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Original Soldbuch of Stabsfeldwebel der Feldgendarmerie Kaiser who throughout the war served with Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 658, 608 and 415. He earned the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse! Very rare as a Feldgendarm! He did duty in France and the Balkans (hunting Tito / Tito’s Partizans). Complete with TOP Photo (wearing Edelweiss!)

Original Wehrpass of Unteroffizier Alfred Treptau, who flew in the Nachtjagdschule 1, Kampffliegerschule 2 before he ended up in the Kampfgeschwader 4 “General Wever”. During his service, he earned the Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse and the Frontflugspange in Bronze. Most interestingly, he flew a defensive action flight during the Dieppe Raid on August 18, 1942 (“Einsatz zur Abwehr der feindlichen Landungsaktion in Dieppe”!). Complete with photograph.

Original Soldbuch of Killed in Action sailor Alfred Ketschker, who served aboard U-Boot “U-193“. 2.U.A.A. and the 2. U-Flottille. Killed in Action in the Biskaya. In February 1944, he earned the U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen!  Signatures in the Soldbuch include that of: Kurt Waterstraat (DKIG), Hans Paukstadt (DKIG) and more! Complete with photo!

She was a member of two wolfpacks and carried out four war patrols in which she sank one ship, before being lost herself in the Bay of Biscay in April 1944. Following repairs, U-193 departed on her fourth and final patrol and was never heard from again. Her loss remains a mystery. A post-war assessment states that on 28 April 1944, she was seen and attacked by a British Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington bomber of No. 612 Squadron RAF, whose depth charges sank the boat with all 59 hands not far from Nantes. This attack was actually against U-802, inflicting no damage. The reason for U-193’s loss is unknown; however as the Bay of Biscay was routinely mined by the RAF, it could have been an operational loss.

Original Wehrpass & 2x ID Photos of Herbert Meyer, who lost his life on U-Boot “U-73” He also served with U-Tender SAAR and the 1.-, 2.-, 3.-, and 9. U-Flottille and U-Stützpunkt Kiel.

German submarine U-73 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down by Vegesacker Werft, Germany as yard number 1 on 5 November 1939, launched on 27 July 1940 and commissioned on 30 September of the same year under Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Helmut Rosenbaum.

U-73 carried out 15 patrols between early 1941 and late 1943, sinking eight ships and four warships. She also damaged a further three commercial vessels. She was part of five wolfpacks. She was sunk by two US warships, USS Woolsey and Trippe, off the North African coast on 16 December 1943 at 36°7′N 0°50′W. 16 dead and 34 survivors. (via Wikipedia)

8 ships sunk, total tonnage 43,945 GRT
4 warships sunk, total tonnage 22,947 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Original Zweitschrift Wehrpass of Johann Pütz, who was Killed in Action on U-449. He previosuly served on the Admiral Graf Spee and serving with the 8.-, 7.-, 24.- and 26. U-Flottille. Complete without photo.

German submarine U-449 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out one patrol. She sank no ships. She was sunk by British warships northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain on 24 June 1943.

U-449’s only patrol began with her departure from Kiel in Germany on 1 June 1942. She headed for the Atlantic Ocean, via the gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands. On the 14th, she was attacked in mid-Atlantic by a British B-24 Liberator of No. 120 Squadron RAF. The damage caused was slight.

On 24 June, no less than four British sloops were responsible for her doom. HMS Wren, Woodpecker, Kite and Wild Goose dropped a relentless wave of depth charges which sealed the U-boat’s fate.

Forty-nine men went down with U-449; there were no survivors. (via Wikipedia)

Original 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.

Original 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.”

Original 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.”

Original Erkennungsmarke “4./Pz.Ers.Abt.33” which stands for 4. Kompanie/ Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 33, this reserve unit send replacements to a lot of famous Panzer-Regiments! Condition as seen.

Original Wehrpass, which comes together with 3x Feldpostletters, his Death card and Kennkarte of his mother, of a KIA soldier. He fought with 3. Batterie/ schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 859 (mot.) which was equipped with 21cm Mörser!

TOP Original Studioportrait of Hermann Göring Soldier in Stug Uniform + Cufftitle! Almost A5 size.

Original 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.

Original 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)

Original 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.

Original Studioportrait of Luftwaffe Soldier with Panzer Skulls on Collar Tabs! May be Hermann Göring soldier? Postcardsize.

Original Studioportrait of Luftwaffe Hermann Göring Soldier in Tropical Uniform + Cufftitle! Postcardsize.

Postwar Signature of Günther Tlotzek, Veteran of the 11. Infanterie-Division.

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Georg Peterson. Hauptmann Georg Peterson (09.05.1915 in Groß Bärwalde † 10.07.2001 in Lage) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 27, 1944 as Hauptmann und Führer of the Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 929. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.

Original Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny. SS-Obersturmbannführer Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny (05.09.1912 † 25.08.1985) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 30, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the III. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland”, the Eichenlaub on December 26, 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland”, the Nahkampfspange in Gold on March 31, 1945 with the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland” and the Schwertern on May 6, 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 3 “Deutschland” of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich“. Comes with letter and signed photo (smaller size, pasted on card)

From Military Wikia: Wiscliceny enlisted in the SS-Stabswache Berlin in 1933, he was posted in 1938 to the Der Führer Regiment, seeing his first action as a company commander in the Balkans in spring 1941. He spent 1941 to 1943 on the Eastern Front and 1944 in France, fighting in all the battles of the senior SS divisions, and being wounded four times. He was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross for leadership of a battalion during the battles for the Kursk salient in July 1943. He received the Oak Leaves on 27 December 1944, at the Normandy invasion front. The Swords were awarded for his actions in the Ardennes, Hungary and Austria. In 1945 he was handed over by the US Army to the French during investigations into his division’s war crimes at Tulle and Oradour-sur-Glane, but was released in 1951. His brother Hauptsturmführer Dieter Wisliceny served in the staff of Obersturmbannfuhrer Adolf Eichmann. He was involved in the deportation of the Hungarian Jews in 1944. He was tried for war crimes and executed in Bratislava on 4 May 1948.

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Heinrich Angelmaier. Major Heinrich Kröhne (22.07.1918 in Ulm † 12.01.2014 in Neu-Ulm) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 18, 1945 as Hauptmann und Führer of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 279. Postcardsize.

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Spadiut. Oberleutnant Herbert Spadiut (23.09.1922 † 30.07.2015) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 76. Smaller size.