Albert Langer – Grenadier-Regiment 51
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Albert Langer. Gefreiter Albert Langer (05.09.1924 † 24.05.1993) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 7, 1944 as Gefreiter und Gruppenführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 51 of the 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Knight’s Cross: “At the end of March 1944 the Soviets instigated a fierce battle between the Dnieper and Tschaussy rivers, in which the I./Grenadier-Regiment 51 (mot) was heavily involved. The Germans had by this time suffered heavy losses and after the 2. Kompanie of the Bataillon was no longer combat capable, it came down to 1. Kompanie and its handful of Grenadiers to carry on the fight. Among these was the machine-gunner Gefreiter Langer.
When a Soviet battalion, soon followed by another, commenced an attack on the German Kompanie, Langer was forced to take over control of his squad after its commanding Unteroffizier had fallen out due to a nervous breakdown. Throughout that day and the following night however the squad was able to hold its ground despite the heavy odds. Their situation vastly improved when they finally received an ammunition resupply during the night.
In the end Langer and his squad managed to fend off all strong Soviet attacks for four days during battles that raged both in daylight and darkness. This success was largely on account of Langer’s bravery and decisiveness, and it contributed significantly to the overall defensive triumph of the Bataillon. Thus on the third night of the battle already (26.03.1944) Langer was awarded the Iron Cross First Class and his comrades the Iron Cross Second Class. Afterwards Langer would be recommended for and receive the Knight’s Cross.” (Source: Traces of War)
Hans Lex – Panzer-Regiment “Großdeutschland”
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Hans Lex. Hauptmann Hans Lex (21.01.1916 † 11.08.1994) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 8, 1942 with 7. Kompanie/ Panzer-Regiment 203 and the Ritterkreuz on September 10, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 7. Kompanie/ Panzer-Regiment “Großdeutschland” of the Panzergrenadier Division “Großdeutschland”. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Knight’s Cross: “During the German Operation Citadel Oberleutnant Lex commanded a Kompanie of Panzer IV tanks. On the 15.07.1943 he and his Panzers were deployed as security to the west. Near Nowenskoje Lex recognized a Soviet tank assembly area, and without hesitating decided to catch the enemy armour there in a surprise attack. The Soviets were unable to offer effective resistance and soon lost 16 tanks while failing to knock out a single German tank. By his independent action Lex had thus eliminated a potential flank threat to the German forces in this area at minimal cost. He would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross in recognition.”
Karl Bieg – Grenadier-Regiment 868
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Karl Bieg. Major Karl Bieg (13.09.1909 † 12.10.1993) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 17, 1943 as Hauptmann und Führer of the II. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 868 of the 355. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 7,8×11,5cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “During the heavy fighting south of Kharkov Hauptmann Bieg managed to repulse the attacks by overwhelmingly vast enemy forces over the course of 15 consecutive major battle days. Despite being painfully wounded he remained with his Grenadiers and stood steadfast alongside them even though they were all being threatened by the Bolsheviks from the sides and rear. In the following days he and his brave unit fought their way through the enemy encirclement ring and occupied new blocking positions to the rear, once again holding these successfully against all the enemy’s furious attacks.”
Johannes “Hanns” Lutter – Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Johannes “Hanns” Lutter. Hauptmann Johannes “Hanns” Lutter (17.12.1912 † 13.03.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 21, 1942 as Leutnant in the 4. Staffel/ Zerstörergeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on October 5, 1941 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer of in the II. Gruppe/ Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 . Good condition. Measuring: 7,1×10,4cm. Comes with an extra signed card.
Jürgen Gauss – 12. Panzer-Division
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Jürgen Gauß. Hauptmann Jürgen Gauß (18.03.1918 † 04.09.1996) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 27, 1945 as Oberleutnant of the I. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 and the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Hauptmann und Führer of a Kampfgruppe of the 12. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9×12,4cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hauptmann Jürgen Gauss, born in Stettin, leader of an armoured Kampfgruppe in a Pomeranian Panzer-Division: During the last days of the Fifth Battle of Courland the Russians achieved a deep penetration near Frauenburg with strong tank/infantry forces, and threatened an important railway line. Two motorized enemy battalions pushed forward into a patch of forest with about 15 AFVs, and another 30-40 enemy tanks occupied a different forest. Thus Hauptmann Gauss commenced a counterattack with his numerically inferior Kampfgruppe. He smashed the foremost enemy armoured spearheads, destroyed the bulk of the escorting infantry, drove far beyond the ordered objective and cleared a second Soviet position in a swift attack, meaning that a village captured by the enemy as well as the edge of a forest was retaken. During this bold strike the Russians sustained bloody losses, which included 17 tanks, 4 anti-tank guns and numerous light infantry weapons destroyed. This was achieved with minimal friendly armour losses. These heavy losses forced the enemy to suspend their breakthrough attempts here.”
