Document Group of Egon von Ploetz – Werner Freiherr von Fritsch Signature!

An impressive and historically significant document group belonging to Oberleutnant Egon von Ploetz, who in 1937 served with Reiter-Regiment 4 and is believed to have later attained the rank of Rittmeister (Hauptmann).

The highlight of the set is a large promotion document personally signed by Reichskriegsminister Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch. The group further includes:

• Three official documents bearing the signature of von Fritsch

• A large formal portrait (with printed signature)

• A period press photograph

About von Fritsch:
Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a German Generaloberst (full general) and Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 to February 1938. His career came to a dramatic halt during the Blomberg–Fritsch Affair, when he was falsely accused of homosexuality and forced to resign—an event that played a key role in Adolf Hitler tightening control over the armed forces.

Shortly before the outbreak of WWII, von Fritsch was reinstated as Colonel-in-Chief of the 12th Artillery Regiment. He was killed in action in Poland on 22 September 1939, becoming only the second German general to die in the conflict.

This grouping represents not only a rare set of documents tied to an officer of the prestigious Reiter-Regiment 4, but also carries the historically important autograph of one of Germany’s most prominent pre-war military leaders.