Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Arnold Huebner. Gefreiter Arnold Huebner (14.07.1919 in Szubin † 01.02.1981 in Gelsenkirchen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 7, 1942 as Gefreiter und Richtkanonier in the 3. Batterie/ Flak-Regiment 33.
On the 16.06.1941, during Operation Battleaxe, the 3./Flak-Regiment 33 (mot) was positioned on Hill 208 (between Capuzzo and Sidi Azeiz). On this day one of its gunners, Gefreiter Huebner, managed to destroy 8 enemy tanks in just a few minutes. Two days later, on the 18.11.1941, the Batterie fought near Bardia while subordinated to the 21. Panzer-Division. Here Huebner eliminated another 8 tanks. In total Huebner was able to raise his total of destroyed enemy materiel to 24 tanks and an artillery battery. For this he was decorated with the Knight’s Cross as the first enlisted man of the Afrika-Korps to be so honoured.
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.
