Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Werner. SS-Sturmmann Rudolf Werner (17.07.1922-) served with the SS-Wach-Bataillon 1 & 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” as Feldkoch than fought in the Kessel von Halbe. Good condition. Postcardsize.
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Condition as seen.
He participated in many of the most famous battles of World War II: Kharkov, Kursk, Normandy, Falaise and the Ardennes!
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Condition as seen.
He participated in many of the most famous battles of World War II: Kharkov, Kursk, Normandy, Falaise and the Ardennes!
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Condition as seen.
He participated in many of the most famous battles of World War II: Kharkov, Kursk, Normandy, Falaise and the Ardennes!
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Condition as seen.
He participated in many of the most famous battles of World War II: Kharkov, Kursk, Normandy, Falaise and the Ardennes!
Original Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Letter of Walter Pitsch. SS-Hauptscharführer Walter Pitsch (13.06.1920 † 29.07.2005) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 6, 1945 as SS-Hauptscharführer und Batterieführer of the 4. Batterie/ SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “Adolf Hitler”.
At the end of April 1945 Walter Pitsch took over the command of his Kompanie after all of its self-propelled 3.7 cm AA guns had been lost. During this time, in which the Kompanie was now employed in the infantry role, the unit managed to thwart an enemy penetration near the Mariazell-Hohenberg (in the Alps). Pitsch, leading at the head of the Kompanie, threw the Soviets back from their gains and held the position thereafter. The retention of this position was of great importance in covering the retreat of the Division, and Pitsch would be recommended for the Knight’s Cross in recognition of his success here. Awarded immediately by Supreme Commander of 6. Panzer-Armee (Dietrich), Southeastern Front. (Source: Traces of War)
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Werner. SS-Sturmmann Rudolf Werner (17.07.1922-) served with the SS-Wach-Bataillon 1 & 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” as Feldkoch than fought in the Kessel von Halbe. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf Werner. SS-Sturmmann Rudolf Werner (17.07.1922-) served with the SS-Wach-Bataillon 1 & 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” as Feldkoch than fought in the Kessel von Halbe. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Paper Photo of Erhard Gührs. SS-Obersturmführer Erhard Gührs (02.02.1920 † 03.05.2023) served with the 13. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Severely wounded in August 1944 on the Invasionsfront as Bataillonsadjutant of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2. NOTE: Paper Photo!
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rochus Misch. SS-Untersturmführer Rochus Misch (29.07.1917 † 05.09.2013) served with the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and afterwards with the Führerbegleitkommando (Führer Escort Command; FBK) as a bodyguard, courier, and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler. Misch was one of the last occupants of the Führerbunker in Berlin, May 1945 where he also witnessed the bodies of Eva & Adolf Hitler as well as the Goebbels family. Larger size: 21x10cm.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Letter of Walter Schüle. Walter Schüle (13.04.1924-) served with the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Schüle served as the driver of Panzer 605under command of Rudolf von Ribbentrop at Charkow.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Hard-Paper Photo of Walter Schüle. Walter Schüle (13.04.1924-) served with the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Schüle served as the driver of Panzer 605under command of Rudolf von Ribbentrop at Charkow.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Schüle. Walter Schüle (13.04.1924-) served with the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Schüle served as the driver of Panzer 605under command of Rudolf von Ribbentrop at Charkow. Only signed by Schüle !
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Schüle. Walter Schüle (13.04.1924-) served with the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Schüle served as the driver of Panzer 605under command of Rudolf von Ribbentrop at Charkow.
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 in Wiesbaden † 20.05.2019 in Ratingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Original Verpflichtungsverhandlung & Bescheinigung for a recruit joining the "Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler". The Verpflichtungsverhandling is signed by Obersturmführer Hans Wolter.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Alfred Schneidereit. SS-Untersturmführer Alfred Schneidereit (29.10.1919 † 21.02.1999) earned the Ritterkreuz on December 20, 1943 as SS-Unterscharführer in the 8. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 “LSSAH” of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Good condition. Measuring: 8,6×12,6cm.
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 † 20.05.2019) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Albert Frey. SS-Standartenführer Albert Frey (16.02.1913 † 01.09.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 17, 1941 with SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”, the Ritterkreuz on March 3, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on December 29, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Good condition. Signed on the front and reverse! Photo is from the Herbers collection, added a letter to it that I still had.
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 Albert Frey. SS-Standartenführer Albert Frey (16.02.1913 † 01.09.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 17, 1941 with SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”, the Ritterkreuz on March 3, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on December 29, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Good condition. Signature somewhat faded on the photo but better visible in real life then on scan.
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 Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 † 20.05.2019) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Good condition.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Georg Preuß. SS-Hauptsturmführer Georg Preuß (24.04.1920 † 03.02.1991) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 5, 1945 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 10./ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”. He also earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold and Nahkampfspange in Gold on April 1, 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmführer und Kommandeur of the III. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2. Signed on the reverse.
