A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive The 20th Battalion was raised

The 20th Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G

while the SA insignia exhibits extensive contact and colour fading

embarked Madang for Torokina on Bougainville Island

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He was struck off strength on 8th March 1945 and was appointed to The Reserve Special Section

A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe Auction Archive The 20th Battalion was raisedA 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.