Werner Pankow – Infanterie-Regiment 151 (Wartime Signed)

Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Hauptmann Dr. Werner Pankow (2 February 1897 † 6 September 1980) served in the 61. Infanterie-Division of the German Army during the Second World War. As commander of II. Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 151, he distinguished himself in combat on the Eastern Front, earning the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes in 1941.

Awards and Decorations

• Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross – 20 September 1941, as Hauptmann d.R. und Führer of II./Infanterie-Regiment 151, 61. Infanterie-Division.

• Iron Cross (1939) 1st and 2nd Class.

• Additional Wehrmacht service awards.

Item Details

• Original wartime signature of Hauptmann Dr. Werner Pankow.

• Signed on a wartime postcard.

• Condition: Good, edges have been cut – otherwise well preserved.

Collector’s Note

Signatures of Heer Knight’s Cross recipients at the battalion commander level are relatively scarce, particularly from the early years of the war. This example, signed on a period postcard, offers collectors a desirable piece tied to the 61. Infanterie-Division and its Eastern Front operations.