Flak & Kriegsmarine Soldier Studioportrait – KM wearing Cap Badge!
€20,00Original wartime portrait of a Flak & Kriegsmarine soldier. Interestingly, the Kriegsmarine soldier is wearing a cap badge. Looks like an Anchor? Postcardsize.
Rochus Misch – “The Last Witness” (Führerbunker, Bodyguard of Adolf Hitler)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rochus Misch. SS-Untersturmführer Rochus Misch (29.07.1917 † 05.09.2013) served with the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and afterwards with the Führerbegleitkommando (Führer Escort Command; FBK) as a bodyguard, courier, and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler. Misch was one of the last occupants of the Führerbunker in Berlin, May 1945 where he also witnessed the bodies of Eva & Adolf Hitler as well as the Goebbels family. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Gerhard Keerl – Artillerie-Regiment 1316
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Keerl. Leutnant Gerhard Keerl served with the Artillerie-Regiment 14, Artillerie-Regiment 256 and Artillerie-Regiment 1316. Postcardsize.
Herbert Ziegelmeier – Transportgeschwader 5 (Me 323 “Gigant”)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Ziegelmeier. Feldwebel Herbert Ziegelmeier (27.08.1919 † ) served with the Transportgeschwader 5. He piloted a Me 323 “Gigant”! Postcardsize.
Herbert Ziegelmeier – Transportgeschwader 5 (Me 323 “Gigant”)
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Ziegelmeier. Feldwebel Herbert Ziegelmeier (27.08.1919 † ) served with the Transportgeschwader 5. He piloted a Me 323 “Gigant”! Postcardsize.
Joseph Wiesholler – Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 54
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Joseph Wiesholler. Obergefreiter Joseph Wiesholler (22.06.1922 † ) served with the 1. Kompanie/ Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 54 of the 1. Gebirgs-Division. Postcardsize.
Georg Wiesholler – Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Georg Wiesholler. Obergefreiter Georg Wiesholler (13.07.1919 † ) served with a Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung. Postcardsize.
Walter Winkler – Nachtjagdgeschwader 101
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Winkler. Oberfähnrich Walter Winkler (26.10.1924 † ) served with the Nachtjagdgeschwader 101. Postcardsize.
Helmut Kampe – Zerstörer “Z23”
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Helmut Kampe. Fähnrich zur See Helmut Kampe (07.12.1925 † ) served with the Zerstörer “Z23”. Postcardsize.
Gustav Hoffmann – SS-Flak-Abteilung 12 “Hitlerjugend”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gustav Hoffmann. SS-Sturmmann Gustav Hoffmann (16.01.1926 – ) served with the 4. Batterie/ SS-Flak-Abteilung 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Postcardsize.
Fritz Geißdörfer – SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 36 “RFSS”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Fritz Geißdörfer. SS-Untersturmführer Fritz Geißdörfer (01.05.1924 † ) served with the SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 36 and 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Reichsführer-SS”. Postcardsize.
Wilhelm Berlemann – Grenadier-Regiment 578 (305. Infanterie-Division)
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wilhelm Berlemann. Leutnant Wilhelm Berlemann (28.03.1924 † ) served with the Grenadier-Regiment 578 of the 305. Infanterie-Division. Postcardsize.
Eckhardt Erbguth – “Großdeutschland” & “Führerhauptquartier”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Eckhardt Erbguth. Feldwebel Eckhardt Erbguth (07.03.1923 † ) served with the “Großdeutschland” and the “Führerhauptquartier“. Postcardsize.
Max Günter – Marine-Flak-Abteilung 215
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Max Günter. Marine-Artilleriemaat Max Günter (15.06.1924 † ) served with the 4. Batterie/ Marine-Flak-Abteilung 215. Postcardsize.
August Jahns – Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 “HG”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of August Jahns. Gefreiter (ROB) August Jahns (02.02.1926 † ) served with the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 “Hermann Göring”. Postcardsize.
Wolf-Dietrich Kroll – Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 27
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolf-Dietrich Kroll. Gefreiter Wolf-Dietrich Kroll served with the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 27 of the 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division. Postcardsize.
Werner Kaiser – Infanterie-Regiment 272
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Werner Kaiser. Unteroffizier Werner Kaiser (05.07.1920 † ) served with the Infanterie-Regiment 272 of the 93. Infanterie-Division. Postcardsize.
