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Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Sandig. SS-Obersturmbannführer Rudolf Sandig (11.09.1911 † 11.08.1994) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 5, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 “LSSAH” of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Condition as seen. Bit smaller as Postcardsize.

Original Arbeitsbuch & Dienstausweis for a female who worked at the Kommandantur Flakartillerie Schießplatz Stolpmünde. Nicely filled in! ID complete with photo, middle has stress fractures. Condition as seen.

Original book “Der Kongress zu Nürnberg 1934 5.-10 September“! Complete, name written inside, no damages. Condition as seen.

Original Wehrpass & Polizei-Dienstpaß of a NCO which served with the 3. Kompanie/ Polizei-Bataillon 303 and was Killed in Action on August 19, 1941. He was Polizei-Oberwachtmeister and served as groupleader. Before joining the police, he served with the Kavallerie-Regiment “Lüneburg”. He was member of the NSDAP, Reichsluftschutzbund, Soldatenbund and Reichskriegerbund.

He served with the Polizei-Bataillon 303 from April 941 until his death in August 1941. Polizei-Bataillon 303 was one of the most notorious police bataillons! His battlelist shows he took part in various “Säuberungsaufgabe” (“Clean-up” duties).

Police Battalion 303 was an Order Police (Ordnungspolizei) unit that participated in the German invasion of the Soviet Union beginning on 22 June 1941 as part of Operation Barbarossa. After forcing a crossing of the San River near Sanok, the battalion advanced eastward through occupied Poland and western Ukraine, passing through cities and regions including Przemyśl, Lviv, Brody, Dubno, Rivne, Zhytomyr, and ultimately reaching Kyiv.

Initially, the battalion was tasked with rear-area security and so-called “mopping-up” operations against dispersed Soviet troops. As the campaign progressed, however, its role expanded significantly. The unit became directly involved in anti-Jewish violence, with the 3rd Company carrying out early shootings of Jews in locations such as Miropol and Cutnow. Evidence suggests participation in further mass killing operations, although the full extent of its involvement in Zhytomyr remains unclear.

From 23 September to 14 October 1941, Police Battalion 303 was stationed in Kyiv, where it first performed policing and security duties. Following Soviet sabotage attacks in the city on 24 September 1941, German authorities initiated mass reprisals against the Jewish population. During the massacre at Babyn Yar on 29–30 September 1941—when 33,771 Jews were murdered—the battalion played a documented supporting role. Its responsibilities included sealing off areas, searching Jewish victims for valuables prior to execution on Melnykova Street, and transporting confiscated property.

Overall, the record shows that Police Battalion 303 evolved from a conventional security formation into an integral component of the Nazi occupation and extermination apparatus in Ukraine, actively facilitating the Holocaust through both direct killings and logistical support for mass murder operations.

Original Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wilhelm Mohnke. SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke (15.03.1911-  06.08.2001) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 26 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.

Mohnke was one of the original members of the SS-Staff Guard (Stabswache) “Berlin” formed in March 1933. From those ranks, Mohnke rose to become one of Adolf Hitler’s last remaining generals. He joined the Nazi Party in September 1931. With the SS Division Leibstandarte, Mohnke participated in the fighting in France, Poland and the Balkans. He was appointed to command a regiment in the SS Division Hitlerjugend in 1943. He led the unit in the Battle for Caen, receiving the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 July 1944. Mohnke was given command of his original division, the Leibstandarte, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. During the Battle of Berlin, Mohnke commanded the Kampfgruppe Mohnke and was charged with defending the Berlin government district, including the Reich Chancellery and the Reichstag. He was investigated after the war for war crimes, including allegations that he was responsible for the murder of prisoners in France in 1940, Normandy in June 1944 and Belgium in December 1944.

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Albert Frey. SS-Standartenführer Albert Frey (16.02.1913 † 01.09.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 17, 1941 with SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”, the Ritterkreuz on March 3, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on December 29, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Signed on the front and reverse! Postcardsize.

Original postwar signature on a postwar photo of Helmut Major. SS-Oberscharführer Helmut Major (08.11.1922 † 23.03.2003) served with the 7. Kompanie/ SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Earned the EK1 on 1st of August 1944. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.

Original award document set consisting of the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern & Winterschlacht im Osten certificates including an eveloppe. The soldier served with the Divisions-Naschschubtruppen 216 of the 216. Infanterie-Division. The KVK2 award document was signed by Generalmajor Werner-Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa (RK+EL, Committed Suicide at the end of the war). Condition as seen.

Original Verwundatenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound in Badge Black) award document belonging to a soldier of the Schützen-Regiment 2. Condition as seen.

Original Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber (Wound Badge in Silver) award certificate for Sanitäts-Unteroffizier Spies who served with the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304 and was wounded 3x times (!) during the Battle of Normandy in August 1944. Condition as seen.

Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 † 8 November 1944) was one of the most celebrated Luftwaffe fighter aces of the Second World War, credited with 258 aerial victories in over 440 combat missions. Serving mainly on the Eastern Front, he became one of the Luftwaffe’s top-scoring aces and later a pioneer of jet fighter operations with Jagdgeschwader 7 “Nowotny”.

Awards and Decorations

• Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) – 4 September 1942, as Leutnant and Staffelkapitän of 9./Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz.”

• Oak Leaves (Eichenlaub) – 14 September 1943, as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of 1./Jagdgeschwader 54.

• Swords (Schwerter) – 22 September 1943, as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of 1./Jagdgeschwader 54.

• Diamonds (Brillanten) – 19 October 1943, as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of I./Jagdgeschwader 54.

• Iron Cross (1939) 1st and 2nd Class, Front Flying Clasp in Gold, and other Luftwaffe awards.

Item Details

• Original wartime signature of Major Walter Nowotny.

• Provenance: From the large personal collection of HJ boy Ernst Fritzsche, who collected wartime autographs and correspondence during the period.

• Condition: Very good; light age-related wear and handling marks. Signature remains bold and clearly legible.

Collector’s Note

Major Walter Nowotny remains one of the most renowned Luftwaffe aces of the war and an early jet pilot pioneer. His Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds marks him among the most highly decorated fighter pilots in history. Authentic wartime-signed postcards are exceptionally scarce and highly prized by collectors, especially with documented provenance.