Erich Eichler – Artillerie-Regiment 20 (20. Panzer-Grenadier-Division)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Erich Eichler. Hauptmann Erich Eichler (19.08.1914 † 08.03.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 21, 1944 as Hauptmann with the II. Abteilung/ Artillerie-Regiment 20 of the 20. Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Gerhard Beier – Panzerjäger-Kompanie 1193
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Beier. Leutnant Gerhard Beier (11.12.1919 † 17.11.2005) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 17, 1945 as Leutnant und Führer of the Panzerjäger-Kompanie 1193 of the 93. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 7×10,2cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Erwin Cohrs – Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 67 (26. Panzer-Division)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Erwin Cohrs. Major Erwin Cohrs (19.02.1916 † 27.02.1994) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 8, 1943 with 6. Kompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 67 and the Ritterkreuz on December 9, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 67 of the 26. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 8,5×12,7cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “During the last days of October 1944 Allied forces made an advance near C. Condoli with strong forces. In response Major Cohrs launched a counterattack with his Grenadiers that threw the Allied troops back across the Savio river with heavy losses. By doing so he removed the impending danger of an Allied breakthrough, which would have had severe consequences for the Division’s entire frontline. Major Cohrs would thus subsequently be awarded the Knight’s Cross.”
Fritz Burkhardt – Grenadier-Regiment 417
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Fritz Burkhardt. Oberleutnant Fritz Burkhardt (22.03.1920 † 26.12.2002) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 17, 1944 with Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 417 and the Ritterkreuz on April 17, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 8. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 417 of the 168. Panzer-Division. Good Condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Hans Bujak – Grenadier-Regiment 7
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hans Bujak. Oberfeldwebel Hans Bujak (05.02.1914 † 20.03.1990) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 27, 1944 as Feldwebel und Zugführer of the 10. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 7 of the 252. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “On the 15.07.1944 the Russians succeeded in breaking into the frontline of the 252. Infanterie-Division in a forest north of Lake Luksias. An immediate counterthrust to seal off this penetration failed, and in the process the commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 7 (Hauptmann Gräbsch) fell in battle. During this time Bujak’s Zug (consisting of 21 men) had the mission of holding a hill and a defile between lakes. In the late afternoon of this day the Soviets penetrated between Bujak’s Zug and the lake, and they went on to firmly establish themselves in a forest along the Division’s retreat route. Nonetheless Bujak and his men held their important position. During the evening of the same day a renewed German counterattack with Sturmgeschütz support managed to throw the enemy out of the forest. As the enemy was falling back Bujak struck their flank with a part of his Zug, and by doing so he significantly contributed to the ability of the German forces in this area to definitively resolve this dangerous situation and recapture the old frontline northeast of Lake Luksias.”
Knight’s Cross: “On the 15.07.1944 the Russians succeeded in breaking into the frontline of the 252. Infanterie-Division in a forest north of Lake Luksias. An immediate counterthrust to seal off this penetration failed, and in the process the commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 7 (Hauptmann Gräbsch) fell in battle. During this time Bujak’s Zug (consisting of 21 men) had the mission of holding a hill and a defile between lakes. In the late afternoon of this day the Soviets penetrated between Bujak’s Zug and the lake, and they went on to firmly establish themselves in a forest along the Division’s retreat route. Nonetheless Bujak and his men held their important position. During the evening of the same day a renewed German counterattack with Sturmgeschütz support managed to throw the enemy out of the forest. As the enemy was falling back Bujak struck their flank with a part of his Zug, and by doing so he significantly contributed to the ability of the German forces in this area to definitively resolve this dangerous situation and recapture the old frontline northeast of Lake Luksias.”
