Hannes Trautloft – Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz”
€0,01Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hannes Trautloft. Oberst Hannes Trautloft (03.03.1912 † 12.01.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 27, 1941 as Major und Kommandeur of the Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz”.
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.
Walter Krupinski – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Eichenlaub)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Krupinski. Oberleutnant Walter Krupinski (11.11.1920 † 07.10.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 27, 1942 as Leutnant in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52, the Ritterkreuz on October 29, 1942 as Leutnant in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
Walter Kupinski achieved 197 victories in over 1100 operational sorties during the Second World War. Here on the photo with Erich Hartmann !
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.
Walter Krupinski – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Eichenlaub)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Krupinski. Oberleutnant Walter Krupinski (11.11.1920 † 07.10.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 27, 1942 as Leutnant in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52, the Ritterkreuz on October 29, 1942 as Leutnant in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
Walter Kupinski achieved 197 victories in over 1100 operational sorties during the Second World War. Here on the photo with Erich Hartmann !
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.
Arnold Döring – Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Arnold Döring. Leutnant Arnold Döring (29.01.1918 † 10.04.2001) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 25, 1942 as Feldwebel in the 8. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 and the Ritterkreuz on April 17, 1945 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer of the 10. Staffel/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 3.
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.
Wilhelm Dipberger – Kampfgeschwader 6
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wihelm “Willi” Dipberger. Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Dipberger (30.05.1918 † 20.09.2005) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 17, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the III. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 6 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 9, 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel und Beobachter in the Stab/ Kampfgeschwader 6.
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.
Martin Drewes – Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Martin Drewes. Major Martin Drewes (20.10.1918 † 13.10.2013) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 24, 1944; the Ritterkreuz on July 27, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 and the Eichenlaub on April 17, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. Blue on black, difficult to see here but better in real life although it’s still not that clear.
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.
Paul Dose – Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
€22,50Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul Dose. Oberleutnant Paul Dose (10.02.1921 † 13.03.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 31, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”.
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.
Frank Neubert – Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” (Korinth, Kreta)
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Frank Neubert. Hauptmann Frank Neubert (28.09.1915 † 13.12.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 5, 1942 as Oberleutnant in the I. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” and the Ritterkreuz on June 22, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 2. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”. Frank Neubert achieved the very first aerial victory in the Second World War on the 1st of September 1939. Over the course of the conflict he flew a total of about 350 sorties.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded for his Staffel’s successes during the Balkan campaign. During its missions against British shipping in the Gulf of Corinth, around Piraeus and the Suda Bay, his Staffel managed to sink one 4000 GRT tanker, one freighter and one destroyer. Another 13000 GRT of shipping was also damaged. Neubert personally distinguished himself during missions against the Rupel Pass as well as Flak positions on Crete. By the time of his receiving the Knight’s Cross he had flown over 150 ground attack sorties.
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.
Richard Czekay – Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Richard Czekay. Hauptmann Richard Czekay (26.03.1916 † 24.04.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 27, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 30, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 3. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”.
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.
Georg Christl – Zerstörergeschwader 26 “Horst Wessel”
€22,50Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Georg Christl. Hauptmann Georg Christl (03.10.1913 † 31.03.1991) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 28, 1942 with III. Gruppe/ Zerstörergeschwader 26 “Horst Wessel” and the Ritterkreuz on March 18, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Zerstörergeschwader 26 “Horst Wessel”.
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.
Heinz Geschwill – Kampfgeschwader 3
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Heinz Geschwill. Leutnant Heinz Geschwill (25.04.1920 † 06.05.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 23, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 3 “Blitz”.
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.
Heinz Marquardt – Jagdgeschwader 51 “Mölders”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Heinz Marquardt. Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (29.12.1922 in Braunsberg † 19.12.2003 in Hammersbach) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 18, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 13. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 51 “Mölders”.
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.
