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Hugo Broch – Jagdgeschwader 54 (A5 Size!)
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hugo Broch. Feldwebel Hugo Broch (06.01.1922 †) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 12, 1945 as Feldwebel in the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54. Condition as seen. Large Size (A5!).
Herbert Fries – Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 (Pantherturm!)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Fries. Leutnant Herbert Fries (1 March 1925, Waldmühlen – 6 January 2014, Rennerod-Emmerichenhain) was a Fallschirmjäger and one of the youngest recipients of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes during the Second World War. Serving as a gunner in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1, 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division, he earned the Knight’s Cross for extraordinary anti-tank actions in Italy.
Award and Citation
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes – 5 September 1944, as Gefreiter und Geschützführer in the 2./Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1
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Citation: Recognized for his outstanding performance manning a Pantherturm defensive position on the Via Casilina near Piedimonte during the battles of May 1944.
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21.05.1944 – Destroyed 7 Allied tanks
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22.05.1944 – Destroyed 6 additional tanks
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24.05.1944 – Destroyed another 7 tanks
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Total: 20 enemy tanks destroyed in just three days, decisively slowing Allied advances.
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After exhausting their position, Fries and his crew destroyed their turret (“Schlafmütze” / sleepyhead) and withdrew with the retreating German forces.
Item Details
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Type: Original postwar signed photograph
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Size: Little bit smaller than Postcardsize
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Condition: As seen, well-preserved signature
Collector’s Note
Herbert Fries is remembered as one of the notable anti-tank fighters of the Luftwaffe’s ground formations. His signature is scarce compared to other Ritterkreuzträger, particularly on large-format photos such as this example. An impressive and historically rich autograph, highly desirable for collectors of Fallschirmjäger and anti-tank warfare memorabilia.
Friedrich Lang – Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 & Schlachtgeschwader 1 (Schwertern)
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Lang. Major Friedrich Lang (12.01.1915 † 29.12.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on November 23, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 9, 1942, the Eichenlaub on November 21, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” and the Schwertern on July 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Size: 8×11,5cm. Condition as seen.
Joachim Sommer – Aufklärungsgruppe 31
€17,50Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Joachim Sommer. Hauptmann Joachim Sommer (14.04.1916 † 09.06.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 25, 1944 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31. Condition as seen. Size: 8,8×12,7cm.
Paul-Georg Kleffel – Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 (3. Panzer-Division) (A5-Size)
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul-Georg Kleffel. Hauptmann Paul-Georg Kleffel (07.09.1920 † 09.02.2020) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 16, 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 4. Kompanie/ Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 and the Ritterkreuz on May 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Kompaniechef of the 4. Kompanie/ Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 of the 3. Panzer-Division. Condition as seen. Large A5 size.
Johann-Alfred Klaus – Schlachtgeschwader 1
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Johann-Alfred “Johannes” Klaus. Oberleutnant Johann-Alfred Klaus (04.09.1918 † 07.07.2018) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 22, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Hermann Schleinhege – Jagdgeschwader 54 (97 Victories!)
€45,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Schleinhege. Leutnant Hermann Schleinhege (12.02.1916 in Essen † 11.03.2014 in Soest) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 20, 1944 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 28, 1945 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54. Schleinhege was credited with 97 aerial victories. Size: 8,9×12,9cm.
Michael Hamburger – Grenadier-Regiment 957 (363. Volksgrenadier-Division)
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Michael Hamburger. Feldwebel Michael Hamburger (05.09.1914 in Füssen † 12.08.1989 in Förstern) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 4, 1944 as Feldwebel und Zugführer in the 4. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 957 of the 363. Volksgrenadier-Division. Postcardsize. Condition as seen. Signed on the reverse.
Karl Hausmann – Jäger-Regiment 28 (8.Jäg.Div) (Großdeutschland)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl Hausmann. Oberfeldwebel Karl Hausmann (10.01.1912 † 27.07.1997) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 15, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel und Führer of the 3. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 28 of the 8. Jäger-Division. Size: 8,8×12,8cm. Condition as seen.
Hubertus-Maria Ritter von Heigl – Pionier-Bataillon 70
€40,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hubertus-Maria Ritter von Heigl. Generalmajor Hubertus-Maria Ritten von Heigl (10.11.1897 in Siegenburg † 24.01.1985 in München) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 13, 1942 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Pionier-Bataillon 70. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Major Erich Rudorffer – Jagdgeschwader 2 & 54 (Schwertern, 224 Victories!)
