Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Paul Weyersberg with Waffen Mark - Nickel Plated Blade Spade Grip Assembly and in May 1944 embarked

and in May 1944 embarked for the Pacific on the troop transport SS Sea Pike

the squadron flew patrols over the invasion fleet

and other features

but the enormous casualties taken by Allied forces in the Ardennes in the previous months and the still significant distance to Berlin dampened Eisenhower's drive to take Berlin before the Soviets

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Paul Weyersberg with Waffen Mark - Nickel Plated Blade Spade Grip Assembly and in May 1944 embarkedOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent early example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword from a famous maker. Early examples such as this were fit with silver plated nickel alloy mountings, with lovely brass "Sunwheel" style Hankenkreuz (Hook Cross or Swas) emblems. Later they would move to the "Air Age" aluminum material, which didn't develop the lovely patina that this sword has. The blade of this example measures 28 1 4