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 Otto Kretschmer. Fregattenkäpitan Otto Kretschmer (01.05.1912 in Heidau † 05.08.1998 in Straubing) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 4, 1940 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-99”, the Eichenlaub on November 4, 1940 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-99” and the Schwertern on December 26, 1941 as Korvettenkapitän und Kommandant of Uboot “U-99”.
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 Georg Christiansen. Korvettenkapitän Georg Christiansen (21.10.1914 † 14.06.1997) who earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 8, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See u. Kommandant of the Schnellboot S-101 and the Eichenlaub on Novembre 13, 1943 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 1. Schnellbootsflotille.
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 Hermann Balck. General der Panzertruppen Hermann Balck (17.12.1893 in Danzig-Langfuhr † 29.11.1982 in Eberbach) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 3, 1940 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Schützen-Regiment 1 of the 1. Panzer-Division, the Eichenlaub on December 20, 1942 as Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 11. Panzer-Division, the Schwertern on March 4, 1943 as Generalleutnant und Kommandeur of the 11. Panzer-Division and the Brillanten on August 31, 1944 as General der Panzertruppen und stellvertretender Führer of the 4. Panzer-Armee.
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 Benno Reuter. Leutnant Benno Reuter (27.12.1911 in Maxdorf † 18.12.1980 in Letter) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 8, 1944 as Stabsfeldwebel und Führer of 7. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 49 and the Eichenlaub on October 28, 1944 as Stabsfeldwebel und Führer of the 6. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 49 of the 28. Jäger-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 Heinrich Ruhl. Major Heinrich Ruhl (31.08.1915 † 01.12.2015) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 21, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 122 of the 122. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on March 16, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 122 of the 122. 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 Reinhard Seiler. Major Reinhard Seiler (30.08.1909 in Rawitsch † 06.10.1989 in Kulmbach) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 15, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 20, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 (after 42 aerial victories) and the Eichenlaub on March 4, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54.
Reinhard Seiler was credited with 100 victories during World War II, over the course of about 500 combat missions. He recorded an additional 9 victories during the Spanish Civil War. Read more on Reinhard Seiler (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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Schuck. Oberleutnant Walter Schuck (20.07.1920 in Frankenholz † 27.03.2015 in Neunkirchen) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 24, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 8, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 5 (after 84 aerial victories) and the Eichenlaub on September 30, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 5.
Walter Schuck claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down in over 500 combat missions, eight of which while flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Read more on Walter Schuck (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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Gericke. Oberstleutnant Walter Gericke (23.12.1907 in Bilderlahe † 19.10.1991 in Alsfeld) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 14, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the IV. Bataillon/ Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 and the Eichenlaub on September 17, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11 of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-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 Ernst König. Generalmajor Ernst König (12.08.1908 in Fulda † 03.03.1986 in Göttingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 16, 1943 as Major und Führer of the Grenadier-Regiment 12 of the 31. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on September 21, 1944 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 12 of the 31. 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 Wolfgang Späte. Major Wolfgang Späte (08.09.1911 in Dresden † 30.04.1997 in Edewecht) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1941 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 5, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 5. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 5. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 54 (after 72 aerial victories).
Wolfgang Späte was credited with 99 aerial victories. He also piloted the Messerschmitt Me-163 "Komet" and achieved 5 aerial victories with the Messerschmett Me-262! Read more on Wolfgang Späte (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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Schack. Leutnant Günther Schack (12.11.1917 in Bartenstein † 14.06.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on February 26, 1943; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 26, 1943 as Leutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 51 and the Eichenlaub on April 20, 1944 as Leutnant und Staffelkapitän of 9. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 51.
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 Wolfgang Schenk. Oberstleutnant Wolfgang “Bombo” Schenk (07.02.1913 † 05.03.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 14, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 and the Eichenlaub on October 30, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Zerstörergeschwader 1. Good condition. He also flew the Me 262!
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 Johann Schwerdfeger. Oberleutnant Johann Schwerdfeger (24.11.1914 in Plein-Wittlich † 25.12.2015 in Plein) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 17, 1943 as Feldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 228 and the Eichenlaub on May 14, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 228 of the 101. Jäger-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 Johann Schwerdfeger. Oberleutnant Johann Schwerdfeger (24.11.1914 in Plein-Wittlich † 25.12.2015 in Plein) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 17, 1943 as Feldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 228 and the Eichenlaub on May 14, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Zugführer in the 1. Kompanie/ Jäger-Regiment 228 of the 101. Jäger-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 Hermann Siggel. Oberstleutnant Hermann Siggel (29.12.1910 in Wismar † 15.04.1981 in Ebersberg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 26, 1942; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 9, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 172 and the Eichenlaub on August 16, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 172 of the 75. 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 Otto Kumm. SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm (01.10.1909 † 23.03.2004) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 16, 1942 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Der Führer”, the Eichenlaub on April 6, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 “Der Führer” of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich“ and the Schwertern on March 17, 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division “Prinz Eugen”.