€45,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Letter of Erich Rudorffer. Major Erich Rudorffer (01.11.1917 † 08.04.2016) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”, the Ritterkreuz on May 1, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”, the Eichenlaub on April 11, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz” and the Schwertern on January 26, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz”. Comes with a signed letter! Postcardsize.
7th highest scoring Ace of the Luftwaffe, achieving 224 victories in over 1000 operational sorties! He also flew the Messerschmitt Me-262 at the end of the war!
Waldemar von Gaza – Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 (Schwertern) (A5-Size!)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Waldemar von Gaza
Major Waldemar von Gaza (6 December 1917 – 13 January 2014) was a highly decorated officer of the 13. Panzer-Division, rising to command-level positions in armored infantry units on the Eastern Front. Over the course of the war, he received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes with Eichenlaub and Schwertern, placing him among the most distinguished recipients of Germany’s highest battlefield awards.
Awards and Decorations
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes – 18 September 1942, as Oberleutnant und Chef 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 666, 13. Panzer-Division
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Eichenlaub (Nr. 158) – 18 January 1943, as Hauptmann und Führer of a Kampfgruppe, 13. Panzer-Division
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Schwerter (Nr. 324) – 3 October 1943, as Major und Führer of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66, 13. Panzer-Division
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Other awards included both classes of the Iron Cross and campaign distinctions
Service Highlights
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Fought throughout the Eastern Front campaigns, earning distinction in combined-arms actions with armored infantry.
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His leadership of Kampfgruppen during some of the most intense battles of 1942–43 earned him rapid recognition.
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By 1943, he had risen to regimental command level, where he was awarded the Swords to the Knight’s Cross for continued outstanding leadership in combat.
Item Details
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Type: Original postwar signed photograph
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Size: Postcardsize
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Condition: Good, as seen
Collector’s Note
Waldemar von Gaza’s decorations—Ritterkreuz, Eichenlaub, and Schwerter—mark him as one of the relatively few officers to attain this level of distinction. His signature is sought-after by collectors of panzer and Eastern Front memorabilia, with his long postwar life making his autograph available but still scarce in comparison to other triple recipients.
Teddy Wisch – 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” (Schwertern)
€80,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Theodor “Teddy” Wisch. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Theodor “Teddy” Wisch (13.12.1907 † 11.01.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 15, 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ “LSSAH”, the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Schwertern on August 30, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS of 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Postcardsize.
Walther Nehring – Deutsches Afrikakorps & XXIV. Panzerkorps (Schwertern) (Large Size!)
€90,00Original Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walther Kurt Nehring. General der Panzertruppen Walther Kurt Nehring (15.08.1892 † 20.04.1983) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 24, 1941 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 18. Panzer-Division, the Eichenlaub on February 8, 1944 as General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General of the XXIV. Panzerkorps and the Schwertern on January 22, 1945 as General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General of the XXIV. Panzerkorps. Condition as seen. Large size: 20x25cm!
Nehring joined the military service on 16 September 1911 in the Infanterie-Regiment 152. He became a commissioned Leutnant on 18 December 1913. On 26 October 1940 he received command of the 18th Panzer Division at Chemnitz, which he commanded during the operations Barbarossa and Typhoon. The division led by Nehring, is accused by numerous current accounts, of war crimes.
Nehring took command of the Afrika Korps in May 1942 and took part in the last major Axis offensive (Operation Brandung) of the Western Desert campaign and the subsequent Battle of Alam Halfa (31 August – 7 September 1942), during which he was wounded in an air raid. Between November and December 1942, he commanded the LXXXX Army Corps, the German contingent in Tunisia.
After North Africa, Nehring was posted to the Eastern Front where he commanded first the XXIV. Panzer Corps, and then from July to August 1944 the Fourth Panzer Army. Nehring then returned to the XXIV in August 1944 and led the Corps until March 1945 when he was made commander of the 1st Panzer Army. During 1944 he was also the commanding officer of the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps. Following the end of the war, Nehring wrote a comprehensive history of the German panzer forces from 1916 to 1945, Die Geschichte der deutschen Panzerwaffe 1916 bis 1945. He also wrote the foreword to Len Deighton’s Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk.
This is sold on commission!