Ferdinand Müller – Jäger-Regiment 19 (L)
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Ferdinand Müller. Obergefreiter Ferdinand Müller (10.04.1923 † ) served with the Jäger-Regiment 19 (L) of the 10. Luftwaffen-Felddivision. Postcardsize.
Heino Niehaus – Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Heino Niehaus. Obergefreiter Heino Niehaus (07.04.1925 † ) served with the Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division. Postcardsize.
Wolfgang Reichmuth – Flak-Abteilung 979
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolfgang Reichmuth. Luftwaffenoberhelfer Wolfgang Reichmuth (10.02.1928 † ) served with the 3. Batterie/ mittlere Flak-Abteilung 979. Postcardsize.
Rudolf Nickol – 90. leichte Afrika-Division
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Nickol. Gefreiter Rudolf Nickol (08.01.1923 † ) served with the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200 of the 90. leichte Afrika-Division. Postcardsize.
Hanno Fischer – Jagdgeschwader 3 “Udet”
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hanno Fischer. Fähnrich Hanno Fischer (15.11.1924 † ) was a Pilot and served with the 13. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 3 “Udet”. Postcardsize.
Konrad Probstein – Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 “HG”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Konrad Probstein. Kanonier Konrad Probstain (22.12.1926 † ) served with the Flak-Begleit-Regiment “Hermann Göring” and Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 “Hermann Göring”. Postcardsize.
Female Dienstausweis – Fliegerhorst Berlin-Gatow
€0,01Original Dienstausweis for a female to enter Fliegerhost (Airport) Berlin-Gatow, issued by Fliegerhorstkommandantur Berlin-Gatow.
POW Camp Photograph – Camo Jacket, Knight’s Cross Holder
€0,01Original POW Photograph taken in POW Camp 15, 3th October 1943 with a lot names on the back. One Knight’s Cross Holder to be seen! Bit smaller as Postcardsize.
Death Card of SS-Sturmmann in SS-Panzer-Regiment in Normandy
€0,01Original Death Card of a Waffen-SS in a SS-Panzer-Regiment, Killed in Action on July 27, 1944 in Normandy.
Death Card of Fallschirmjäger KIA at St. Lo, Normandy! (Previously Pilot in a Stuka!)
€0,01Original Death Card of a Fallschirmjäger (Paratrooper) who was Killed in Action on July 11, 1944 near Saint-Lo. He previously was a Flugzeugführer (Pilot) in a Stukageschwader!
Death Card of Wolfgang Martin (Ritterkreuzträger)
€0,01Original Death Card of Wolfgang Martin (Ritterkreuzträger), who earned his Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes with Kampfgeschwader 3. He was Killed in Action, most likely killed by a US P-51.
Alfred Druschel – Schlachtgeschwader 1 (Schwertern, Stalingrad, MIA!) (Wartime Signed)
€0,01Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Alfred Druschel. Oberst Alfred Druschel (04.02.1917 † Missing in Action 01.01.1945) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 21, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 2. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 2, the Eichenlaub on September 3, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1 and the Schwertern on February 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Edges have been cut.
Eichenlaub: “Awarded for further individual and command achievements during operations at Kertsch, Sevastopol and the Caucasus. By this time he had flown over 600 sorties. A particularly notable success took place on the 12.06.1942 when he destroyed an ammunition train along the Kharkov-Kupyansk railway (about 60 km ESE of Kharkov itself).”
Schwertern: “Awarded for his flying over 700 sorties as well as the great successes of his Gruppe at Voronezh, Rostov, along the Don and at Stalingrad.” (via Tracesofwar)
Provenance: This signature comes from one of the largest postwar signature collection I’ve ever commissioned. This collection was started by a Waffen-SS Veteran, Werner H., in the 1950’s until he passed away.
