Original postwar photograph, signed four times by decorated officers of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer.” The postcard-sized photo depicts several Knight’s Cross recipients from the division and bears the autographs of the following highly decorated officers:
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SS-Sturmbannführer Johannes Göhler (15 September 1918 – 21 February 2003)
– Awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 17 September 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer and Kommandeur 4./SS-Reiter-Regiment 1 of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer.” -
SS-Obersturmführer Siegfried Korth (5 February 1922 – 6 October 1996)
– Awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 9 February 1945 as SS-Obersturmführer and Chef 3./SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 18 of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer.” -
SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Lombard (10 April 1895 – 18 September 1992)
– Awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 25 January 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer.”
Lombard was one of the most experienced cavalry commanders of the Waffen-SS, serving from the early campaigns in Poland and the Soviet Union through to the end of the war. -
SS-Hauptsturmführer Anton Vandiecken (28 March 1918 – 18 June 2000)
– Awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 16 April 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and Kommandeur SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 18 of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer.”
Vandiecken distinguished himself during the final defensive battles in Hungary and Austria in 1945.
Details:
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Four original postwar signatures in ink on the front of the photograph.
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Condition: Very good; strong contrast, clean autographs, light edge wear.
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Dimensions: Postcard size (approx. 9 × 14 cm).
Collector’s Note:
A rare and historically significant multi-signed photograph featuring four Knight’s Cross holders of the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division “Florian Geyer.” Group-signed examples of this caliber — especially including Lombard, Göhler, Korth, and Vandiecken — are exceptionally scarce and highly desirable among collectors of Waffen-SS cavalry, Knight’s Cross recipients, and SS divisional history.