Wolfgang von Bostell – Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1023 & 205 (Eichenlaub)
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Wolfgang von Bostell. Oberleutnant Wolfgang von Bostell (25.02.1917 † 10.05.1991) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 2, 1944 with 2. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-(Sturmgeschütz-)Abteilung 1023 and the Eichenlaub on April 30, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 2. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 205 of the 205. Panzer-Division. Good Condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
- Knight’s Cross: “Awarded for destroying 11 enemy tanks and 2 self-propelled guns in the area around Modohn on the 11.-12.08.1944.” Oakleaves: “Awarded for distinguishing himself in the Courland bridgehead southeast of Libau, southwest of Frauenburg and in particularly on the 26.03.1945 while southeast of Schrunden. Here he eliminated numerous enemy resistance nests and spearheaded the effort to eliminate a Soviet penetration. This succeeded, with the result that a Soviet regiment was trapped in a tube-like pocket behind the frontline. A portion of these troops broke out, however the remainder were destroyed on the following day.”
Gustav-Adolf Blancbois – Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Gustav-Adolf Blancbois. Major Gustav-Adolf Blancbois (13.09.1917 † 15.01.1993) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 11, 1943 with 4. Kompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 and the Ritterkreuz on July 20, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 of the 12. Panzer-Division. Good Condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “At 02:10 on the 01.07.1944 the reinforced I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 under its distinguished commander, Hauptmann Blancbois, set out for a relief attack through Pogoreloye in the direction of Svisloch. The objective was to create a corridor for the German soldiers escaping from Bobruisk. The Bataillon became pinned down by overwhelming Soviet forces on three sides just before the village of Svisloch, and it was thrown back a few kilometres. However during this combat a total of at least 15000 men were able to get behind the Bataillon and retreat over the Svisloch river towards Marina Gorka. By this action Hauptmann Blancbois had a decisive share in the rescue of Bobruisk’s former garrison.”
Dr. Günther Bergerhoff – Grenadier-Regiment 162
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Dr. Günther Bergerhoff. Oberleutnant Dr. Günther Bergerhoff (12.12.1912 † 06.05.1991) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 15, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Adjutant of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 162 of the 61. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9x13cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “On the night of the 15./16.02.1944 the Grenadier-Regiment 162 attacked the Soviet bridgehead over the Narew river north of Kriwasoo. After achieving a penetration with a small assault unit, Oberleutnant Bergerhoff found himself at the head of his Bataillon after its commander and all other officers had become casualties. He nonetheless succeeded in making contact with the left neighbour, and he led his Bataillon into the small penetration area he had previously made. His bravery and decisiveness on this night meant that the attack finally came to fruition as dawn broke. A Soviet regimental command post was captured, two enemy battalions were smashed and numerous infantry guns and heavy mortars were captured.”
Wolfram Kertz – Kampfgruppe “Bruhn”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Wolfram Kertz. Major Wolfram Kertz (29.07.1916 † 05.05.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 8. Kompanie/ Kampfgruppe “Bruhn” of the II. SS. Panzerkorps. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Wolfram Kertz – Kampfgruppe “Bruhn”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Wolfram Kertz. Major Wolfram Kertz (29.07.1916 † 05.05.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 8. Kompanie/ Kampfgruppe “Bruhn” of the II. SS. Panzerkorps. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Karl Kurz – Gebirgsjäger-Artillerie-Regiment 95
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Karl Kurz. Oberleutnant Karl Kurz (16.03.1920 † 02.08.2006) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 5, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 9. Batterie/ Gebirgsjäger-Artillerie-Regiment 95 of the 5. Gebirgs-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 8,5×13,5cm. Signed on the reverse.
Walter Böhm – Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Walter Böhm. Oberfeldwebel Walter Böhm (16.12.1918 † 23.09.2011) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 17, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel und Panzerspähtruppführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 of the 8. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded for his actions during an attack against a Soviet-held village in the Gran bridgehead. Here Böhm managed to eliminate a hostile assembly area and capture 30 assorted artillery pieces with just 3 armoured cars.
