Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Meinrad von Lauchert. Oberstleutnant Meinrad von Lauchert (29.08.1905 in Potsdam † 04.12.1987 in Stuttgart) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 5, 1943 as Major with the Panzer-Regiment "von Lauchert"; the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 8, 1941 as Major und Kommandeur of I. Abteilung/ Panzer-Regiment 35 of the 4. Panzer-Division and the Eichenlaub on February 12, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Panzer-Regiment 15 of the 11. Panzer-Division. Portrait cut-out and pasted on postcard.
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 Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff. Oberleutnant Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff (25.08.1923 † 11.09.1997) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 14, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Regiments-Adjutannt of the Panzer-Regiment 15 of the 11. Panzer-Division. Good condition. Bit smaller as Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
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 Extremely Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Johannes Streich. Generalleutnant Johannes Streich (16.04.1891 † 20.08.1977) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 31, 1941 as Oberst und Kommandeur of the Panzer-Regiment 15 of the 11. Panzer-Division. Condition as seen.
Ritterkreuz: Streich would be awarded the Knight’s Cross for the actions of his Regiment during latter stages of the Battle of France. The British were trying to evacuate their soldiers from the small community of Veules-les-Roses, just east of Le Havre. Streich’s Panzer-Regiment 15 attempted to enter the town on the 11.06.1940, but accurate anti-tank fire prevented this. Streich decided on a night attack, and the gamble paid off. By the morning of the 12.06.1940 Streich’s Panzers were firing on the remaining Allied ships in the harbour, and the soldiers that had not been evacuated surrendered. Streich’s Regiment claimed to have taken 26,000 English and French prisoners, including the French division commander Général Durant and two brigade commanders.
Read more about Johannes Streich (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.
