Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo (2x) of Georg Störck. Hauptmann Georg Störck (01.04.1917 in Misdroy † 20.12.2011) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 22, 1941 as Leutnant und Führer of the Pionierzug i.d. Stabskompanie/ Schützen-Regiment 394 of the 3. Panzer-Division and the Eichenlaub on May 9, 1945 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Bataillon/ Panzergrenadier-Regiment 209 of the Führer-Begleit-Division.
Awarded for his bravery during the Ardennes offensive, but also (and more importantly) the relief of Arnswalde (located in Pomerania) in 1945. In February of that year Störck led his reinforced SPW Bataillon (consisting of about 40 armoured halftracks plus infantry) to save the garrison of the city. The city was eventually reached after Störck’s Bataillon advanced through several Soviet blocking positions containing anti-tank guns. The result was that 1000 soldiers and 7000 civilians were rescued. Störck would be severely wounded by a headshot during the final stages of the relief, and it was left to Hauptmann Schulte to lead the relief operation in its final stages. However Störck undoubtedly had a major share in the success of the operation during his time in command, and for this he was recommended for the Oakleaves. Recommendation made by Generalmajor Remer, Kommandeur Führer-Begleit-Division on March 2nd, !945 and arrived at OKH/PA/P5 on March 9th, 1945.When counted this would have been the 880th Award. (Source: TracesofWar)
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.
