Hans Christern – Panzer-Regiment 31 (5. Panzer-Division) – Wartime Signed

Original wartime signature on a wartime photograph of Hans Christern. Oberstleutnant Hans Christern (24.01.1900 † 17.06.1966) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 31 January 1941 as Major and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment 31. In March 1945, he assumed command of the 7. Panzer-Division, leading the division until its surrender to British forces northwest of Berlin in May 1945. Following the war, Christern worked as a farmer and later became active in the CDU, standing unsuccessfully in the 1949 West German federal election.

A highly desirable original autograph of Knight’s Cross holder Oberstleutnant Hans Christern, signed in period on an attractive wartime portrait photograph.

Provenance: From the estate of former HJ member Reinhold Brennfleck (1928–2022) from Lauda, Baden, who wrote to numerous Ritterkreuzträger in 1943–1944 requesting signatures and signed photographs, forming an exceptional wartime autograph collection.