Wehrmacht-Fahrlehrerschein – Flieger-Regiment Gent
€55,00Original Wehrmacht-Fahrlehrerschein (Drive Instructor) for a soldier serving with Flieger-Regiment 5(1?) Gent of the Luftgaukommando Belgien/Nordfrankreich. Condition as seen.
NSDAP Parteiabzeichen (M1/72 – Fritz Zimmermann)
€90,00Original NSDAP Parteiabzeichen (Membership Badge), late war zinc variant with painted front. Maker marked with RZM M1/72 for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart. Condition as seen.
Dries Coolens – 27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division “Langemarck” (Flemish Volunteer)
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Andries „Dries“ Coolens. SS-Oberscharführer Dries Coolens (24.01.1923 in Gent † 04.06.2021) served with the SS-Freiwilligen-Legion “Flandern”, later renamed (after Sturmbrigade “Langemarck”) the 27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division “Langemarck”. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Collaboration Soft Box made in a “Interneringscentra”
€50,00Original soft-box made by some who was active in the Flemish collaboration in a “Interneringscentrum” (IC). Condition as seen.
Press Photo: SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich in Prague
€350,00Authentic original wartime German press photograph of Reinhard Heydrich, during the height of WWII. This is a period press photo (not a reproduction), distributed for wartime publication and documentation.
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Markings: Original press, with period stamps/annotations, consistent with 1940s press distribution.
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Condition: Very good for age. Minor edge wear and handling marks, typical of original wartime press material. No major tears. Text and imagery remain clear and historically intact.
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Size: Approx. press photo standard format
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Provenance: Guaranteed original WWII press issue photograph.
Historical Significance:
This photograph captures a major wartime propaganda and political coordination event focused on Southeastern Europe, attended by senior Reich leadership. The image provides strong collector appeal for:
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WWII historians and archives
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Collectors of original Third Reich press material
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Military memorabilia and wartime photography specialists
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Museum or research collections requiring primary source imagery
Wehrdienst–Ehrendienst Booklet – Panzer-Regiment 3 (Unissued, Photo & Personnel Content)
€100,00Original Wehrdienst–Ehrendienst booklet associated with Panzer-Regiment 3.
Complete example and unissued (not filled in). The booklet contains extensive period content, including photographs as well as listings of NCOs and officers of the regiment, offering a detailed snapshot of unit personnel and structure.
Overall condition is good, showing typical age-related wear (please refer to images for exact condition).
A desirable and informative piece of original WWII German military paperwork, particularly appealing to collectors focused on Panzer units and unit-specific documentation.
Grouping of 2.Pz.Div. Veteran Organisation badges
€200,00Original lot of postwar 2. Panzer-Division veteran organisation badges from meetings. 2x times the same one, others all from different years. Condition as seen.
Death Card Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304 KIA Normandy
€75,00Original German Death Card for a soldier, serving with the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 304, who was Killed in Action in Normandy. Condition as seen.
DRL Sportsbadge in Gold Stickpin (Denazified)
€50,00Original DRL Sportsbadge in Gold Stickpin. Has been denazified. Condition as seen.
DRL Sportsbadge in Bronze Stickpin
€25,00Original DRL Sportsbadge in Bronze Stickpin. Condition as seen.
DRL Sportsbadge in Bronze Stickpin
€25,00Original DRL Sportsbadge in Bronze Stickpin. Condition as seen.
Portrait of Soldier with Stug-wrapper & Artillery Gunner Sleeve Badge!
€25,00Original scarce portrait of Stug soldier wearing the Artillery Gunner Sleeve badge on his arm! Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Post-War Dutch Judicial Index Card – Rijksrechercheur (born in Opsterland)
€90,00Original post-war Dutch judicial registration card (justitiële / vonnissenkaart), accompanied by a typed judicial case summary, issued by the Dutch Special Court of Justice / Amsterdam Court of Appeal, dated 31 December 1949, sentencing a national police investigator to 2 years imprisonment for collaboration-era abuses.
This historically significant artifact documents misconduct by a Rijksrechercheur (national police investigator) who was operating while seconded to a Central National Police Investigation Special Department under German command during WWII.
A rare and powerful piece of Dutch WWII judicial and policing history with clear relevance to occupation-era abuse of authority and post-war accountability.
