Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Bruno Belz. Hauptmann Bruno Belz (05.05.1916 † 08.02.1991) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 6, 1943 with Stabskompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 and the Ritterkreuz on April 30, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 3. Kompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 of the 12. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 8,1x12,3cm. Comes with an extra signed letter and enveloppe.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Jürgen Gauß. Hauptmann Jürgen Gauß (18.03.1918 † 04.09.1996) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 27, 1945 as Oberleutnant of the I. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 and the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Hauptmann und Führer of a Kampfgruppe of the 12. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Measuring: 8,9x12,4cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight's Cross: “The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Hauptmann Jürgen Gauss, born in Stettin, leader of an armoured Kampfgruppe in a Pomeranian Panzer-Division: During the last days of the Fifth Battle of Courland the Russians achieved a deep penetration near Frauenburg with strong tank/infantry forces, and threatened an important railway line. Two motorized enemy battalions pushed forward into a patch of forest with about 15 AFVs, and another 30-40 enemy tanks occupied a different forest. Thus Hauptmann Gauss commenced a counterattack with his numerically inferior Kampfgruppe. He smashed the foremost enemy armoured spearheads, destroyed the bulk of the escorting infantry, drove far beyond the ordered objective and cleared a second Soviet position in a swift attack, meaning that a village captured by the enemy as well as the edge of a forest was retaken. During this bold strike the Russians sustained bloody losses, which included 17 tanks, 4 anti-tank guns and numerous light infantry weapons destroyed. This was achieved with minimal friendly armour losses. These heavy losses forced the enemy to suspend their breakthrough attempts here.”
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Gustav-Adolf Blancbois. Major Gustav-Adolf Blancbois (13.09.1917 † 15.01.1993) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 11, 1943 with 4. Kompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 and the Ritterkreuz on July 20, 1944 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 of the 12. Panzer-Division. Good Condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight's Cross: "At 02:10 on the 01.07.1944 the reinforced I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 under its distinguished commander, Hauptmann Blancbois, set out for a relief attack through Pogoreloye in the direction of Svisloch. The objective was to create a corridor for the German soldiers escaping from Bobruisk. The Bataillon became pinned down by overwhelming Soviet forces on three sides just before the village of Svisloch, and it was thrown back a few kilometres. However during this combat a total of at least 15000 men were able to get behind the Bataillon and retreat over the Svisloch river towards Marina Gorka. By this action Hauptmann Blancbois had a decisive share in the rescue of Bobruisk’s former garrison."
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Gerhard Witte. Major Gerhard Witte (02.02.1916 † 16.04.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 20, 1944 with Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 and the Ritterkreuz on August 23, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25 of the 12. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Measuring 8,8x12,8cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
