Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Willi Thulke. Oberstleutnant Willi Thulke (22.09.1916 † 04.09.1998) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 7, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 6. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on March 13, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. 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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Willi Thulke. Oberstleutnant Willi Thulke (22.09.1916 † 04.09.1998) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 7, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 6. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on March 13, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. 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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Anton "Toni" Müller. Major Anton Müller (12.04.1914 in Niedersteinebach † 27.07.2006 in Asbach) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 10, 1944 as Hauptmann und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on February 14, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 503 of the 290. 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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Willi Thulke. Oberstleutnant Willi Thulke (22.09.1916 † 04.09.1998) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 7, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 6. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on March 13, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. 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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Kai Bräundle-Schmidt. Major Kai Bräundle-Schmidt (19.06.1917 in Flensburg † 14.08.1991 in Braderup) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson March 26, 1944 as Hauptmann und Regiments-Adjutant of the Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. 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.
Postwar Signature of Kai Bräundle-Schmidt, who earned the Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 501 of the 290. Infanterie-Division.
On the 07.02.1944 Hauptmann Bräundle-Schmidt was involved in defeating a Soviet breakthrough attempt during the defensive fighting northwest of Newel. Although being wounded himself he led a small group of soldiers (which included his own messengers and communication staff) in a counterthrust, ejected a Siberian ski company from the German trenches and retook the German defensive position atop the vital Gora Hill. He would later be awarded the Knight’s Cross for this actions.
