Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Card of Heinrich König. Hauptmann Heinrich König (23.11.1908 in Heede † 13.01.1995 in Bassum) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 13, 1944 with Grenadier-Regiment 106 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 14, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 915 of the 352. 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 Award document Set of Gefreiter Hugo Schneemelcher, who served previously with the Grenadier-Regiment 589 and then the 5. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 915 of the 352. Infanterie-Division. He earned the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) for his service on July 16, 1944, which was signed by Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss (Eichenlaub) (Killed on August 6, 1944!). Also includes a frontmade Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen award document awarded during the Normandy Campaign (June 26, 1944 and signed by Oberst Goth)! He was also wounded during the Saint-Lo Battle on July 15, 1944. Also comes with Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse award document. Documents have been folded in the past. Condition as seen.
"The 352. Infanterie-Division was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II. Deployed on the Western Front, the division defended Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944."
Original Award document of Unteroffizier Wilhelm Diegler, who served with the 4. Batterie/ Artillerie-Regiment 352 of the 352. Infanterie-Division, for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) for his service on June 26, 1944, which was signed by Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss (Eichenlaub) (Killed on August 6, 1944!). Has been folded in the past. Reddish inkt on the back. Condition as seen. (Came with a photo? Can't say or deny it is him?)
"The 352. Infanterie-Division was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II. Deployed on the Western Front, the division defended Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944."
Original Set of a Soldbuch, Award document and POW Certificate-of-Discharge for Pionier Konetzke who first served with the Kriegsmarine but was transferred to the Wehrmacht in September 1944. He then served with the 2. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 352 of the 352. Infanterie-Division / 352. Volksgrenadier-Division. This division was active in Normandy at Omaha beach! He was wounded on the first day of the Ardennes Offensive on December 16, 1944. At 16 December, they fought in the area of Ettelbrück -Diekirch. Soldbuch & document are denazified otherwise good condition.