German Officer Grouping – Arthur Kerp – Major Battles! Somme!

A beautiful set from world war one German Oberleutnant Arthur Kerp, born 12 July 1883 in Koblenz

• Command of a machine gun unit
• Transfer to staff as adjutant
• Later infantry assignment
• Discharge in 1918

Confirms participation in major WWI battles:

• Somme (1914)
• Rawka-Bzura (1915)
• Naroch Lake (1916)
• Aisne-Champagne (1917)
• Flanders (1918)

The medal bar consists of:

Iron Cross 2nd Class
Hindenburg Cross
25-Year Faithful Service Medal

The Iron Cross 2nd Class is marked “KO”, which stands for Königliches Münzamt, Berlin.

The Hindenburg Cross is marked “B.H.L”.

The 25-Year Faithful Service Medal is unmarked.