Adolf Glunz – Jagdgeschwader 26 “Schlageter” (Eichenlaub, 71 Victories!)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Adolf Glunz. Oberleutnant Adolf Glunz (11.06.1918 † 01.08.2002) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 15, 1942, the Ritterkreuz on August 29, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 4. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 26 “Schlageter” and the Eichenlaub on June 24, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 26 “Schlageter”
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.
Wilhelm Fahlbusch – Flak-Regiment 1
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wilhelm Fahlbusch. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Fahlbusch (08.11.1914 in Hannover † 12.06.2002 in Bonn) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 31, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 8. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 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.
Erwin Fischer – Aufklärungsgruppe 121 (Eichenlaub)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erwin Fischer. Oberleutnant Erwin Fischer (14.08.1912 in Dresden-Bühlau † 10.12.1996 in Hamburg) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 21, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 121 and the Eichenlaub on February 8, 1943 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 121.
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.
Hans-Roland Fröbel – Flak-Regiment 291
€15,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hans-Roland Fröbel. Hauptmann Hans-Roland Fröbel (03.10.1921 † ) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 1, 1943 as Oberleutnant with the 3. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 291.
Awarding of the Ritterkreuz has not been confirmed. No certainty is this one has been formally awarded. Several sources state as awarding 8th May or 26th April 1945, Hauptmann and chef in the Flak-Kampfgruppe 287 / Luftkriegschule 8.
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.
Fridolin Fath – Kampfgeschwader zur besondere Verwendung 1 (Africa)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Fridolin Fath. Major Fridolin Fath (01.05.1908 in Langenprozelten † 17.03.1987 in Lohr am Main) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 23, 1942 as Major und stellvetretender Kommandeur of the IV. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader zur besondere Verwendung 1 (Africa).
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.
Karl Kessel – Kampfgeschwader 2
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl Kessel. Oberstleutnant Karl Kessel (01.06.1912 in Mülheim † 24.08.1997 in Bonn) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommodore of the Kampfgeschwader 2.
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.
Erich “Bubi” Hartmann – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Brillianten) (352 Aerial Victories!)
€185,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich “Bubi” Hartmann. Major Erich “Bubi” Hartmann (19.04.1922 † 20.09.1993) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943, the Ritterkreuz on October 29, 1943 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 after 148 aerial victories. Awarded the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Leutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 for 200 aerial victories, the Schwertern on July 2, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 after achieving 239 aerial victories and the Brillianten on August 25, 1944 as as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 after achieving 301 aerial victories. He also earned Gemeinsames Flugzeugfuhrer-Beobachter Abzeichen mit Brillianten. Good condition.
Hartmann achieved his 352nd and last aerial victory at midday on 8 May 1945, hours before the German surrender! Read more about Erich Hartmann (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.
Günter Seeger – Jagdgeschwader 53
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günter Seeger. Leutnant Günter Seeger (09.11.1918 † 06.09.2013) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 29, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel with the Jagdgeschwader 2 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 53.
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.
Hermann Neuhoff – Jagdgeschwader 53
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Neuhoff. Leutnant Hermann Neuhoff (11.08.1918 in Rheinhausen † 17.01.2006 in Duisburg-Rheinhausen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 16, 1942 as Leutnant und Staffelführer in the III. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 53.
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.
Hermann Neuhoff – Jagdgeschwader 53
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Neuhoff. Leutnant Hermann Neuhoff (11.08.1918 in Rheinhausen † 17.01.2006 in Duisburg-Rheinhausen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 16, 1942 as Leutnant und Staffelführer in the III. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 53.
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.
Hugo Broch – Jagdgeschwader 54
€0,01Original 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 on March 12, 1945 as Feldwebel in the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54.
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.
Theodor Schwabach – Flak-Regiment 33 (Africa)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Theodor “Theo” Schwabach. Oberleutnant Theodor Schwabach (11.01.1912 in Meran † 18.02.1991 in Rabland) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on Jne 30, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Batteriechef in the I. Abteilung/ Flak-Regiment 33.
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.
