Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985) was a German general in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He commanded the SS Division Totenkopf (“Death’s Head”) following the death of Theodor Eicke in February 1943. On 30 October 1944 he was appointed commander of the I. SS Panzer Corps and led it during the Battle of the Bulge. He earned the Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves and Swords. After the war, Priess was convicted of war crimes for his involvement in the Malmedy massacre, and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He was released from the Landsberg Prison in 1954. Postcardsize.
