Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Krappe. Generalleutnant Günther Krappe (13.04.1893 in Schilde † 31.12.1981 in Altena) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson April 11, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 61. Infanterie-Division.
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 Wilhelm Nagel. Generalmajor Wilhelm Nagel (12.06.1898 in Tübingen † 23.04.1980 in Zell im Wiesental) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 29, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson June 12, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 131 of the 44. Infanterie-Division.
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 Erwin Jollase. Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse (08.12.1892 in Hamburg † 14.03.1987 in Tutzing) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 6, 1944 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson November 2, 1941 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Schützen-Regiment 52 of the 18. Panzer-Division.
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 Ernst König. Generalmajor Ernst König (12.08.1908 in Fulda † 03.03.1986 in Göttingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson September 16, 1943 as Major und Führer of the Grenadier-Regiment 12 of the 31. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on September 21, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 12 of the 31. Infanterie-Division.
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 Rudolf Sperl. Generalleutnant Rudolf Sperl (11.10.1898 in Allenstein † 23.10.1981 in Bad Rappenau) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 16, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson February 10, 1945 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 61. Infanterie-Division.
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 Otto Starosta. Oberfeldwebel Otto Starosta (28.12.1916 in Aschersleben † 20.01.1985 in Goslar) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 8, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 686of the 336. Infanterie-Division.
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 Otto Starosta. Oberfeldwebel Otto Starosta (28.12.1916 in Aschersleben † 20.01.1985 in Goslar) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 8, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 686of the 336. Infanterie-Division.
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 Carl Wagener. Generalmajor Carl Wagener (23.12.1901 in Stanowitz-Schweidnitz † 06.06.1988 in Hannover) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on Februar 20, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 14, 1944 as Oberst im Generalstab und Chef of the Generalstab 1. Panzermee.
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 + Card Letter + Card of Eugen Metzger. Leutnant Eugen Metzger (01.08.1914 in Stuttgart-Feurebach † 06.02.2004 in Brackenheim) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 29, 1941 as Leutnant und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 203.
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 Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Eberhard Rodt. Generalmajor Eberhard Rodt (04.12.1895 in München † 28.04.1979 in München) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 25, 1940 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 25 of the 56. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on April 28, 1945 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 15. Panzergrenadier-Division.
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 Cosmas Wolf. Oberfeldwebel Cosmas Wolf (15.09.1916 in Westhoven † 25.03.2004 in Krefeld) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 28, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Kompanietruppführer of the 3. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 279 of the 95. Infanterie-Division.
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 Manfred Beutner. Major Manfred Beutner (23.05.1914 in Frauenhain † 08.11.2002 in Oldenburg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 4, 1944 with Panzerjäger-Abteilung 329 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 30, 1944 as Major und Adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division.
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 Kurt Bulmahn. Hauptmann Karl Bulmahn (08.06.1908 in Obernkirchen † 14.10.1997 in Obernkirchen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 31, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 1126 of the 559. Volksgrenadier-Division.
Awarded for holding open the crossings over the Saar river near Lisdorf during December 1944.
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 Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolfgang Koltermann. Oberleutnant Wolfgang Koltermann (28.03.1917 in Schönlake † 21.12.1994 in Augsburg) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 11, 1945 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 3. Kompanie/ schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 (Tiger).
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 Giselher Wilke. Leutnant Giselher Wilke (18.04.1922 in Lüneburg † 18.02.2007 in Peine) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 14, 1945 as Leutnant und Zugführerin the 1. (Jagdpanzer) Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 19 of the 19. Panzer-Division. The Kompanie was equipped with Jagdpanzer IV.
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 Herbert Hübner. Feldwebel Herbert Hübner (14.06.1915 † 08.09.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 28, 1944 as Feldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 171 of the 71. Infanterie-Division.
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 Wolfgang "Wolf" von Malotki. Oberleutnant Wolfgang von Malotki (25.02.1921 in Danzig † 2002) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 3, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 3. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 45 of the 21. Infanterie-Division.
“Oberleutnant v. Malotki conducted a decisive counterthrust south of Lake Ladoga right as strong enemy forces were trying to roll up friendly positions after they had penetrated the line. He threw the Bolsheviks back at the head of a handful of Grenadiers and brought the main battle line back into friendly hands.”
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 Hans Huzel. Major Hans Huzel (14.02.1912 in Ludwigsburg † 24.06.1981 in Erfstadt-Lechenich) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 18, 1945 as Major und Führer of Sturm-Regiment 215 of the 78. Volks-Sturm-Division.
