Thursday, September 16, 2010
隆美爾的懷錶
Erwin Rommel
A golden pocket watch of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Present on the bestowal of the Pour le mérite for Rommel's extraordinary achievements as Commander of the Württemberg Mountain Battalion at the Isonzo front-line between 25 October and 9 November 1917. On the inner cover engraved dedication "Dem Oblt. Rommel vom württemb. Gebirgsbtl. als kaiserlichen Dank - 10.12.1917 - Wilhelm IR" (To Oblt. Rommel of the Württemberg Mountain Btl. as a gesture of imperial thank - 10 December 1917 - Wilhelm Kaiser and King). On the exterior the crowned and enamelled Imperial monogram "W". White dial with maker's name "Gebr. Eppner Berlin". Gold hands, subsidiary second. Hallmark for gold.
Including a framed menu for the award ceremony of the Pour le mérite, on the frame a miniature decoration of the order and alpine flowers. As well as a telegram of Rommel in which he reports about the Pour le mérite and the pocket watch.
See Hermann Historica, auction 48, 22/23 April 2005, lot 7981: Rommel's action report of 9 November 1917, in which he summarises: that more than 6200 Italians were taken prisoner and 60 machine guns, 18 mountain guns, 600 pack-animals, 250 loaded carts and 12 trucks were captured for a loss of 6 killed and 22 wounded.
Present on the bestowal of the Pour le mérite for Rommel's extraordinary achievements as Commander of the Württemberg Mountain Battalion at the Isonzo front-line between 25 October and 9 November 1917. On the inner cover engraved dedication "Dem Oblt. Rommel vom württemb. Gebirgsbtl. als kaiserlichen Dank - 10.12.1917 - Wilhelm IR" (To Oblt. Rommel of the Württemberg Mountain Btl. as a gesture of imperial thank - 10 December 1917 - Wilhelm Kaiser and King). On the exterior the crowned and enamelled Imperial monogram "W". White dial with maker's name "Gebr. Eppner Berlin". Gold hands, subsidiary second. Hallmark for gold.
Including a framed menu for the award ceremony of the Pour le mérite, on the frame a miniature decoration of the order and alpine flowers. As well as a telegram of Rommel in which he reports about the Pour le mérite and the pocket watch.
See Hermann Historica, auction 48, 22/23 April 2005, lot 7981: Rommel's action report of 9 November 1917, in which he summarises: that more than 6200 Italians were taken prisoner and 60 machine guns, 18 mountain guns, 600 pack-animals, 250 loaded carts and 12 trucks were captured for a loss of 6 killed and 22 wounded.
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