Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Singer. Major Herbert Singer (09.08.1919 in Mühlenau † 21.03.1998 in Hamburg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 22, 1944 with II. Bataillon/ Füsilier-Regiment 22 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 5, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of II. Bataillon/ Füsilier-Regiment 22 of the 1. Infanterie-Division.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Alois Rampf. Hauptmann Alois Rampf (16.06.1916 in Dornstadt † 19.05.1994) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 3. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 88 of the 46. Infanterie-Division. Signed on ther 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 Paul Audorff. Oberstleutnant Paul Audorff (06.02.1904 in Hof † 17.01.1981 in Marktredwitz) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 13, 1943 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 754 of the 334. Infanterie-Division. Smaller size.
“Oberstleutnant Audorff has already served as an outstanding troop leader in the western campaign. In this capacity he distinguished himself in such a way that he was assigned the post of regimental commander while only a Major. Assigned the task of organizing the formation of Grenadier-Regiment 754 in November 1942, he was able to forge this unit into an effective instrument of war within a very short time. As such it was able to be employed with great success on the Tunisian front as early as December of the same year. On the 25.04.1943 the English launched an offensive near Medjez el Bab that had the ultimate aim of breaking through to Tunis. On this day Oberstleutnant Audorff personally directed his defense from the foremost line, and he managed to pull off a successful resistance against an English infantry division reinforced by a tank brigade. The main line of defense therefore remained completely in our hands by the evening of this day. Throughout this time he personally intervened everywhere despite strong enemy artillery and airstrikes. He conducted all the necessary counterthrusts/counterattacks and was the soul of the defensive will. His Regiment was accordingly named in the OKW-Bericht for having the lion’s share of this defensive success. However the prevention of an enemy breakthrough to Tunis on this day is ultimately the personal achievement of Oberstleutnant Audorff, commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 754. Oberstleutnant Audorff has a true soldier’s personality and is particularly worthy of this high honour.” (Source: TracesofWar)Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Konrad Sauer. Leutnant Konrad Sauer (29.01.1915 † 12.07.1986) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 26, 1942 as Wachtmeister und Zugführer in the 3. Batterie/ Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209 and the Eichenlaub on September 30, 1944 as Leutnant und Führer of the 1. Batterie/ Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 393. Dedicated on the reverse to the Veteran.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo plus Card of Alfons Kleinmann. Hauptmann Alfons Kleinmann (10.12.1916 † 12.03.1982) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 14, 1943 as Hauptmann und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 118 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 Photo of Johannes Dratwa. Hauptmann Johannes Dratwa (22.11.1914 † 12.08.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 5, 1945 as Hauptmann und Chef of the 2. Kompanie/ Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 184. 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 Joachim Hesse. Oberst Joachim Hesse (21.12.1903 † 18.04.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 6, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 64 of the 16. Panzer-Division.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Otto Mauz. Oberfeldwebel Otto Mauz (24.04.1915 † 27.04.1980) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 9, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Zugführer of 3. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 671.
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 Card (1953) of Baldur von Schirach. Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (9 May 1907 – 8 August 1974) was a German politician who is best known for his role as the Nazi Party national youth leader and head of the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940. He later served as Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter ("Reich Governor") of Vienna. After World War II, he was convicted of crimes against humanity during the Nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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 plus Letter of Wolfgang von Bostell. Oberleutnant Wolfgang von Bostell (25.02.1917 † 10.05.1991) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 2, 1944 with 2. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-(Sturmgeschütz-)Abteilung 1023 and the Eichenlaub on April 30, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 2. Kompanie/ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 205 of the 205. Infanterie-Division. Good Condition.
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 Beschnidt. Oberleutnant Werner Beschnidt (29.07.1918 † 10.12.1994) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Führer in the 2. Kompanie/ Panzer-Abteilung 103 of the 3. Panzer-Grenadier-Division.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolfram Kertz. Major Wolfram Kertz (29.07.1916 † 05.05.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 8. Kompanie/ Kampfgruppe “Bruhn” of the II. SS-Panzerkorps. Good condition
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 awa
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo plus Letter of Eduard Brunner. Hauptmann Eduard Brunner (08.12.1918 † 13.05.2006) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 24, 1943 with Grenadier-Regiment 62, the Ritterkreuz on February 27, 1944 as Hauptmann und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 62 of the 7. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on October 28, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of I. 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 Theo-Helmut "Theobald" Lieb. Generalleutnant Theo-Helmut Lieb (29.11.1892 † 20.03.1981) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 7, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Führer of the XXXXII. Armeekorps and the Eichenlaub on February 18, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Kommandierender General of the XXXXII. Armeekorps. Good condition.
Eichenlaub: Awarded for his further achievements during the battle for the Cherkassy pocket. Especially during the breakout from the pocket he would show great bravery and energy. He collected a Bataillon of stragglers from the Korpsabteilung B and the 5. SS Panzer-Division “Wiking” and broke through a Soviet armoured group south of the road Potschapinzy-Lissjanka. With his horse Lieb then swam over the Gniloi-Tikitsch and reached safety at Lissjanka. For his role in this battle he would be christened the “Lion of Cherkassy” and be awarded the Oakleaves directly from Hitler himself.