Post-War Dutch Judicial Index Card – Wachbataillon “Nordwest” & SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Rgt. 84
€90,00Original post-war Dutch judicial registration card (justitiële / vonnissenkaart), accompanied by a typed judicial case summary, relating to a German War Criminal, the notorious Landwacht commander of Winschoten.
These documents originate from the Dutch Bijzondere Rechtspleging (Special Courts), established after WWII to prosecute collaboration and war crimes.
Translated judicial content (summary)
“Served as adjutant with the HQ at the SS-Wachbataillon Nordwest and the SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 84 and at the time:”
In 1944 in Amersfoort and Leersum, arrested or had arrested 13 people and transferred or had them transferred to an investigation barracks of the Security Police (Sipo), which action resulted in the death of 7 people and the deprivation of liberty for more than one month of 6 people;
In 1944 in Amersfoort and Uddel, mistreated 4 defenseless detainees who were under his authority in order to obtain information;
In November 1944 in Uddel, killed one detainee;
In 1944 in Amersfoort and Leusden, assisted in committing acts of destruction and sabotage, which were not justified by military necessity or wartime emergency;
In October 1944 in Amersfoort, looted private property;
In 1944, participated in raids (round-ups of civilians);
Sentenced to five years imprisonment, with deduction (of time already served).
Condition
Original documents in used archival condition. Handwritten, typed, and stamped entries present. Wear consistent with age and official use.
DAF Potato/Salad Bowl (Echt Unterglasur, KPM)
€40,00Original DAF Potato/Salad Bowl (Echt Unterglasur, KPM). Condition as seen.
DAF Porcelain Soup Plate (Hutschenreuther Selb, LHS Bavaria)
€30,00Original DAF Porcelain Soup Plate (Hutschenreuther, Bavaria). Modell des Amtes – Schönheit der Arbeit. Condition as seen.
Hitlerjugend “Magdeburg 1933” Badge
€95,00Original Hitlerjugend Magdeburg 1933 Badge. Condition as seen.
NSBO Membership Stickpin
€20,00Original NSBO (Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation) Membership Stickpin. Condition as seen.
Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (NSV) Membership Pin
€15,00Original Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (NSV) Membership Pin. Condition as seen.
Günther Tlotzek – 11. Infanterie-Division
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Tlotzek, who served with the 11. Infanterie-Division and also wrote a book. He sadly recently passed away. Postcardsize.
Photograph – NSKK, Zwarte Brigade, NSJ & DMS (Christmas Event)
€95,00Original 1941 Collaboration Photograph – NSKK, Zwarte Brigade, NSJ & Dietse Jeugd (Named Christmas Event)
Original World War II collaboration photograph documenting Flemish and Dutch nationalist organizations during a joint Christmas celebration in 1941.
The image shows members of:
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NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps)
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Zwarte Brigade / Zwarte Brigades (ZB), the paramilitary wing of the Flemish National Union (VNV)
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Jeugdstorm, the youth movement of the Dutch NSB
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Dietse Meisjesscharen (DMS), the girls’ section of the VNV youth organization
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NSJ (Nationaal-Socialistische Jeugd in Vlaanderen), Flemish nationalist youth
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Likely Jeugdstorm formations, reflecting the cooperation between Dutch and Flemish collaboration groups
The reverse bears the original handwritten notation:
“Gezamenlijk kerstfeest NSKK, ZB, NSJ 1941” (“Joint Christmas celebration NSKK, Zwarte Brigade, NSJ 1941”), confirming the event, organizations involved, and year.
Details:
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Authentic wartime photograph (1941)
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Subject: Flemish & Dutch collaboration organizations
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Joint Christmas event, outdoor/group celebration setting
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Period-written description on reverse
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Size: standard period photograph format (as shown)
Condition:
Original, with expected age and handling wear. Image and reverse text remain clear and legible. No modern reproduction.
Dienstausweis – Verwaltungsschule der Luftwaffe
Original price was: €65,00.€55,00Current price is: €55,00.Original Dienstausweis (Service ID) for a Civilian Employee at the Verwaltungsschule der Luftwaffe. ID issued by the Verwaltungsschule der Luftwaffe. Condition as seen.
Rare Studioportrait Civilian wearing NSKOV Pin (!)
€10,00Original and rare Studioportrait of a civilian wearing the NSKOV Pin (!). Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
NSKOV Kriegsopferversorgung Mitgliedskarte (Steiermark)
€30,00Original Mitgliedskarte (Membership card) of the NSKOV (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung) (National Socialist War Victim’s Care). Gau Steiermark. Complete with stamps. Condition as seen.