Franz Griesbach – Grenadier-Regiment 399 (Swords)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Franz Griesbach. Generalmajor Franz Griesbach (21.12.1892 † 24.09.1984) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 14, 1942 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 391, the Eichenlaub on May 17, 1943 as Oberst und Kommandeur of Grenadier-Regiment 399 and the Schwertern on March 6, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of Grenadier-Regiment 399 of the 170. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Postcardsize. Signed on the front (mostly faded but visible) and back.
Friedrich Buchenau – Fähnrich-Regiment 4 (Division Bärwalde)
€32,50Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Friedrich Buchenau. Major Friedrich Buchenau (04.06.1914 † 08.02.1991) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the Fähnrich-Regiment 4 of the Division Bärwalde. Good condition. Measuring: 8,8×11,4cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
“During their thrust from southern Pomerania towards the Stettin Lagoon the enemy reached the Baltic Sea south of Bad Bievenow, and by doing so they encircled a group of German troops. However this group fought their way through to the Baltic Sea coast and created a bridgehead in the Horst area. The Bolsheviks immediately started an attack against this group in order to crush it once and for all. At the same time our Kampfgruppe launched its own attack in order to force a breakthrough towards the west.
Within this context the Fahnenjunker-Regiment of the Artillerieschule 2 under the command of Major Buchenau had the mission of breaking through the enemy encirclement ring. The officer candidates had neither artillery nor heavy weapons available, but they fought fiercely even so. They fought through the enemy blocking fire, overpowered the enemy infantry and smashed a strong anti-tank gun blocking position. The young soldiers then chose to not take the time to reorder their units, instead they thrust further towards the west. They captured a village and also seized an enemy battery consisting of six 12.2 cm artillery pieces. On the next morning they captured another village, and by doing so they reached the ordered attack objective.
The exemplary fighting spirit of these officer candidates enabled the Kampfgruppe to break through to our Stettin bridgehead while taking along all wounded soldiers and attached civilians. During this fighting they captured or destroyed 3 tanks, 4 armoured cars, 40 anti-tank guns, 6 artillery pieces, 15 super-heavy mortars, numerous anti-tank rifles, uncounted numbers of machine-guns and small arms as well as a large quantity of trucks and motorcycles.”
Herbert Bartels – Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 293
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Herbert Bartels. Hauptmann Herbert Bartels (15.08.1917 † 01.07.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz on November 22, 1943 as Leutnant und Batteriechef of the 3. Batterie/ Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 293 / Flak-Regiment 42 and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 20, 1945 as Hauptmann with the 3. Batterie/ Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 293. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9×12,6. Comes with an extra signed letter and ID sized photo.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded for distinguishing himself with his Batterie during the combat on the northern Crimean front as the Germans fought to repel Soviet attacks here in the months of October-November 1943. He and his 8.8 cm Flak guns were always requested by the German infantry wherever large Soviet armour concentrations appeared.
Eitel Barth – Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Eitel Barth. Hauptmann Eitel Barth (07.12.1915 † 04.05.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 10, 1942 as Leutnant in the 6. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif” and the Ritterkreuz on March 24, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif”. Good condition. Measuring: 9×12,4cm. Comes with an extra signed letter. Signed on the back.
Willi Braun – Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Willi Braun. Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Willi Braun (21.07.1920 † 16.02.1994) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 17, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif” and the Ritterkreuz on June 9, 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel und Beobachter in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif”. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “Awarded after participating in over 400 bombing sorties. By this time he had assisted in the destruction of 11 tanks, 236 trucks, 8 transport, 5 fuel and 2 ammunition trains, several ammunition/fuel depots and a number of smaller merchant vessels.”
Herbert Geisler – Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Herbert Geisler. Stabsfeldwebel Herbert Geisler (26.10.1912 † 12.04.1995) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 11, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 2. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif” and the Ritterkreuz on October 24, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the Stab/ Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Weber”. Good condition. Measuring: 7,3×10cm.
Erwin Prössl – Aufklärungsgruppe 31
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erwin Prössl. Oberleutnant Erwin Prössl (04.04.1915 † 01.03.2015) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 7, 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31 and the Ritterkreuz on February 29, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Otto Edler von Ballasko – Kampfgeschwader 1 “Hindenburg”
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Otto Edler von Ballasko. Hauptmann im Generalstab Otto Edler von Ballasko (29.04.1919 † 05.02.2005) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on Janaury 19, 1942 as Leutnant in the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 1 “Hindenburg” and the Ritterkreuz on August 13, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 1 “Hindenburg”. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Hellmut Hauser – Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Hellmut Hauser. Major Hellmuth Hauser (24.02.1916 † 05.09.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 9, 1942 as Hauptmann of the 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss” and the Ritterkreuz on December 23, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9×12,7cm.
