Original Award document of Oberjäger Kaufmann Alphart, who earned the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black) for his wound sustained on August 1, 1941 while serving with the 2. Kompanie/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139 of the 3. Gebirgs-Division (later 6. Gebirgs-Division). Condition as seen, has been folded in the past.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo plus Letter of Ludwig Stautner. Leutnant Ludwig Stautner (04.05.1895 in Schrobenhausen † 05.01.1983 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson June 20, 1940 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139 of the 3. Gebirgs-Division.
"Major Stautner conducted the successful attack of Kompanie Schönbeck following detailed personal reconnaissance of his own. The resulting repulse of enemy forces in this area was of great importance to the whole Kampfgruppe. The resumption of the enemy attack was delayed for days, buying Major Stautner's Bataillon valuable time to set up a strong defense. Ultimately the enemy did not dare to try and make any more major attacks west of Elvenes, where enemy landings were always to be expected." "In this battle Stautner and his Bataillon were initially thrown back by a Norwegian battalion on the 24.04.1940, being driven east of the town of Elvenes. The Norwegian battalion commander decided to let his men rest for the night, and then resume the attack at 05:30 the next day. However Stautner would give them no rest. Attacking from the southern heights at 04:30 on the next morning, they were able to successfully assault the Norwegians still quartered in the houses below and wipe them out by 11:00. 144 prisoners were taken in this battle." (Source: TracesofWar)
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.
