Original award document set of Obergefreiter Hofer, who served with the 12. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 42 of the 46. Infanterie-Division and the Landesschützen-Bataillon 807 (Nürnberg).
Award documents include:
the Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber, earned on December 24, 1941, signed by Oberst Ernst Maisel!
the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42
Ernst Maisel as a Generalmajor, was the Chief of the Office Group for Officers' Education and Welfare of the Army Personnel Office. One of his responsibilities in this appointment was to be court protocol officer of the Army court of honour that investigated army officers suspected of involvement in the 20 July plot. In this capacity on 14 October 1944, he arrived with General Wilhelm Burgdorf at the home of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Burgdorf had been instructed by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel to offer Rommel three choices: report to Hitler to exculpate himself; admit guilt, take poison, receive a state funeral, and obtain immunity for his family; or face a treason trial. Rommel drove away with Burgdorf and Maisel and committed suicide shortly thereafter.
Condition as seen.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Josef Stigler. SS-Sturmbannführer Josef Stigler (30.05.1899 in Bayreuth † 10.02.1982 in Erding) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 10, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 42 of the 46. 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 Josef Stigler. SS-Sturmbannführer Josef Stigler (30.05.1899 in Bayreuth † 10.02.1982 in Erding) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 10, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the II. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 42 of the 46. Infanterie-Division. Size: 6,3x9,5cm.
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.