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 Adolf Raegener. Generalleutnant Adolf Raegener (17.02.1895 in Kleinleinungen † 17.08.1983 in Braunschweig) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 25, 1940 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of Infanterie-Regiment 309 of the 208. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on April 17, 1945 as Generalleutnant und Kommandantof Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg.
Ritterkreuz: “Oberstleutnant Raegener achieving outstanding feats of arms near Antwerp as a result of the fearless devotion to duty that he displayed under enemy fire. His unstoppable forward drive was an invaluable factor that led to the swift capture of the city and fort of Antwerp. This in turn majorly facilitated the subsequent operations against the Belgians.”
Eichenlaub: "Awarded for his untiring devotion to duty during the defense of Magdeburg in early 1945. Despite having suffered very severe wounds earlier in the war (one leg amputated and the other badly mutilated) he nonetheless was able to ensure that countless refugees were able to escape over the Elbe river to the comparative safety of Western allied captivity."
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 Friedrich Memmert. Unteroffzier Friedrich Memmert (05.02.1917 in Woquard † 12.02.2003 in Hamburg) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 9, 1944 as Unteroffizier und Zugführer of 2. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 20 of the 20. Panzergrenadier-Division.
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 Horst Haase. Oberleutnant Horst Haase (29.01.1910 in Tremessen † 07.03.1991 in Wuppertal) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 1, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Führer of Panzerjäger-Kompanie 1162 of the 62. Volksgrenadier-Division.
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 Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Nikolaus von Falkenhorst. Generaloberst Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (17.01.1885 † 18.06.1968) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 30, 1940 as General der Infanterie u. Kommandierender General of the XXI. Armeekorps and the Deutsches Kreuz in Silber on January 20, 1945. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Ritterkreuz for: “…With unstoppable forward drive, German troops have established a land connection between Oslo and Trondheim. Thus the Allied aim to bring us to our knees through an occupation of Norway has now definitively failed. Units of the Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe have brought us this victory through exemplary cooperation, a victory which is a testament to the audacity of our young German Wehrmacht… Through me the nation speaks its’ thanks. As a sign of this appreciation I am awarding the Knight’s Cross to the Supreme Commander in Norway, General von Falkenhorst.”
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl Ludwig Rhein. Generalleutnant Karl-Ludwig Rhein (30.03.1894 in Wetzlar † 27.03.1988) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 26, 1941 with Infanterie-Regiment 439 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 6, 1942 as Oberst und Kommandeurof Infanterie-Regiment 439 of the 134. Infanterie-Division.
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 Albert Henze. Generalleutnant Albert Henze (07.08.1894 in Kirchhain † 31.03.1979 in Ingolstadt) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 2, 1943 with the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110, the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 15, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeurof Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110 and the 11. Panzer-Division and the Eichenlaub on January 21, 1945 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the Gruppe Henze / 21. Feld-Division (L).
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 Heinrich Gaedcke. Generalmajor Heinrich Gaedcke (16.01.1895 in Hannover † 21.04.1992 in Groß Hehlen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 7, 1942 with the Divsionsstab/ 25. Infanterie-Division and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 7, 1944 as Oberst im Generalstab und Chef des Generalstabof XI. Armeekorps.
Read more on Heinrich Gaedcke (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 Gustav Harteneck. General der Kavallerie Gustav Harteneck (27.07.1892 in Landau † 13.01.1984 in Müchen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 20, 1942 with Armeeoberkommando 2 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 21, 1944 as General der Kavallerie und Kommandeur of the I. Kavallerie-Korps. Damages on the reverse (was pasted on paper once).
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 Dr.jur. Erich Mende. Major Erich Mende (28.10.1916 in Groß Strehlitz † 06.05.1998 in Bonn) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 28, 1945 as Major und Grenadier-Regiment 216 of the Grenadier-Regiment 216 of the 86. Infanterie-Division.
Read more about Erich Mende (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 Ingfried Hintze. Hauptmann Ingfried Hintze (21.07.1918 in Klettwitz † 15.11.1983 in Bonn) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 20, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Abteilung/ Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 103 of the 4. Panzer-Division.
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 Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann. Oberst Ernst-Wilhelm (29.09.1904 in Nürnberg † 27.08.1994 in Gräfelfin) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 4, 1940 as Majorund Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Schützen-Regiment 12 and the Eichenlaub on June 9, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 of the 4. Panzer-Division.