Johann Pichler – Jagdgeschwader 77
€0,01Original Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Johann Pichler. Leutnant Johann Pichler (15.12.1912 † 16.02.1995) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 18, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 and the Ritterkreuz on August 19, 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77. Good condition. Measuring: 8,5×12,6cm. Comes with an extra letter.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded in recognition of his 75 aerial victories, achieved over about 700 sorties. These included 29 in the East and 16 four-engined bombers. He also sunk several ships near Crete.
Klaus Häberlen – Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Klaus Häberlen. Major Klaus Häberlen (14.04.1916 † 07.04.2002) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss” and the Ritterkreuz on June 20, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”. Good condition. Measuring: 8,6×13,7cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “Awarded after flying 297 bomber sorties (counted as 306 front flights), the vast majority of these in the East. He particularly distinguished himself over the southern section of the Eastern front during the winter of 1942/43, in which he destroyed 30 aircraft on the ground, 8 tanks, 150+ trucks/horse-drawn wagons and 5 artillery positions. By the time of receiving the Knight’s Cross he had also scored hits on 2 Soviet destroyers and damaged 42500 GRT of shipping in the Black Sea.”
Franz Gapp – Kampfgeschwader 6 (Me-262)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Franz Gapp. Oberfeldwebel Franz Gapp (08.07.1919 † 08.09.2015) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 21, 1942 as Feldwebel in the 8. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on September 18, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 8. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 6. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Gapp ended up flying the Me-262, scoring several aerial victories over B-24s and downed one P-38 Lightning.
Siegfried Fischer – Schlachtgeschwader 1
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Siegfried Fischer. Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Fischer (27.11.1918 † 26.03.1998) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the II. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on February 28, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 8. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight’s Cross: “Awarded for his successes as a ground attack pilot. He was recognized for having flown 670 sorties in both the Mediterranean and on the Eastern front. He achieved particularly success against bridges, destroying about 30 important ones including the supply road bridge west of Smolensk, the Ukra bridge near Yukhnov and the Volga bridge near Rzhev. Fischer would also accomplish notable feats as a ground attack pilot from the fall of 1944 onwards, a time in which he earned the nickname “Blitz von Pommern” (Pomeranian Lightning). On one day he shot down 2 enemy fighters despite carrying a full payload, and then went on to destroy 4 tanks with rockets.”
Max Diepold – Schlachtgeschwader 77
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Max Diepold. Oberleutnant Max Diepold (01.02.1921 † 18.08.2001) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 as Leutnant in the 5. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” and the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 10. (Pz) Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 77. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Wilhelm Noller – Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Wilhelm Noller. Leutnant Wilhelm Noller (28.11.1919 † 26.12.2011) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 13, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the I. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” and the Ritterkreuz on April 6, 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel und Flugzeugführer of the 2. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 2. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter piece.
Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen – Aufklärungsgruppe 31
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen. Hauptmann Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen (05.08.1912 † 18.02.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 17, 1943 as Hauptmann in the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 23 and the Ritterkreuz on October 31, 1944 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31. Good condition. Measuring: 8,6×12,8cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Martin Moßdorf – Sturzkampfgeschwader 3
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Martin Moßdorf. Hauptmann Martin Moßdorf (10.01.1916 † 11.01.2002) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 19, 1942 as Oberleutnant in the I. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on September 3, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 3. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 3. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9x13cm. Comes with an extra signed letter piece.
Erich Morgenstern – Schlachtgeschwader 5
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Erich Morgenstern. Oberfeldwebel Erich Morgenstern (14.01.1920 † 29.06.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 24, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 4. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 and the Ritterkreuz on May 4, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Bordfunker of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 5. Good condition. Measuring: 8,2×13,7cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Werner Roell – Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Werner Roell. Major Werner Roell (08.02.1914 † 10.05.2008) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 24, 1941 as Oberleutnant in the II. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 and the Ritterkreuz on May 25, 1943 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter piece.