Rudolf Trenkel – Jagdgeschwader 52
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Trenkel. Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Trenkel (17.01.1918 in Neudorf † 26.04.2001 in Vienna) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 15, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 19, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 2. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
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.
Rudolf Nacke – Kampfgeschwader 76
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Nacke. Stabsfeldwebel Rudolf Nacke (19.02.1914 in Dresden † 29.10.1988 in Hoppstädten-Weiersbach) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 23, 1941 as Stabsfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the III. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 76.
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.
Karl-Heinrich Welzel – Schlachtgeschwader 10
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl-Heinrich Welzel. Feldwebel Karl-Heinrich Welzel (28.08.1916 † 06.02.2002) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 16, 1944 with Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 5, 1944 as Feldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 10.
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.
Heinz Ewald – Jagdgeschwader 52
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Heinz “Esau” Ewald. Leutnant Heinz Ewald (01.09.1922 in Zoppot-Danzig † 14.03.2002 in Coburg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 30, 1944 with Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 20, 1945 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 5. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
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.
Franz Lehner – Kampfgeschwader 53 “Legion Condor”
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Franz Lehner. Feldwebel Franz Lehner (14.02.1918 in Wien † 25.08.2000 in Hohenweiler) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 21, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 22, 1943 as Feldwebel und Beobachter in the 6. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 53 “Legion Condor”.
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.
Robert Kowalewski – Korpsführungskette
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Robert Kowalewski. Oberstleutnant Roberto Kowalewski (15.03.1914 in Berlin † 05.07.1996 in Herdecke) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 2, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on November 24, 1940 as Hauptmann und Flugzeugführer in the Korpsführungskette of the X. Fliegerkorps.
“For sinking 83,680 GRT of enemy merchant shipping, damaging a British cruiser, shooting down a fighter and a flying boat, and bringing his crew back safely on a single engine after a successful raid on Moray Firth/NE Scotland.”
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.
Willi Sölter – Kampfgeschwader 77
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Willi Sölter. Hauptmann Willi Sölter (18.07.1913 † 13.07.1995) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 19, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 9, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 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.
Karl Rammelt – Jagdgeschwader 51 “Mölders”
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl Rammelt. Major Karl Rammelt (10.06.1914 in Nebra an der Unstrut † 13.05.2009 in Fürstenfeldbruck) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 16, 1944 as Hauptman in the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 51 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 20, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 51 “Mölders”.
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.
Walter Wolfrum – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Claimed 137 Victories!)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Wolfrum. Leutnant Walter Wolfrum (23.05.1923 in Schmolz † 26.08.2010 in Schwabach) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 18, 1944 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 27, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 5. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
As a fighter ace, he flew 424 combat missions and claimed 137 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.
Hermann Hogeback – Lehrgeschwader 1 & Kampfgeschwader 6 (Schwertern)
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Hogeback. Oberstleutnant Hermann Hogeback (25.08.1914 in Idar-Oberstein † 15.02.2004 in Dötligen-Wildeshausen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 24, 1942, the Ritterkreuz on September 8, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 1, the Eichenlaub on February 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 6 and the Schwertern on January 26, 1945 as Oberstleutnant und Kommodore of Kampfgeschwader 6.
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.
Hermann Hogeback – Lehrgeschwader 1 & Kampfgeschwader 6 (Schwertern)
€24,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Hogeback. Oberstleutnant Hermann Hogeback (25.08.1914 in Idar-Oberstein † 15.02.2004 in Dötligen-Wildeshausen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 24, 1942, the Ritterkreuz on September 8, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 1, the Eichenlaub on February 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 6 and the Schwertern on January 26, 1945 as Oberstleutnant und Kommodore of Kampfgeschwader 6.
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.
Rudi Schmidt – Kampfgeschwader 26 “Löwen”
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Rudi Schmidt. Major Rudi Schmidt (15.03.1914 † 23.02.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 13, 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 6. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 26 “Löwen” and the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 26 “Löwen”.
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.
