Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Henri Fenet. SS-Hauptsturmführer Henri Fenet (11.07.1919 † 14.09.2002) earned the Ritterkreuz on April 29, 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmführer und Führer of the Sturm-Bataillon der 33. SS-Freiwillige-Grenadier-Division “Charlemagne”. Henri Fenet was the sole French Waffen-SS Volunteer to be decorated with the Knight’s Cross. Good condition.
Knight’s Cross awarded for the outstanding leadership of his French volunteers during the final fighting for Berlin. Decoration presented by SS-Brigadeführer Mohnke in the Reichs Kanzlerei between 20th and 30th April 1945. Awarding has been established through research by the Ordensgemeinschaft der Ritterkreuzträger. Of the awarding is no evidence in the Bundesarchiv. (Source: Traces of War)
