Measuring 55x79mm, near mint condition. It shows Fronhöfer wearing the Knight’s Cross, the Iron Cross 1st Class (1914) with Clasp, the Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class, and what is presumably a Panzer Badge.
Footnote: Erich Fronhöfer was born in Ragaischen, East Prussia (present-day Nagornoje, Russia) on December 27, 1895. He volunteered for service in the Füsilier Regiment No. 34 on August 19, 1914. He became a Lieutenant during the First War, was wounded twice and suffered from gas poisoning, earning him the Wound Badge in Silver. He was also decorated with the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class. After the war Fronhöfer was taken over into the Reichswehr. In 1934, at the time in the rank of Hauptmann (Captain), he was appointed Adjutant of the Inspector of Motorized Troops. In December 1935 he was promoted to Major. In October 1936 Fronhöfer took command of the Motorized Combat Troops Demonstration Battalion, testing new equipment and tactics. He went on to teach tactical courses at the Panzer Troop School. He became an Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) at the beginning of 1939. In June of 1940 Fronhöfer was appointed Commander of Infantry Regiment 900 at the Infantry School in Döberitz. In August he was made Commander of Panzer Regiment 10, which he led during the Balkan campaign, yet was not involved in combat. Afterwards Fronhöfer led the same unit to the northern part of the Eastern Front during the attack on Russia. For his successful leadership of this unit he was awarded the Knight’s Cross on July 24, 1941. He was promoted to Oberst (Colonel) later that year. In early 1942 Fronhöfer returned to Germany due to having fallen ill. He recovered and was assigned as Commander of several training units. He reached his highest rank, MajorGeneral, on August 1, 1944. In September of 1944 Fronhöfer was redeployed to Italy, and in April of 1945 briefly to the Eastern Front. After the war he spent three years as a POW of the British. Fronhöfer died on January 12, 1970.