Germany, Weimar Republic. A Rare Identity Card to Later Admiral Otto Schniewind, for Marinebrigade Ehrhardt and Reichsmarine Service Hold over a field of white-enamel

over a field of white-enamel

Its strict bloodline mandates and small size (currently slightly more than 1

a “J” within a circle (date mark of 1934-1945) and a crowned “B”

four-level Ribbon Bar: 1 - Bronze Star with "V" Device

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Rare Identity Card to Later Admiral Otto Schniewind, for Marinebrigade Ehrhardt and Reichsmarine Service Hold over a field of white-enamel(Freikorps und Reichsmarine Truppen Ausweis). A rare and important identity card, constructed of pale blue card stock with multi coloured ink, the obverse bearing a certified black and white studio portrait of Otto Schniewind in a Marinebrigade Ehrhardt uniform, situated above handwritten details indicating that Schniewind was serving as part of 4. Maschinengewehr Kompanie, IV. Abteilung, Schiffsstammdivision der Nordsee, following the Marinebrigade