Leo Hartmann – Panzer-Kompanie “Breslau
€25,00
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Leo Hartmann. Leutnant Leo Hartmann (03.08.1912 in Neubrunn † 04.09.1995 in Würzburg) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 30, 1945 as Leutnant und Führer of the Panzer-Kompanie “Breslau”.
Awarded for his actions during the siege of Breslau. On the 18.04.1945, in the vicinity of the Odertor railway station, Hartmann and his Kompanie were locked in fierce combat against a Soviet breakthrough attempt. They succeeded in fending it off, and the unit destroyed 13 tanks and 5 heavy assault guns. More importantly, they had prevented a Soviet breakthrough towards the Benderplatz. Had the Soviets managed to reach this place, the Oder island and Breslau as a whole would inevitably have fallen. Hartmann was recognized appropriately for this action as well as his personal total of 16 enemy tanks destroyed by this time.
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.
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