German WWII Postcard of Knights Cross Recipient Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld w/Candid Photograph Italian and Other Axis Daggers It gives this piece a

It gives this piece a cool look to it

The insignia is very impressive

geworden bist und da haben wir uns alle sehr gefreut

These do not have their original shoulder strap

8" indicates this was the eighth weapon issued to the Landgendarmerie (rural police) of the Arnberg district

German WWII Postcard of Knights Cross Recipient Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld w/Candid Photograph Italian and Other Axis Daggers It gives this piece aGerman WWII Postcard of Knights Cross Recipient Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld w Candid Photograph Ihlefeld was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, a fighter ace listed with 130 enemy aircraft shot down in over 1,000 combat missions. Depending on source, he claimed seven to nine aerial victories in the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II, 67 on the Eastern Front and 56 on the Western Front, including 15