Rudolf Henne – Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss” (Wartime Signed)
€160,00Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Rudolf Henne. Hauptmann Rudolf Henne (08.12.1913 † 13.04.1962) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 9, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz on April 12, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Hubertus Hitschold – Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” (Wartime Signature)
€155,00Original Postcard with Wartime Signature of Hubertus Hitschold. Generalmajor Hubertus Hitschold (07.07.1912 † 10.03.1966) who earned the Ritterkreuz on July 21, 1940 as Hauptmann and Kommodore of I. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” and the Eichenlaub on December 31, 1941 as Major and Kommodore of I. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Ludwig Wolff – Inf.Rgt.192 & 22.Inf.Div. (Eichenlaub) (Wartime Signed)
€150,00Original Postcard with Wartime Signature of Ludwig Wolff. General der Infanterie Ludwig Wolff (03.04.1893 † 09.11.1968) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 26, 1940 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Infanterie-Regiment 192 of the 56. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on June 22, 1942 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 22. Infanterie-Division. He wrote on top “Immer Vorwärts!” Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Ritterkreuz: “Oberst Wolff was the first to force a crossing over the Schelde and Lys rivers during the German invasion of the Low Countries in 1940, and thus contributed decisively to the overall German victory. Under his personal leadership his regiment crossed the Lys near Nevele using inflatable rafts, and about 5000 prisoners were taken during this fight. For these successes Wolff would be awarded the Knight’s Cross.”
Eichenlaub: “Awarded for his superb command of his 22. Infanterie-Division during the battles for the Crimea in early 1942. Particularly noteworthy was his Division’s successful storming of Fort Stalin on the 13.06.1942.”
Walter Hagen – Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (Eichenlaub) (Wartime Signed)
€150,00Original Postcard with Wartime Signature of Walter Hagen. Generalmajor Walter Hagen (16.03.1897 † 24.11.1963) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 21, 1940 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and the Eichenlaub on February 17, 1942 as Oberstleutnant und Kommodore of the Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Ritterkreuz: “Major Hagen, who previously flew as a leader of Jagdstaffeln during the Polish campaign, has now achieved decisive results with his Stukagruppe in the West. Gruppe Hagen was successful in missions against French airfields, attacks in support of friendly forces advancing towards Sedan and over the Meuse as well as in airstrikes against enemy tanks. He and his Gruppe continued to support friendly troops in their advance to the coast, where the unit would go on to attack the Boulogne roadstead as well as the citadel and forts at Calais. The Gruppe later destroyed the Loire bridges at Cosne as well as important railway facilities and an ammunition train at Beaune.”
Eichenlaub: “Awarded for the success of his Geschwader on all fronts, including the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the East. Up until the 10.11.1940 the unit had sunk 210000 GRT of shipping and heavily damaged another 306500 GRT. Also destroyed were 1 monitor, 4 destroyers and 3 lightships. Also damaged were 6 cruisers, 1 anti-aircraft cruiser and 10 destroyers.”
Studioportrait of Panzer “Hermann Göring” Soldier
€0,01TOP Original Studioportrait of Panzer-Regiment Hermann Göring Soldier in Panzer Uniform + Cufftitle! Postcardsize.
Studioportrait of Panzer “Hermann Göring” Soldier
€0,01Original Studioportrait of Panzer-Regiment Hermann Göring Soldier in Panzer Uniform + Cufftitle! Postcardsize.
Hermann Buchner – Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” (Me262 Pilot! 12 Victories with the Me262!)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Buchner. Oberfeldwebel Hermann Buchner (30.10.1919 in Salzburg † 01.12.2005 in Linz) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 20, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”.
During World War II, Buchner logged 631 combat missions, of which 215 on the Messerschmitt Bf 109E, 396 on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and 20 on the Messerschmitt Me 262. He was shot down five times, including two bail outs with a parachute, and was wounded twice. Buchner was credited with 58 aerial victories—46 on the Eastern Front and 12 flying the Me 262 in Defence of the Reich. As a ground attack pilot, he was credited with the destruction of 46 tanks and one armoured train. Read more about Hermann Buchner (Wikipedia)
Hermann Buchner – Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” (Me262 Pilot! 12 Victories with the Me262!)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Buchner. Oberfeldwebel Hermann Buchner (30.10.1919 in Salzburg † 01.12.2005 in Linz) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 20, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”.
