Original Postwar Signature of Kurt Schäfer. Kurt Schäfer (19.08.1913 † 15.05.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 12, 1944 as Hauptmann and Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 33 of the 4. Panzer-Division. He also earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold and Nahkampfspange in Gold (Close Combat Badge in Gold) on September 23, 1944 as Hauptmann and Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 33 of the 4. Panzer-Division. Postcardsize.