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 plus Letter of Emil Vogel. General der Gebirgstruppe Emil Vogel (20.07.1894 † 01.10.1985) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 7, 1943 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 101. Jäger-Division and the Eichenlaub on May 14, 1944 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 101. Jäger-Division. Good condition.
(Read more on Emil Vogel (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 Erich Reuter. Generalleutnant Erich Reuter (30.03.1904 † 30.10.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 17, 1942 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Infanterie-Regiment 122 of the 50. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on January 21, 1945 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 46. Infanterie-Division. Good condition.
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 plus Letter of Erich Schneider. Generalleutnant Erich Schneider (12.08.1894 † 03.08.1980) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 5, 1943 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 4. Panzer-Division and the Eichenlaub on March 6, 1945 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 14. Infanterie-Division. Good condition.
Eichenlaub: Awarded for his successful command of the 14. Infanterie-Division during the five-day long battle west, NW and NE of Ostrolenka, which saw repeated Soviet onslaughts defeated with the result that the attempted breakthrough could be prevented. Vital for the German success here was the leadership of Schneider himself. In every difficult moment he was to be found right at the front despite heavy Soviet fire, and was thus able to make his decisions based on a clear understanding of the situation as well as provide an inspiring example to his troops.
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 Bleckwenn. Generalmajor Wilhelm Bleckwenn (21.10.1906 † 10.05.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 6, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 487 and the Eichenlaub on October 18, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 487 of the 267. Infanterie-Division. Good condition.
Following Heeresgruppe Mitte’s collapse during Operation Bagration, Oberst Bleckwenn and a small Kampfgruppe under his command managed to break through to East Prussia after a period of 44 days of fighting through Belorussian forests. In the process he and his men overcame the torrential currents of the Memel river on the night of the 04./05.08.1944 while crossing it at a point south of Druschkiniki. He was subsequently awarded the Oakleaves for this noteworthy accomplishment.
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 Wetjen. Hauptmann Heinrich Wetjen (14.06.1912 † 11.05.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Jäger-Regiment 49 of the 28. Jäger-Division. Good Condition.
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 von Brese. Major Heinz von Brese-Winiary (13.01.1914 † 03.12.1995) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 24, 1941 as Oberleutnant with the Infanterie-Regiment 10, the Ritterkreuz on May 15, 1943 as Major und Führer of II. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 108 of the 14. Panzer-Division and the Eichenlaub on April 6, 1944 as Major und Führer of II. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 108 of the 14. Panzer-Division. Good condition.
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 Hugo Primozic. Oberleutnant Hugo Primozic (16.02.1914 † 18.03.1996) earned the Ritterkreuz on 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.”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 Püttcher. Oberleutnant Heinrich Püttcher (01.04.1914 † 03.04.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 14, 1945 as Leutnant und Führer of the 3. Kompanie/ Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86 of the 9. Panzer-Division. Good Condition.
During the withdrawal of the 9. Panzer-Division across the Rhine in late February 1945, the handful of battle ready elements of the Division were tasked with covering the retreat. One of these, formed on 25.02.1945, was led by Leutnant Püttcher. Despite only having two 8.8 cm Flak guns as heavy weapons, Püttcher and his small Kampfgruppe were able to hold their assigned sector Glesch—Sinsteden against all opposing attacks even though the Allies had broken through on the left and right. Even after they had been surrounded and had no radio contact with the higher commands, Leutnant Püttcher refused to surrender to the Allies. Acting on his own initiative, he broke through the ring of US troops, reached the Rhine river near the town of Leverkusen and was able to cross over to the eastern bank, even taking both Flak guns along with him.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 Walter Scherf. Hauptmann Walter Scherf (21.02.1917 † 07.04.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 23, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Kompaniechef of the 3. Kompanie/ schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503. Good Condition.
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 Diedrich Bruns. Oberstleutnant Diedrich Bruns (17.03.1897 † 29.10.1988) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 1, 1942 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 16 of the 22. Infanterie-Division. Good Condition.
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 Werner Pankow. Hauptmann Dr. Werner Pankow (02.02.1897 † 06.09.1980) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 20, 1941 as Hauptmann d.R. und Führer of the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 151 of 61. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Edges have been cut.
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 Theodor Scherer. Generalleutannt Theodor Scherer (17.07.1889 † 11.05.1951) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 20, 1942 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 281. Sicherungs-Division and the Eichenlaub on August 5, 1942. Edges have been cut.
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 Walter Gorn. Generalmajor Walter Gorn (24.09.1898 † 10.07.1968) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 20, 1941 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Schützen-Regiment 10, the Eichenlaub on August 17, 1942 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of Kradschützen-Bataillon 59 and the Schwertern on June 8, 1943 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 10 of the 9. Panzer-Division . Good condition.
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.