Reichskolonialbund Mitgliedskarte
€30,00Original Reichskolonialbund Mitgliedskarte. Condition as seen. Complete with stamps.
Luftwaffe Pilot Studioportrait in Winter Flying Gear
€10,00Original Luftwaffe Pilot Studioportrait in Winter Flying Gear. Postcardsize.
Remi Schrijnen – 6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade “Langemarck”
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Remi Schrijnen. SS-Unterscharführer Remi Schrijnen (24.12.1921 † 27.07.2006) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 21, 1944 as SS-Sturmmann und Richtschütze in the 6. Kompanie/ 6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade “Langemarck”. Condition as seen. Smaller than postcardsize.
Knight’s Cross: “On 29.07.1944 Schrijnen was serving as the crew of a Pak 40 in the middle of a major Soviet tank/infantry attack. His position was hit by a heavy artillery barrage, with several rounds impacting just 10 metres behind the gun. Schrijnen was hit by several shell splinters, but the four other crewman all became casualties. Under the weight of the Soviet attack the order was given to withdraw. Schrijnen however disobeyed the order and remained behind to cover his comrades. Despite being wounded, exhausted and vastly outnumbered he was still able to knock out 4 T-34s and 3 IS-2s before his gun was destroyed. Later, counterattacking German forces found Schrijnen unconscious on the battlefield. He would receive the Knight’s Cross for his actions this day as well as for prior successes as an anti-tank gunner.”
Remi Schrijnen – 6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade “Langemarck”
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Remi Schrijnen. SS-Unterscharführer Remi Schrijnen (24.12.1921 † 27.07.2006) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 21, 1944 as SS-Sturmmann und Richtschütze in the 6. Kompanie/ 6. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade “Langemarck”. Condition as seen. Smaller than postcardsize.
Knight’s Cross: “On 29.07.1944 Schrijnen was serving as the crew of a Pak 40 in the middle of a major Soviet tank/infantry attack. His position was hit by a heavy artillery barrage, with several rounds impacting just 10 metres behind the gun. Schrijnen was hit by several shell splinters, but the four other crewman all became casualties. Under the weight of the Soviet attack the order was given to withdraw. Schrijnen however disobeyed the order and remained behind to cover his comrades. Despite being wounded, exhausted and vastly outnumbered he was still able to knock out 4 T-34s and 3 IS-2s before his gun was destroyed. Later, counterattacking German forces found Schrijnen unconscious on the battlefield. He would receive the Knight’s Cross for his actions this day as well as for prior successes as an anti-tank gunner.”
Otto Ernst Remer – Grenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland” (Eichenlaub) (Key Figure Stopping 20 July Plot)
€75,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Otto Ernst Remer. Generalmajor Otto Ernst Remer (18.08.1912 † 04.10.1997) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 18, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland” and the Eichenlaub on November 12, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”. He played a major role in stopping the 20 July plot in 1944 against Adolf Hitler. Postcardsize.
Post-War Dutch Judicial Index Card – Landwacht Commander (Winschoten)
€90,00Original post-war Dutch judicial registration card (justitiële / vonnissenkaart), accompanied by a typed judicial case summary, relating to Tiemen Antonius Remmers, the notorious Landwacht commander of Winschoten.
These documents originate from the Dutch Bijzondere Rechtspleging (Special Courts), established after WWII to prosecute collaboration and war crimes.
Original documents in used archival condition. Handwritten, typed, and stamped entries present. Wear consistent with age and official use.
Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung für 4 Jahre
€80,00Original Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung für 4 Jahre (4 Years of Service Award). Medal complete with ribbon. Condition as seen.
Photograph of Panzer-Regiment 3
€65,00Original photograph of the 3. Kompanie/ Panzer-Regiment 3 in memory of their service from 1936-1938 in Wien. Postcardsize.
Studioportrait Wehrmacht Soldier wearing helmet (with decal)
€25,00Original Wehrmacht (Heer) studioportrait of a soldier wearing a helmet with decal. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Studioportrait Wehrmacht Soldier wearing helmet (with decal)
€15,00Original Wehrmacht (Heer) studioportrait of a soldier wearing a helmet with decal. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.