Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Lorenz. Oberst Erich Lorenz (31.08.1905 in Wattenscheid † 10.12.1984 in Bochum) earned the Ritterkreuz on November 14, 1943 as Majorund Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 287and the Eichenlaub on May 4, 1944 as Oberstleutnantund Führer of Grenadier-Regiment 287 of the 96. Infanterie-Division. He earned the Nahkampfspange in Gold on March 12, 1945 as Oberst und Kommandeur of Grenadier-Regiment 287!
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 Feiertag. Unteroffizier Paul Feiertag (20.08.1916 † 30.11.1999) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 30, 1944 as Unteroffizier und Gruppenführer in the 3. Kompanie/ Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 96 of the 96. Infanterie-Division. Good condition.
Ritterkreuz: “… During the heavy fighting along the southern sector of the Eastern front at the start of this year his Kompanie was halted by heavy enemy fire while in an unclear situation. Unteroffizier Feiertag went to try and make contact with the enemy along with a soldier from his squad. In the process he came into the vicinity of an enemy artillery piece and was able to get to within grenade-throwing distance unnoticed. He threw two hand grenades and utilized the ensuing chaos by eliminating the Soviet gun crew with his machine-pistol. He destroyed the gun itself with a hand grenade. The confusion amongst the enemy gave the Kompanie the chance to storm the enemy positions with a loud ‘Hurra’.In the ensuing village battle Feiertag once again stood at the spearhead of his Kompanie despite having been shot through the hand and forearm, and he remained in this capacity until the day’s objective had been reached. By knocking out the enemy gun with a machine-pistol and hand grenades he secured his Kompanie’s victory thanks to his ruthless devotion to devotion and initiative. After his wound had healed Unteroffizier Feiertag returned to his unit in May of this year, and was once again wounded in July.”
Wehrpass belonging to Feldwebel Wilhelm Blomberg born in Remscheid, Düsseldorf. He was Killed in Action on September 22, 1943. He served with the Infanterie-Regiment 287 of the 96. Infanterie-Division and afterwards with the Feldausbildungs-Regiment 636 of the 390. Feldausbildungs-Division. He earned the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the Ostmedaille.