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 Photocopy of Friedrich “Fritz” Henke. SS-Hauptscharführer Friedrich “Fritz” Henke (06.01.1921 † 15.11.1999) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 12, 1944 as SS-Oberscharführer und Zugführer in the 3. Batterie/ SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 “LSSAH”.
Fritz Henke was a platoon leader in the StuG battalion of the LSSAH in late 1943. Near the end of that year, on the 29.12.1943, Henke was helping protect a group of friendly infantry when a small tank attack was launched. He destroyed 2 tanks, but this initial incursion was soon followed up by a much heavier assault. Thus followed a fierce battle that lasted the whole day. On one occasion, he knocked out a Soviet command tank from which the enemy commander escaped, only to be hit by a pistol shot by Henke. By the end of the day he had destroyed a total of 21 tanks and 11 AT guns. For his notable success, without much friendly support at that, he was later presented with the Knight’s Cross. He had destroyed 38 tanks in total by this time.
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 Kurt Sametreiter. SS-Untersturmführer Kurt Sametreiter (09.04.1922 † 28.01.2017) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 31, 1943 as SS-Oberscharführer und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 “LSSAH” of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Good condition.
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.
OriginalPostwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Max Wünsche. SS-Standartenführer Max Wünsche (20.04.1914 † 17.04.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 28, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the Stab der I./ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on August 11, 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Komanndeur of the SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”.
Max Wünsche was born on 20 April 1914 in Kittlitz. In July 1933 Wünsche joined the SS. In 1935, he graduated from SS-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz and was promoted to Untersturmführer. Wünsche was then posted to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) as a platoon leader. In October 1938, Wünsche was assigned as an orderly officer for Hitler. In that role, Wünsche joined the Führerbegleitkommando (the SS bodyguard unit), which provided personal security for Hitler. In January 1940 he was again posted to the LSSAH, as a platoon commander in a motorcycle company under the command of Kurt Meyer, for the invasion of the Netherlands and the Battle of France. In December 1940 he became an adjutant to Sepp Dietrich during the invasion of the Balkans (Operation Marita) and the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa). In February 1942 Wünsche was given the command of the LSSAH Sturmgeschütz (assault gun) battalion. In 1942 Wünsche completed the General Staff training course at the Staff College in Germany and was promoted to Sturmbannführer. In September 1942 he was posted to the LSSAH and resumed command of the Sturmgeschütz battalion; in October he assumed command of a battalion in a panzer regiment of LSSAH. His battalion's first action was at Kharkov in 1943. On 25 February 1943 Wünsche's battalion went into action against a defensive position manned by the Soviet 350th Rifle Division. Supported by artillery and a company of SS grenadiers, Wünsche's battalion attacked and overran the Soviet front lines. Wünsche's assault would lead to the destruction of 47 artillery pieces and anti-tank guns.[2] For his actions during the battles for Kharkov, Wünsche was awarded the German Cross in Gold and later the Knight's Cross, both in February 1943. In June 1943, Wünsche was transferred to a new division forming in France, 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, to take command of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment. On 6 June 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy (Operation Overlord) and the division was committed to action on 7 June. The division was later trapped in the Falaise pocket, where on the night of 20 August, Wünsche escaped on foot. He was wounded and taken prisoner by British soldiers. Wünsche spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war in camp 165 at Caithness, Scotland, a special camp for high-ranking German officers. In 1948 Wünsche was released and returned to Germany. He died in 1995. (Read more on Max Wünsche (Wikipedia))
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 Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hugo-Gottfried Kraas. SS-Brigadeführer Hugo-Gottfried Kraas (25.01.1911 † 20.02.1980) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson March 28, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "LSSAH" and the Eichenlaub on January 24, 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "LSSAH" of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "LSSAH". Signed on the reverse.
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 Theodor “Teddy” Wisch. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Theodor “Teddy” Wisch (13.12.1907 † 11.01.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 15, 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ “LSSAH”, the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Schwertern on August 30, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS of 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Good condition.
Also seen in the photo is Sepp Diefenthal.
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 Rudolf von Ribbentrop. SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (11.05.1921 † 20.05.2019) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 15, 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 25, 1944 with the 3. Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”. Good condition.
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 Friedrich Blond. SS-Untersturmführer Friedrich Blond (29.04.1920 † 24.05.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 28, 1945 as SS-Untersturmführer with the 12. Kompanie/ SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Bataillon 1 “LSSAH". Good Condition.
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 Albert Frey. SS-Standartenführer Albert Frey (16.02.1913 † 01.09.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 17, 1941 with SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”, the Ritterkreuz on March 3, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on December 29, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Good condition.
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 Heinrich Springer. SS-Sturmbannführer Heinrich Springer (03.11.1914 † 27.10.2007) earned the Ritterkreuz on January 12, 1942 as SS-Hauptsturmführer und Führer of the 3. Kompanie/ “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”. Good condition.
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 Rudolf Sandig. SS-Obersturmbannführer Rudolf Sandig (11.09.1911 † 11.08.1994) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 5, 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 “LSSAH” of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH“. Good condition.
