Photolot of Eugen Selhorst. Oberleutnant Eugen Selhorst (25.06.1914 † 27.03.1971) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 8, 1942 as Oberleutnant with the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 6, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 of the 73. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen.
Original Wartime Portrait of Eugen Selhorst. Oberleutnant Eugen Selhorst (25.06.1914 † 27.03.1971) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 8, 1942 as Oberleutnant with the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 6, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 of the 73. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Wartime Portrait of Eugen Selhorst. Oberleutnant Eugen Selhorst (25.06.1914 † 27.03.1971) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 8, 1942 as Oberleutnant with the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 6, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 of the 73. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Theodor Hopf. Hauptmann Theodor Hopf (23.09.1918 † 23.01.2008) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 21, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Kompaniechef of the 1. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 170 of the 73. Infanterie-Division and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 16, 1942 as Hauptmann with the III. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 170. Size: 6,7x10,3cm.
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 Otto Hitzfeld. General der Infanterie Otto Hitzfeld (07.05.1898 † 06.12.1990) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 30, 1941 & the Eichenlaub on January 17, 1942 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of Infanterie-Regiment 213 of the 73. Infanterie-Division and the Schwertern on May 9, 1945 as General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General of LXVII. Armeekorps. 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 Studioportrait with a Postwar Signature of Willibald Unfried. Gefreiter Willibald Unfried (26.06.1919 † 21.07.1994) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 4, 1942 as Gefreiter und MG-Schütze 1 in the 9. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 213 of the 73. Infanterie-Division. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Wartime Photo (!) of Werner Ziegler. Major Werner Ziegler (30.04.1916 † 15.04.2001) earned the Ritterkreuz on December 31, 1941 as Leutnant und Führer of the 2. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 of the 73. Infanterie-Division, the Eichenlaub on September 8, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the 2. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 186 and the Schwertern on October 23, 1944 as Major und Führer of the Grenadier-Regiment 186. Good condition. Measuring: 6,5x9,4cm. Comes with an extra letter and enveloppe.
Knight's Cross: "On the 14.08.1941, during the battles between the Dniester and the Bug rivers, Leutnant Ziegler and his Kompanie took the heavily occupied town of Petrovskoye on the western bank of the Bug in a coup d'état and cleared out the surrounding area in bitter house fighting. More than 300 prisoners were captured in the process. Ziegler would be awarded the Knight’s Cross for this action."
Swords: "Ziegler's Regiment participated in the final battle for Sevastopol in May 1944. On the 07.05.1944, during the general Soviet attack against the German V. Armeekorps, his Regiment stood firm in its defensive positions on Windmill Hill, even after it had been surrounded. Ziegler and his men were able to hold their ground successfully until relieved by Kampfgruppen Marienfeld and Faulhaber on the morning of the next day. Ziegler would be awarded the Swords for this outstanding defensive stand."
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Theodor Hopf. Hauptmann Theodor Hopf (23.09.1918 † 23.01.2008) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 21, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Kompaniechef of the 1. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 170 of the 73. Infanterie-Division and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 16, 1942 as Hauptmann with the III. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 170. Good condition. Postcardsize. Comes with an extra handwritten letter.
