Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Hans-Ulrich Rudel. Oberst Hans-Ulrich Rudel (02.07.1916 † 18.12.1982) earned the Ritterkreuz on January 6, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Eichenlaub on April 14, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, and the Schwertern on November 25, 1943 as Hauptmann und Führer of the II. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Brillanten on March 29, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” and the Ritterkreuz mit Goldener Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten on December 29, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”. Good condition. Edges have been cut.
Read more on Hans-Ulrich Rudel (Wikipedia) The sole soldier to be awarded the Ritterkreuz mit Goldener Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten!
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.
