Exceptional Polizei “Alpenland” Grouping (rare Erwin Rösener signature!)

This fascinating and historically rich grouping documents the service of Franz Kornberger, born 1 June 1906 in Vienna, who spent his career as a Gendarmerie-Oberwachtmeister and later served in one of the rarer police formations of the war: 6./Polizei-Wachbataillon “Alpenland.”

Kornberger was an early political follower—NSDAP member from 1936 (Nr. 6.260.854) and in the NSV from 1938, entitled to wear the Ehrenwinkel für Alte Kämpfer, marking him among the regime’s committed pre-war supporters.

His wartime story takes a dramatic turn. While serving in the Alpenland police battalion, Kornberger went missing in action on 12 September 1943, a fate officially recorded in the preserved correspondence included in this set. His personal equipment and documents were gathered by his unit and forwarded to the authorities—a paper trail that survives here and gives this grouping an unusually personal, almost intimate dimension.

Despite his disappearance, his service was later recognized: on 30 October 1944 he was awarded the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern. Even more remarkable, the award document is signed by SS-Obergruppenführer Erwin Rösener, one of the rarest and most sought-after senior police/SS signatures—an exceptional highlight for any collector of Polizei or SS material.

Set Includes:

• Award document for the KVK 2. Klasse mit Schwertern
  Extremely rare signature of SS-Obergruppenführer Erwin Rösener

• Polizei-Dienstpass

• Polizei-Soldbuch / Personal-Ausweis

• Typed Polizei correspondence regarding Kornberger’s missing status

• Polizei-Dienstausweis (service ID card)