Russia, Imperial. An Icon Of Our Lady Of Tikhvin, Retrieved By A German Soldier During Operation Barbarossa Archive with an inverted face allowing

with an inverted face allowing the pilot the ability to read the watch without having to turn the watch the opposite way up

gesch" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the reverse

9 General Hospital at Rouen

award document for the Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 (17 May 1944)

with alternating arms of one and three projecting rays

Russia, Imperial. An Icon Of Our Lady Of Tikhvin, Retrieved By A German Soldier During Operation Barbarossa Archive with an inverted face allowingA striking and extremely well preserved icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin. Constructed of a gessoed wooden base, the obverse bears a hand painted image of the Theotokos holding the infant Christ, with her hand pointing to her son as the saviour. With the exception of the subjects faces, hands, and feet, the image is covered by an ornate silvered brass tin revetment which features the details of the robes of both Christ and the Theotokos, complete with