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 Hugo Laubereau. Oberst Hugo Laubereau (20.01.1904 in Offenburg † 18.11.1997 in Regensburg) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 22, 1943 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 61 of the 7. Infanterie-Division.
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 Heinz Oskar Laebe. Oberst Heinz Laebe (05.02.1913 in Peine † 15.02.1999 in Peine) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 7, 1944 as Majorund Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 44 and the Eichenlaub on April 29, 1945 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 44 of the 11. Infanterie-Division.
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 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.
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 Franz Wipfler. Feldwebel Franz Wipfler (24.09.1915 † 17.11.1998) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen kreuzes on May 12, 1942 as Feldwebel und Zugführer in the 11. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 56 of the 5. Jäger-Division.
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 Dr. Eberhard Zahn. Oberstleutnant Dr. Eberhard Zahn (02.01.1910 † 07.02.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 30, 1941 as Leutnant und Zugführer of the 2. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 33 and the Eichenlaub on March 6, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kompaniechef of the 2. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 33 of the 15. Panzer-Division.
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 Arthur Ziegler. Oberleutnant Arthur Ziegler (1917 † 1987) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 23, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Regimentsadjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 974 of the 367. Infanterie-Division.
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 Maxilimian Wirsching. Maxilimian Wirsching (23.11.1919 in Altenschönbach † 18.04.2004 in Künzelsau) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 7, 1945 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 2. Kompanie/ schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 (Tiger). He also earned the Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS and Panzerkampfabzeichen III. Stufe (Einsatzahl "50").
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 Helmut Schmischke. Hauptmann Helmut Schmischke (30.09.1915 in Wanne-Eickel † 18.06.1999 in Bad Soden) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 22, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the Pionier-Bataillon 36 of the 36. Infanterie-Division.
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 Photocopy of Rolf Bering. Oberstleutnant Rolf Bering (20.06.1912 † 02.08.1993) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 29, 1941 with 2. Batterie/ Artillerie-Regiment 76 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 11, 1945 as Major und Führer of the Fähnrichs-Regiment 1 of the Division “Märkisch Friedland”.
Knight’s Cross: “Awarded for his actions in early 1945. Rolf Bering (who had set up his regimental command post in Wittkow) came under attack from the rear while positioned at the western approaches to Schneidemühl. However thanks to the skillful employment of his subordinated Alarm-Bataillon 94 (located in Köslin) it was possible to halt the Russian advance on the 29.01.1945.”
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 Helmuth Schlömer. Generalleutnant Helmuth Schlömer (30.05.1893 in Hausberge † 18.08.1995 in Minden-Lübbecke) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 2, 1941 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Schützen-Regiment 5 and the Eichenlaub on December 23, 1942 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 3. Infanterie-Division. Generalmajor Schlömer commanded the XIV. Panzer Corps in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Oakleaves: “Awarded for his leadership while in command of the 3. Infanterie-Division (mot) during the following battles…
1) The crossing over the Tim (28.06.1942).
2) The defense of the Voronezh bridgehead (07-13.07.1942)
3) The battle in the Don bend (24.07.-10.08.1942).
4) The defense of the northern edge of the German salient at Stalingrad, between the Don and the Volga.”
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 Wartime Postcard of Hermann Ammer. Major Hermann Ammer (08.03.1914 in Mamming † 09.12.2000 Vilshofen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 17, 1943 as Oberleutnant with 3. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 6 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 12, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Führer of II. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 62 of the 7. Infanterie-Division.
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 Walther Sievers. Oberstleutnant Walther Sievers (15.06.1902 in Halstenbeck † 12.07.1982) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen kreuzes on December 19, 1942 Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 415 and the Eichenlaub on January 29, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 415 of the 123. Infanterie-Division.
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 Werner Pergande. Leutnant Werner Pergande (02.02.1912 † 14.04.1994) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen kreuzes on November 22, 1943 as Leutnant und Führer in the Grenadier-Regiment 108 of the 38. Infanterie-Division.
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 Bernd Schäzle. Leutnant Bernd Schäzle (27.05.1920 in Lenzkirch † 13.07.2000 in Lenzkirch) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson January 3, 1944 as Leutnant und Zugführer in the 11. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 380 of the 215. Infanterie-Division. Signed on the reverse.
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 Max Sperling. Oberst Max Sperling (04.09.1905 in Kulm † 06.06.1984 in Heidelberg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Goldon November 27, 1941 with Kradschützen-Bataillon 18 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson April 6, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 of the 9. Panzer-Division.
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.
