of service and includes:

• Original Soldbuch with entries

• Award document for the 1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

• Award document for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (dated 1919)

• Award documents for the Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen in Silber und Gold

• Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes

• Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 2. Klasse & 1. Klasse

• Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42” (East Front Medal)

• Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

• Typewritten Abschrift of a Divisions-Tagesbefehl (Daily Division Order) detailing the award and reasoning behind his 1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

• Additional wartime and postwar documents, providing insight into his long military career

This grouping is a rare and complete historical ensemble that traces the distinguished service of a career officer from the trenches of WW1 to key communications roles in WW2. Major Führer’s decorations, particularly the early award of the EK I in WW1, underscore his longstanding commitment and valor.