Original Scarce Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Adolf Ax. Adolf Ax (23.06.1906 † 06.02.1983) was a SS-Oberführer, who earned the Ritterkreuz on May 9, 1945. He was commander of the 32. SS Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division “30. Januar”, between February and March 1945.