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Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Bernhard Woldenga. Oberst Bernhard Woldenga (04.12.1901 in Hamburg † 19.01.1999 in Timmendorfer) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 5, 1941 as Major und Kommodore in the Jagdgeschwader 77.

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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Rall. Major Günther Rall (10.03.1918 † 04.10.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 15, 1941 with the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52, the Ritterkreuz on September 4, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 (65 aerial victories), the Eichenlaub on October 26, 1942 as as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 (65 aerial victories) and the Schwertern on September 12, 1943 as Hauptmann und Gruppekommodore of the III. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 52 (200 aerial victories).

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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Bernhard Rogge. Vizeadmiral Bernhard Rogge (04.11.1899 in Schleswig † 29.06.1982 in Reinbek) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 7, 1940 as Kapitän zur See und Kommandant of Hilfskreuzer “Atlantis” and the Eichenlaub on December 31, 1941 as Kapitän zur See und Kommandant of Hilfskreuzer “Atlantis”. He also earned the Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer mit Brillianten.

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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Alfred Glenz. Oberleutnant Alfred Glenz (08.03.1916 † 23.04.2000) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 14, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 1. Kompanie/ Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 of the 7. Flieger-Division.

Knight’s Cross: “On the 20.05.1941 Genz’s Kompanie had the mission of eliminating a British 9.5 cm AA battery (with 4 guns and about 180 men) near Mournies, just to the SSW of Chania. However a change of course before the landing reduced the strength of Genz’s Kompanie (already just 90 men strong) by almost 25%. The enemy furthermore was stronger than anticipated, however was eventually overpowered by Genz and his men even so. The battery was stormed, the guns destroyed, and the surviving 12 men taken prisoner. The Kompanie then became encircled, and made their way through 6 km of enemy territory via Peribolia. Genz himself led the group as “Captain Miller, 5th Battery of Yorkshire Anti-Aircraft”, and was thereby able to deceive those British troops encountered.” 

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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Josef Friedrich Remberg. Hauptmann Friedrich Remberg (23.06.1918 in Fretter † 29.03.1991 in Münster) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 14, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 25, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer of the 2. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 11.

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.

Detmers commanded the commerce raider Kormoran when it sunk the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in a mutually destructive battle. Read more about Theodor Detmers (Wikipedia)

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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl-Heinz Holzapfel. Major Karl-Heinz Holzapfel (05.07.1915 in Hadamar † 15.02.2003 in Bad Hersfeld) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 29, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 11, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the Pionier-Bataillon 29 of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division.

Awarded for his successes commanding the Pionier-Bataillon (mot) 29 during its demolition and mining missions along the road that ran parallel to the northern coast of Sicily. In this time he would repeatedly distinguish himself by not just doing those missions he was assigned, but also through his mining/demolition of routes that were not present on any maps and that only he knew about. On one occasion he also played a major role in enabling friendly forces to retreat. After a bridge over a dry riverbed (which had been heavily mined) was destroyed by allied naval guns, he and a handful of Pionieren created a lane through the dry riverbed that permitted all German vehicles and heavy weapons to pass through in spite of strong enemy attempts at interference. On another occasion he engaged and halted an allied pursuit thrust, bringing heavy losses to the enemy forces involved.

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.