Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Werner Panse. Hauptmann Werner Panse (19.12.1921 in Berlin † 23.06.1995 in Lake Garde, Italiy) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 4, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 9. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1.
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 Wartime Signature on a Studioportrait of Alfred Druschel. Oberst Alfred Druschel (04.02.1917 † Missing in Action 01.01.1945) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 21, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 2. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 2, the Eichenlaub on September 3, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1 and the Schwertern on February 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Edges have been cut.
Eichenlaub: “Awarded for further individual and command achievements during operations at Kertsch, Sevastopol and the Caucasus. By this time he had flown over 600 sorties. A particularly notable success took place on the 12.06.1942 when he destroyed an ammunition train along the Kharkov-Kupyansk railway (about 60 km ESE of Kharkov itself).”
Schwertern: “Awarded for his flying over 700 sorties as well as the great successes of his Gruppe at Voronezh, Rostov, along the Don and at Stalingrad.” (via Tracesofwar)
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul-Friedrich Darjes. Oberstleutnant Paul-Friedrich Darjes (20.03.1911 in Berlin-Friedenau † 20.02.1989 in Bad Schwartau) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 14, 1942 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1.
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-Alfred “Johannes” Klaus. Oberleutnant Johann-Alfred Klaus (04.09.1918 † 07.07.2018) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 22, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Alfred Druschel. Oberst Alfred Druschel (04.02.1917 † Missing in Action 01.01.1945) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 21, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 2. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 2, the Eichenlaub on September 3, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1 and the Schwertern on February 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Ritterkreuz: "Awarded after flying over 200 sorties and achieving 7 aerial victories with his He-123. He also achieved a number of notable successes with his Staffel as a whole. On the 24.06.1941 he and his Staffel attacked a group of 30-40 enemy tanks south of Grodno that were attacking from Sokolka into the flank of German troops that were in turn attacking from Kuzniza. Druschel and his aircraft claimed to have destroyed 11 enemy tanks on this day, and managed to force the enemy to break off towards the south. Druschel’s Staffel would later achieve another notable success on the 06.07.1941. On this day they saved the Ulla bridgehead by smashing enemy forces around the Lohwsa train station and Gubiza."
Eichenlaub: "Awarded for further individual and command achievements during operations at Kertsch, Sevastopol and the Caucasus. By this time he had flown over 600 sorties. A particularly notable success took place on the 12.06.1942 when he destroyed an ammunition train along the Kharkov-Kupyansk railway (about 60 km ESE of Kharkov itself)."
Schwertern: "Awarded for his flying over 700 sorties as well as the great successes of his Gruppe at Voronezh, Rostov, along the Don and at Stalingrad." (via Tracesofwar)stov, along the Don and at Stalingrad." (via Tracesofwar)
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo (signed on reverse) of Friedrich Lang. Major Friedrich Lang (12.01.1915 † 29.12.2003) earned the Ritterkreuzon November 23, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 9, 1942, the Eichenlaub on November 21, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and the Schwertern on July 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: 8,8x13cm.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Arthur Pipan. Hauptmann Arthur Pipan (05.12.1919 † 01.08.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 24, 1942 as Oberleutnant in the II. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on April 6, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 5. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: 9x13cm.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Friedrich Lang. Major Friedrich Lang (12.01.1915 † 29.12.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 24, 1942 with the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Ritterkreuz on November 23, 1941 as Oberleutnantund Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Eichenlaub on November 21, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”and the Schwertern on July 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: 7,9x11,4cm. Comes with an extra signed letter and enveloppe.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Siegfried Fischer. Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Fischer (27.11.1918 † 26.03.1998) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the II. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on February 28, 1945 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 8. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight's Cross: "Awarded for his successes as a ground attack pilot. He was recognized for having flown 670 sorties in both the Mediterranean and on the Eastern front. He achieved particularly success against bridges, destroying about 30 important ones including the supply road bridge west of Smolensk, the Ukra bridge near Yukhnov and the Volga bridge near Rzhev. Fischer would also accomplish notable feats as a ground attack pilot from the fall of 1944 onwards, a time in which he earned the nickname “Blitz von Pommern” (Pomeranian Lightning). On one day he shot down 2 enemy fighters despite carrying a full payload, and then went on to destroy 4 tanks with rockets."
