Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Heinrich Schmelzer. SS-Hauptsturmführer Heinrich Schmelzer (14.03.1914 in Nesselroden † 04.07.1985 in Nesselroden) earned the Ritterkreuz on March 12, 1944 as SS-Obersturmführer und Chef of the 2. Kompanie/ SS-Pionier-Bataillon 2 “Das Reich”, the Eichenlaub on February 28, 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmführer und Chef of the 1. Kompanie/ SS-Pionier-Bataillon 2 “Das Reich” of the 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich“. He also earned the Nahkampfspange in Gold in 1945!
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.