Read more on Otto Kumm (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 Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Otto Kumm. SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm (01.10.1909 † 23.03.2004) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 16, 1942 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Infanterie-Regiment “Der Führer”, the Eichenlaub on April 6, 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 “Der Führer” of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich“ and the Schwertern on March 17, 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer und Kommandeur of 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division “Prinz Eugen”.
Read more on Otto Kumm (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 Kilian Otto Weimer. Oberst Kilian Weimer (12.05.1904 in Kembach † 21.09.1979 in Memmingen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 31, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 109 of the 35. Infanterie-Division and the Eichenlaub on May 14, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the Jäger-Regiment 25 (L) of the 13. Feld-Division (L).
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 Bühligen. Oberstleutnant Kurt Bühligen (13.12.1917 † 11.08.1985) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 4, 1941 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” (after 21 earial victories), the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” and the Schwertern on August 14, 1944 as Major und Kommodore of the Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen” (after 104 aerial victories).
Kurt Bühlingen served with the Luftwaffe from 1936 until early 1945. At first he joined the Luftwaffe as a mechanic, but underwent flying training in 1938 and 1939. He was placed with Jagdgeschwader 2 in July 1940 as pilot with the rank of Unteroffizier. In September 1940 he scored his first enemy kill. In December 1942 he claimed his 40th victory while serving with II. / Jagdgeschwader 2 in Tunisia, North Africa. In March 1943 he returned to Europe. A year later he had scored 96 kills and commanded II. / Jagdgeschwader 2 with the rank of Major. Later he led the Jagdgeschwader 2 during fighting on the Eastern Front. As Kommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2, due to an engine failure, he was forced to land in enemy territory in early 1945 and was taken POW by the Soviets. He stayed in imprisonment until 1950. During his career he shot down 112 enemy planes (including 24 four-engined bombers) over the course of 700+ sorties. He was himself shot down three times. Read more on Kurt Bühligen (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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul-Albert Kausch. SS-Obersturmbannführer Paul-Albert Kausch (03.03.1911 in Jädersdorf † 27.10.2001 in Ingelheim) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 23, 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 “Hermann von Salza” and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1945 as SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur of the SS-Panzer-Regiment 11 “Hermann von Salza” of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division “Nordland“. Small size.
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.
Walter Kupinski achieved 197 victories in over 1100 operational sorties during the Second World 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.
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 Anton Heichele. Major Josef Anton Heichele (15.10.1914 in Lauingen an der Donau † 08.11.2001 in Kempten im Allgäu) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 31, 1944 as Hauptmann und Führer of the Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 129 and the Eichenlaub on February 17, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the Füsilier-Bataillon 129 of the 129. 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 Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann. Oberst Ernst-Wilhelm (29.09.1904 in Nürnberg † 27.08.1994 in Gräfelfin) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 4, 1940 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Schützen-Regiment 12 and the Eichenlaub on June 9, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12 of the 4. Panzer-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 Adolf Dickfeld. Oberst Adolf Dickfeld (20.02.1910 † 17.05.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 22, 1942, Ritterkreuz on March 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on May 19, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52. He achieved 133 aerial victories.
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 Heinz Oskar Laebe. Oberst Heinz Laebe (05.02.1913 in Peine † 15.02.1999 in Peine) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 7, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 44 and the Eichenlaub on April 29, 1945 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Grenadier-Regiment 44 of the 11. 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 Erich Lorenz. Oberst Erich Lorenz (31.08.1905 in Wattenscheid † 10.12.1984 in Bochum) earned the Ritterkreuz on November 14, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 287 and the Eichenlaub on May 4, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Führer of Grenadier-Regiment 287 of the 96. Infanterie-Division. He earned the Nahkampfspange in Gold on March 12, 1945 as Oberst und Kommandeur of Grenadier-Regiment 287!
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 Johannes "Hannes" Wiese. Major Johannes Wiese (07.03.1915 in Breslau † 16.08.1991 in Kirchzarten) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 5, 1943 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 2. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
Johannes Wiese achieved a total of 133 victories (and 75 unconfirmed) in 480 sorties.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 Johannes "Hannes" Wiese. Major Johannes Wiese (07.03.1915 in Breslau † 16.08.1991 in Kirchzarten) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 5, 1943 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 2. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 and the Eichenlaub on March 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 52.
Johannes Wiese achieved a total of 133 victories (and 75 unconfirmed) in 480 sorties.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.