Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Helmut Lent. Oberst Helmut Lent (13.06.1918 † 07.10.1944) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 30, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 6. Staffel/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, the Eichenlaub on June 6, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, the Schwertern on August 2, 1943 as Major und Kommandeur of the IV. Gruppe/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 and the Brillanten on July 31, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of the Nachtjagdgeschwader 3. Good condition. Edges have been cut.
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.