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 Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Walter Pitsch. SS-Hauptscharführer Walter Pitsch (13.06.1920 † 29.07.2005) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 6, 1945 as SS-Hauptscharführer und Batterieführer of the 4. Batterie/ SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “Adolf Hitler”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
At the end of April 1945 Walter Pitsch took over the command of his Kompanie after all of its self-propelled 3.7 cm AA guns had been lost. During this time, in which the Kompanie was now employed in the infantry role, the unit managed to thwart an enemy penetration near the Mariazell-Hohenberg (in the Alps). Pitsch, leading at the head of the Kompanie, threw the Soviets back from their gains and held the position thereafter. The retention of this position was of great importance in covering the retreat of the Division, and Pitsch would be recommended for the Knight’s Cross in recognition of his success here. Awarded immediately by Supreme Commander of 6. Panzer-Armee (Dietrich), Southeastern Front. (Source: Traces of War)
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 Theodor “Teddy” Wisch. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Theodor “Teddy” Wisch (13.12.1907 † 11.01.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 15, 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ “LSSAH”, the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Schwertern on August 30, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS of 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Good condition.
On the photo are also Rudi Lehmann & Ralf Tiemann to be seen.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Theodor “Teddy” Wisch. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Theodor “Teddy” Wisch (13.12.1907 † 11.01.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 15, 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ “LSSAH”, the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and the Schwertern on August 30, 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS of 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”. Good condition.
On the photo: Albert Frey as well to be seen.
Original Postwar Signature of Otto Günsche. Otto Günsche (24.09.1917 † 02.10.2003) earned the Verwundetenabzeichen “20. Juli 1944” in Schwarz and was a member of the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler before he became Adolf Hitler’s personal adjutant.
With the end of Nazi Germany imminent, Günsche was tasked by Hitler on 30 April 1945 with ensuring the cremation of his body after his death. That afternoon, he stood guard outside the room in the Führerbunker where Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide. After waiting a short time, Hitler's valet, Heinz Linge, opened the study door with Martin Bormann at his side. The two men entered the study with Günsche right behind them. Günsche then left the study and announced that Hitler was dead to a group in the briefing room, which included Joseph Goebbels, General Hans Krebs, and General Wilhelm Burgdorf. Günsche had the table and chairs in the study moved out of the way and blankets were laid out on the floor. Hitler and Braun's lifeless bodies were then wrapped in blankets. In accordance with Hitler's prior written and verbal instructions, his and Braun's bodies were carried up the stairs and through the bunker's emergency exit to the garden behind the Reich Chancellery to be burned. Having ensured that the corpses were burnt using petrol supplied by Hitler's chauffeur Erich Kempka, Günsche later left the Führerbunker after midnight on 1 May. On 2 May 1945, Günsche was taken prisoner by Soviet Red Army troops that were encircling the city and flown to Moscow for sharp interrogation by the NKVD.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rochus Misch. SS-Untersturmführer Rochus Misch (29.07.1917 † 05.09.2013) served with the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and afterwards with the Führerbegleitkommando (Führer Escort Command; FBK) as a bodyguard, courier, and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler. Misch was one of the last occupants of the Führerbunker in Berlin, May 1945 where he also witnessed the bodies of Eva & Adolf Hitler as well as the Goebbels family. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Rochus Misch. SS-Untersturmführer Rochus Misch (29.07.1917 † 05.09.2013) served with the 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH” and afterwards with the Führerbegleitkommando (Führer Escort Command; FBK) as a bodyguard, courier, and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler. Misch was one of the last occupants of the Führerbunker in Berlin, May 1945 where he also witnessed the bodies of Eva & Adolf Hitler as well as the Goebbels family. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Original Stunning Studioportrait of a Waffen-SS SS-Oberscharführer of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Adolf Hitler" wearing the "Adolf Hitler" cufftitle and "2" cypher on his shoulderboards indicating the 2nd Regiment! Highly decorated. Photo was taken in 1943 as written on the back. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Bremer. SS-Sturmbannführer Gerhard Bremer (25.07.1917 † 29.10.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 30, 1941 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 1. Kompanie/ SS-Aufklärungs-abteilung “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 “Hitlerjugend”. Good condition. Measuring: 13x17,1cm. On the rest of the photo is to be seen: Sepp Dietrich, Gerhard Bremer, Heinrich Springer and Kurt Meyer.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Bremer. SS-Sturmbannführer Gerhard Bremer (25.07.1917 † 29.10.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 30, 1941 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 1. Kompanie/ SS-Aufklärungs-abteilung “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 “Hitlerjugend”. Good condition. Measuring: Bit smaller as postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Bremer. SS-Sturmbannführer Gerhard Bremer (25.07.1917 † 29.10.1989) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 30, 1941 as SS-Obersturmführer und Führer of the 1. Kompanie/ SS-Aufklärungs-abteilung “LSSAH” and the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 “Hitlerjugend”. Good condition. Measuring: Bit smaller as postcardsize.
