Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of U-boot crew member Otto Lehr, who lost his life while serving on U-567. Condition as seen.
Sunk on 21 December 1941 in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 44.02N, 20.10W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Deptford. 47 dead (all hands lost). (Source: Read more about U-567.)
Original Award document of Mechaniker-Obergefreiter Woiste, who served with the Kriegsmarine during the Norwegian campaign, for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) for his service on April 20, 1940, which was signed by Otto von Schrader (RK & Committed suicide in Norway in July 1945). Condition as seen.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Max-Eckart Wolff. Korvettenkäpitan Max-Eckart Wolff (19.12.1902 in Wernigerode † 09.11.1988 in Bremen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 4, 1940 as Korvettenkapitän und Kommandant of Zerstörer Z-2 "Georg Thiele" during the German invasion of Norway!
Korvettenkapitän Wolff distinguished himself as a destroyer captain in the battles around Narvik during the German invasion of Norway. His destroyer, "Georg Thiele", sank the British destroyers "Hardy" and "Hunter" on the 10.04.1940. It then torpedoed another British destroyer ("Eskimo") on the 13.04.1940. Later that day his destroyer covered the disembarkation of the crews of 3 German destroyers and was then scuttled, having been trapped by the British navy. Despite the overall German defeat during these two battles, Wolff and his crew had put up such a good account of themselves that he would be awarded the Knight's Cross.
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 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.
