Grouping of Documents and Awards Relating to Pahl Family and Two Sons, Both Who Were Killed During WW2, the grouping relates to the service of Edmund Pahl and Otto Pahl. Consisting of 1939 Iron Cross 2nd class with its original citation awarded to Gefreiten Pahl 6./ Inf Rgt 55, which was awarded on 9th November 1939 and is signed by Knights Cross winner and commander of the 17th Infantry division Generalmajor Herbert Loch. Also accompanying these items is a typed document sent to the family on 10th December 1939 which translates as, ‘The company is sending you the award certificate for the Iron Cross II class, which your son Edmund, who unfortunately died so young, earned through his brave behaviour in the campaign against Poland’, and also a handwritten letter dated 27th November 1939 assuming from his commanding officer, possibly describing the action in which their son was killed. Black wound badge and award certificate also awarded to Edmund Pahl for a wound on 12th September 1939, presented in the field 11th January 1940, obviously posthumously, as it would appear he was killed or died in 1939. Small photograph believed to be Edmund Pahl in uniform and two other documents sent to the father, Albert Pahl; Grouping of documents of Otto Pahl, who served in 8./Inf Rgt 186, including preliminary award document for the Krim shield (Krimschild) award with signature of Generalfeldmarschall von Manstein, printed document relating to Obergefreiter Otto Pahl and the forwarding of a photograph of his grave dated 6. November 1944. Another typed document relating to the death of Otto Pahl and his grave. Hand drawn map on tracing style paper, typed document in relation to a wound and another typed document in two. These are accompanied by a reproduction Krim shield. An interesting family group.