Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Werner-Baumgarten Crusius. Hauptmann Werner-Baumgarten Crusius (29.01.1919 † 04.11.1995) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 22, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Kompaniechef of the 5. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 156 and the Eichenlaub on February 27, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Führer of the I. Bataillon/ Grenadier-Regiment 156 of the 16. Infanterie-Division. Large size: 12,5×17,5cm.
Captured in the Ardennes with the “Windhund” Division.
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.