Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Sepp Grundl, who lost his life while serving on U-226. Condition as seen.
Sunk on 6 November 1943 in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland, in position 44.49N, 41.13W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling, HMS Woodcock and HMS Kite. 51 dead (all hands lost). (Read more about U-226.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Ferdinand Popijal, who lost his life while serving on U-215. Condition as seen.
Sunk on 3 July 1942 in the North Atlantic east of Boston, in position 41.48N, 66.38W, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Le Tiger. 48 dead (all hands lost).. (Read more about U-215.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Heinrich Lutz, who lost his life while serving on U-194. Condition as seen.
Sunk on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 59.00N, 26.18W, by a Fido homing torpedo from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-84 USN/G). 54 dead (all hands lost). (Read more about U-194.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Xaver Ehrensperger, who lost his life while serving on U-189. Condition as seen.
Sunk on 23 April 1943 in the North Atlantic east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 59.50N, 34.43W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (120 Sqn RAF/V). 54 dead (all hands lost).. (Read more about U-189.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Rudolf Braun, who lost his life while serving with U-74. Condition as seen.
Sunk on 2 May 1942 in the Mediterranean east-southeast of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37.12N, 00.01E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Wishart and HMS Wrestler. 47 dead (all hands lost)... (Source: Read more about U-74.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Karl Huber and his brother Michael Huber, who lost his life while serving with U-174. Good condition.
Sunk on 27 April 1943 in the North Atlantic south of Newfoundland, in position 43.35N, 56.18W, by depth charges from a US Ventura aircraft (VP-125 USN/B-6). 53 dead (all hands lost).. (Source: Read more about U-174.)
Original lot of some literature - booklets including the Evangelische & Katholisches Feldgesangbuch, Den Vertrag von Versailles and Loefs Schiffsmodell-Baubriefe – Nr. 1 – Zerstörer “Karl Galster”. Condition as seen.
Original photograph of a Killed in Action German Wehrmacht soldier! These are rare photographs as it was forbidden to photograph own KIA soldiers! Size: 5,1x6,5cm.
Original Studioportrait of a Panzerjäger soldier wearing the "P" Shouderboards, General Assault Badge, Sudetenland Medal ribbon, Schützenabzeichen, Bajonet... Top Portrait. Postcardsize.
Postwar Photograph of Otto Kumm. SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm (01.10.1909 † 23.03.2004) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 16, 1942 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Der Führer”, the Eichenlaub on April 6, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 “Der Führer” of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich“and the Schwertern on March 17, 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division “Prinz Eugen”. Size: 13x9cm.
Postwar Photograph of Desiderius Hampel. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Desiderius Hampel (20.01.1895 † 11.01.1981) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 3, 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS und Kommandeur of the 13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS “Handschar”. Size: 13x9cm.
Postwar Photograph of Desiderius Hampel. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Desiderius Hampel (20.01.1895 † 11.01.1981) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 3, 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS und Kommandeur of the 13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS “Handschar”. He's seen in the middle with RK. Size: 13x9cm.
Original Rekrutenvereidigung des Standortes Wien, Generalkommando XVII. Armeekorps, Samstag 10. Dezember 1938. A4 size, has been folded in the past. Condition as seen.
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot member Gustl Wittmann who lost his life while serving with U-375. Good condition.
Missing since 25 July 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. There is no explanation for its loss. 46 dead (all hands lost).(Source: Read more about U-375.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot member Christoph Kubitza who lost his life while serving with U-266. Good condition.
Sunk on 15 May 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Spain, in position 45.28N, 10.20W, by depth charges from a British Halifax aircraft (58 Sqn RAF/M). 47 dead (all hands lost). (Source: Read more about U-266.)
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot member Anton Feldwebel who lost his life while serving with U-3523. Good condition.
U-3523 was sunk by depth charges from a British B-24 Liberator of 86 Squadron/G RAF about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Skagen Horn, in the Skagerrak on 6 May 1945. All 58 crewmen were lost. (Source: Read more about U-3520.)
Original Postwar Photograph of Alois Weber, Siegfried Brosow, Günter Halm & Willi Noller. Taken at the OdR-Treffen in Bad Wimpfen. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Photograph of Waldemar von Gaza. Major Waldemar von Gaza (06.12.1917 † 13.01.2014) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 18, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 2. Kompanie/ Panzergrenadier-Regiment 666 of the 13. Panzer-Division, the Eichenlaub on January 18, 1943 as Hauptmann und Führer of a Kampfgruppe der 13. Panzer-Division and the Schwertern on October 3, 1943 as Major und Führer of the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66 of the 13. Panzer-Division. Good condition.
Original Wartime Signature on a Wartime Postcard of Hugo Primozic. Oberleutnant Hugo Primozic (16.02.1914 † 18.03.1996) earned theRitterkreuzon September 19, 1942 as Wachtmeister und Zugführer of the 2. Batterie/ Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667 and the Eichenlaub on January 25, 1943 as Oberwachtmeister und Zugführer of the 2. Batterie/ Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667. Good condition.
Ritterkreuz: “Awarded for destroying 45 enemy tanks during the fighting in the central sector of the Eastern front. Of these, Primozic destroyed 24 in just one day (15.09.1942) and in doing so was able to prevent an enemy breakthrough.”
Eichenlaub: “Awarded for bringing his total of tanks destroyed to 60. During a counterattack on 11.12.1942 he destroyed 7 tanks in one day.”
Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Werner Töniges. Korvettenkäpitan Werner Töniges (07.01.1910 in Oberhausen † 25.01.1995 in Essen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 25, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot "S-102" and the Eichenlaub on November 13, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Schnellboot "S-102". He also earned the Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillianten. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot member Richard Donhauser who lost his life while serving with U-222. Good condition.
Sank on 2 September 1942 in the Baltic Sea west of Pillau, in position 54.25N, 19.30E, after a collision with U-626. 42 dead and 3 survivors. (Source: Read more about U-222.)
