Walter Ohmsen – Marine-Küsten-Batterie “Marcouf” (Normandy!)
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Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Ohmsen. Oberleutnant (M.A.) Walter Ohmsen (07.06.1911 in Elmshorn † 19.02.1988 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 14, 1944 as Oberleutnant (M.A.) und Kommandeur of the Marine-Küsten-Batterie “Marcouf” of the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 260.
“The Battery commander of the coastal battery ‘Marcouf’, Ritterkreuzträger Oberleutnant (M.A.) Walter Ohmsen, was the first to report the beginning of the Allied landing and in doing so initiated the alarm for all units on the western European coast. By his own initiative, his battery refrained from firing at the Invasion fleet until the last minute despite the heaviest of fire from enemy warships and bomber attacks. After finally entering the fight it then was able to sink a cruiser and a transport loaded with munitions. Numerous other enemy craft were damaged. Through his heroic devotion to duty Ohmsen and his brave soldiers were able to hold their tactically significant battery despite heavy losses and becoming encircled by the enemy. Through this he created the possibility for reinforcements to be brought up, while simultaneously preventing the expansion of the Allied bridgehead and the planned enemy breakthrough to the northern coast of the Cotentin. Already in the first phase of the Invasion Ohmsen was wounded when he personally led his men in the defense against the enemy landing forces as well as those paratroopers that had landed in the rear of his Battery. He only gave up his Battery after it had been completely destroyed, and even then only following the order of his superior.” – Read more about Walter Ohmsen (Wikipedia)
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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Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Ohmsen. Oberleutnant (M.A.) Walter Ohmsen (07.06.1911 in Elmshorn † 19.02.1988 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 14, 1944 as Oberleutnant (M.A.) und Kommandeur of the Marine-Küsten-Batterie “Marcouf” of the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 260.
“The Battery commander of the coastal battery ‘Marcouf’, Ritterkreuzträger Oberleutnant (M.A.) Walter Ohmsen, was the first to report the beginning of the Allied landing and in doing so initiated the alarm for all units on the western European coast. By his own initiative, his battery refrained from firing at the Invasion fleet until the last minute despite the heaviest of fire from enemy warships and bomber attacks. After finally entering the fight it then was able to sink a cruiser and a transport loaded with munitions. Numerous other enemy craft were damaged. Through his heroic devotion to duty Ohmsen and his brave soldiers were able to hold their tactically significant battery despite heavy losses and becoming encircled by the enemy. Through this he created the possibility for reinforcements to be brought up, while simultaneously preventing the expansion of the Allied bridgehead and the planned enemy breakthrough to the northern coast of the Cotentin. Already in the first phase of the Invasion Ohmsen was wounded when he personally led his men in the defense against the enemy landing forces as well as those paratroopers that had landed in the rear of his Battery. He only gave up his Battery after it had been completely destroyed, and even then only following the order of his superior.” – Read more about Walter Ohmsen (Wikipedia)
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.