Gerhard Richter – Lehrgeschwader 1
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Gerhard Richter. Major Gerhard Richter (21.11.1913 † 12.03.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on November 24, 1940 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with two extra letters.
Siegfried Röthke – Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Siegfried Röthke. Oberleutnant Siegfried Röthke (03.08.1915 † 27.04.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 19, 1942 as Oberleutnant in the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever” and the Ritterkreuz on June 2, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 6. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 6 “General Wever”. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter piece.
Helmut Rüffler – Jagdschwader 3 “Udet”
€40,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Helmut Rüffler. Oberleutnant Heinrich Schlosser (01.08.1908 † 17.12.1990) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 3, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz on December 23, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 4. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 3 “Udet”. Good condition. Measuring: 8,8×12,7cm. Helmut Rüffler was credited with 88 victories in 690 missions, a further 10 victories were claimed but not confirmed.
Heinrich Schlosser – Kampfgeschwader 40
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Heinrich Schlosser. Oberleutnant Heinrich Schlosser (01.08.1908 † 17.12.1990) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 18, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer of the 2. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 40. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded after about 80 sorties, primarily against shipping targets near Norway and in the North Atlantic. He proved himself a successful pilot here, sinking several ships with a total of 55000 GRT.
Wolf-Dietrich Huy – Jagdgeschwader 77 “Herz As” (Oakleaves)
€40,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolf-Dietrich Huy. Oberleutnant Wolf-Dietrich Huy (02.08.1917 † 13.07.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 5, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “Herz As” and the Eichenlaub on March 17, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “Herz As”. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Huy achieved 40 victories, among which 38 on the Eastern Front, in over 500 operational sorties.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded after 9 aerial victories and successful fighter-bomber attacks during the battle of Crete. Here Oberleutnant Huy sank 34000 GRT worth of shipping, including the freighter ‘Hellas’ (22000 GRT). He also scored direct hits against the battleship ‘Warspite’, the cruiser ‘Fiji’ and a destroyer.
Arnold Döring – Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Arnold Döring. Leutnant Arnold Döring (29.01.1918 † 10.04.2001) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 25, 1942 as Feldwebel in the 8. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 and the Ritterkreuz on April 17, 1945 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer of the 10. Staffel/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 3. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9×12,7cm.
Hans Frach – Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Rudi Schmidt. Major Rudi Schmidt (15.03.1914 † 23.02.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 27, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 40 and the Ritterkreuz on October 29, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”. Good condition. Measuring: 8,5×12,3cm. Signature bit faded on the front. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Willi Reschke – Jagdgeschwader 301
€22,50Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Willi Reschke. Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke (02.03.1922 † 05.07.2017) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 13, 1945 and the Ritterkreuz on April 20, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the Stab/ Jagdgeschwader 301. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9×12,6cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Josef Luxenburger – Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif”
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Josef Luxenburger. Hauptmann Josef Luxenburger (02.04.1915 † 05.09.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 2, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz on April 3, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Beobachter of the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 “Greif”. Good condition. Measuring: 7×10,3cm. Signed on the back. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Herbert Schneider – Flak-Regiment 49
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Herbert Schneider. Oberwachtmeister Herbert Schneider (31.07.1915 † 01.12.2011) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 5, 1944 as Wachtmeister und Flakkampftruppführer of the 6. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 49. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed document(s) covering his career.
Heinz Korn – schwere Flak-Abteilung 232 (RAD 8/60)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Heinz Korn. Feldmeister in Reichsarbeitsdienst Heinz Korn (19.02.1920 † 13.10.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 27, 1943 as Wachtmeister in the 2. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 51 and the Ritterkreuz on January 14, 1945 as Feldmeister im Reichsarbeitsdienst und Meßoffizier of the 4. Batterie/ schwere Flak-Abteilung 232 (RAD 8/60). Good condition. Measuring: 8,8×12,6. Comes with extra letters covering his service.
Ernst Orzegowski – Schlachtgeschwader 10
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Ernst Orzegowski. Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Ernst Orzegowski (19.10.1919 † 02.08.2005) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 12, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the 4. Staffel/ Stukageschwader 77 and the Ritterkreuz on January 14, 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel in the 7. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 10. Good condition. Measuring: 8,8×12,7cm. Comes with an extra signed letter and paper covering his service.