Original Imperial German WWI Framed Hessian Tapestry Captured During World War II from Schloss Friedrichshof Castle by Member of General Patton’s Staff - 28 x 36½” U.S. Navy The lower left front and

The lower left front and side show stitch lines

assault sling

resulting in the B-5 type chute

so the original stock cartouches are legible

a 60-cutter flotilla of wooden 83-foot (25 m) Coast Guard cutters

Original Imperial German WWI Framed Hessian Tapestry Captured During World War II from Schloss Friedrichshof Castle by Member of General Patton’s Staff - 28 x 36½” U.S. Navy The lower left front andOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous Imperial German tapestry that was taken from Schloss Friedrichshof or Kronberg Castle by then Colonel Elton Hammond, the Chief of Signals on General George S. Pattons Personal Staff. The castle was the home of Phillip von Hessen (Prince and Landgrave of Hess) and, during Post World War II Occupation, was appropriated by Pattons Third Army. It was during this period that Hammond took the tapestry. The