During World War II, Buchner logged 631 combat missions, of which 215 on the Messerschmitt Bf 109E, 396 on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and 20 on the Messerschmitt Me 262. He was shot down five times, including two bail outs with a parachute, and was wounded twice. Buchner was credited with 58 aerial victories—46 on the Eastern Front and 12 flying the Me 262 in Defence of the Reich. As a ground attack pilot, he was credited with the destruction of 46 tanks and one armoured train. Read more about Hermann Buchner (Wikipedia)
Dietrich Ascher – Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 259
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Dietrich Ascher. Leutnant Dietrich Ascher (23.04.1923 † 08.10.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 28, 1945 as Leutnant und Zugführer in the 2. Kompanie/ Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 259. Good condition. Bit smaller as postcardsize.
Adolf Dickfeld – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Eichenlaub)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Adolf Dickfeld. Oberst Adolf Dickfeld (20.02.1910 † 17.05.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 22, 1942, Ritterkreuz on March 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on May 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52. Postcardsize.
He achieved 133 aerial victories.
Adolf Dickfeld – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Eichenlaub)
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Adolf Dickfeld. Oberst Adolf Dickfeld (20.02.1910 † 17.05.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 22, 1942, Ritterkreuz on March 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on May 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52. Postcardsize.
He achieved 133 aerial victories.
Adolf Dickfeld – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Eichenlaub)
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Adolf Dickfeld. Oberst Adolf Dickfeld (20.02.1910 † 17.05.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 22, 1942, Ritterkreuz on March 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on May 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52. Postcardsize.
He achieved 133 aerial victories.
Kurt Bühligen – Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” (Schwertern)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Kurt Bühligen. Oberstleutnant Kurt Bühligen (13.12.1917 † 11.08.1985) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 4, 1941 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” (after 21 earial victories), the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” and the Schwertern on August 14, 1944 as Major und Kommodore of the Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” (after 104 aerial victories).
Kurt Bühlingen served with the Luftwaffe from 1936 until early 1945. At first he joined the Luftwaffe as a mechanic, but underwent flying training in 1938 and 1939. He was placed with Jagdgeschwader 2 in July 1940 as pilot with the rank of Unteroffizier. In September 1940 he scored his first enemy kill. In December 1942 he claimed his 40th victory while serving with II. / Jagdgeschwader 2 in Tunisia, North Africa. In March 1943 he returned to Europe. A year later he had scored 96 kills and commanded II. / Jagdgeschwader 2 with the rank of Major. Later he led the Jagdgeschwader 2 during fighting on the Eastern Front. As Kommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2, due to an engine failure, he was forced to land in enemy territory in early 1945 and was taken POW by the Soviets. He stayed in imprisonment until 1950. During his career he shot down 112 enemy planes (including 24 four-engined bombers) over the course of 700+ sorties. He was himself shot down three times. Read more on Kurt Bühligen (TracesofWar)
Manfred Büttner – Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26 (9. Fallschirmjäger-Division)
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Manfred Büttner. Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel Manfred Büttner (25.02.1921 in Spittelndorf † 29.05.1992 in Plön) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 29, 1945 as Fahnenjunker und Feldwebel of 2. Kompanie/ Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 26 of the 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division. Bit smaller as PC. Signed on the reverse.
Friedrich Carl – Artillerie-Regiment 269 (269. Infanterie-Division)
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Carl. Major Friedrich Carl (24.09.1916 † 05.12.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 9, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 11. Batterie/ Artillerie-Regiment 269 of the 269. Infanterie-Division. Good condition.
Friedrich Carl – Artillerie-Regiment 269 (269. Infanterie-Division)
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Carl. Major Friedrich Carl (24.09.1916 † 05.12.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 9, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 11. Batterie/ Artillerie-Regiment 269 of the 269. Infanterie-Division. Good condition.
Luftwaffe Soldier with Panzer Skulls on Collar Tabs (!)
€0,01Original Studioportrait of Luftwaffe Soldier with Panzer Skulls on Collar Tabs! May be Hermann Göring soldier? Postcardsize.
Luftwaffe Hermann Göring Soldier in Tropical Uniform + Cufftitle!
€0,01Original Studioportrait of Luftwaffe Hermann Göring Soldier in Tropical Uniform + Cufftitle! Postcardsize.
Lothar Kmitta – Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5
€17,50Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Lothar Kmitta. Leutnant Lothar Kmitta (19.01.1921 in Glatz † 13.05.2009 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 18, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5. Postcardsize.