Hans-Wilhelm Bender – Kampfgeschwader 3 “Lützow”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hans-Wilhelm Bender. Oberfeldwebel Hans-Wilhelm Bender (20.03.1916 in Oberschefflenz † 20.01.1982 in Mosbach) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 8, 1941 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 3 “Lützow”.
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.
Friedrich Bonnke – Flak-Regiment 42
€25,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Bonnke. Oberleutnant Friedrich Bonnke (04.02.1915 in Stolp † 09.12.2001 in Wesel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 6, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 3. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 42.
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.
Reinhard Seiler – Jagdgeschwader 54 (Eichenlaub)
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Seiler. Major Reinhard Seiler (30.08.1909 in Rawitsch † 06.10.1989 in Kulmbach) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 15, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 20, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 (after 42 aerial victories) and the Eichenlaub on March 4, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54.
Reinhard Seiler was credited with 100 victories during World War II, over the course of about 500 combat missions. He recorded an additional 9 victories during the Spanish Civil War. Read more on Reinhard Seiler (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.
Werner Nadolski – Flak-Regiment 61
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Werner Nadolski. Hauptmann Werner Nadolski (02.10.1908 in Königsberg † 08.11.1982 in Kaarst) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 31 1943 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 3. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 61.
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.
Walter Gericke – Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 & Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11 (Holland, Crete, Italy) (Eichenlaub)
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Gericke. Oberstleutnant Walter Gericke (23.12.1907 in Bilderlahe † 19.10.1991 in Alsfeld) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 14, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the IV. Bataillon/ Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 and the Eichenlaub on September 17, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11 of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-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.
Günther Bahr – Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Bahr. Oberfeldwebel Günther Bahr (28.07.1921 in Neu Legden † 29.04.2009 in Wacken) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 13, 1944 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 28, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the I. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 6.
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.
Wolfgang Späte – Jagdgeschwader 54 (Flew the Me163 & Me262) (Eichenlaub)
€35,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolfgang Späte. Major Wolfgang Späte (08.09.1911 in Dresden † 30.04.1997 in Edewecht) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 5, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 5. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 5. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54 (after 72 aerial victories).
Wolfgang Späte was credited with 99 aerial victories. He also piloted the Messerschmitt Me-163 “Komet” and achieved 5 aerial victories with the Messerschmett Me-262! Read more on Wolfgang Späte (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.
Karl-Heinz Schnell – Jagdgeschwader 51
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl-Heinz Schnell. Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Schnell (10.01.1915 in Essen † 13.03.2013) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 10, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 1, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 51.
Achieved a total of 72 aerial victories (including 11 in the West) over the course of over 500 sorties.
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.
Bruno Stolle – Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”
€30,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Bruno Stolle. Hauptmann Bruno Stolle (13.04.1915 in Münster † 22.01.2004 in Rheinbach) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 29, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 17, 1943 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”.
Flew a total of 271 sorties, achieving 35 aerial victories in the west (including 5 four-engined bombers).
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.
Günther Schack – Jagdgeschwader 51 (Eichenlaub)
€45,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Schack. Leutnant Günther Schack (12.11.1917 in Bartenstein † 14.06.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 26, 1943; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 26, 1943 as Leutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 51 and the Eichenlaub on April 20, 1944 as Leutnant und Staffelkapitän of 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 51.
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.
Fritz Aechtner – Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5
€20,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Fritz Aechtner. Oberfeldwebel Fritz Aechtner (04.03.1916 † 01.05.2007) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 12, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 2. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 21 and the Ritterkreuz on December 20, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer / Beobachter in the 1. Staffel/ Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5.
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.
Paul-Hubert Rauh – Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
€40,00Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul-Hubert Rauh. Major Hubert Rauh (15.11.1913 in Klein Wolkersdorf † 30.08.2005 in Neunkirchen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 20, 1944 as Hauptmann in the II. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 and the Ritterkreuz on April 28, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 4.
Knight’s Cross: Awarded in recognition of his total of 31 night victories achieved over just 150 sorties.
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.