Original Wartime Signature on a Wartime Photo of Hellmuth Heye. Vizeadmiral Hellmuth Heye (09.08.1895 in Beckingen † 10.11.1970 in Mittelheim) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 18, 1941 as Kapitän zur See und Kommandantof the schwere Kreuzer “Admiral Hipper”. He was later the Generalreferenten Sonderkampfmittel im OKM and Kommandierenden Admiral der Kleinkampfverbände der Kriegsmarine. Circa A5 Size. Condition as seen.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123. Condition as seen. Large A5-size!
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul Brassack. Kapitänleutnant Paul Brassack (16.05.1916 † 11.03.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 30, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-737”. Condition as seen. Large A5-size!
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul Brassack. Kapitänleutnant Paul Brassack (16.05.1916 † 11.03.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 30, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-737”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul Brassack. Kapitänleutnant Paul Brassack (16.05.1916 † 11.03.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 30, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-737”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul Brassack. Kapitänleutnant Paul Brassack (16.05.1916 † 11.03.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 30, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-737”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Paul Brassack. Kapitänleutnant Paul Brassack (16.05.1916 † 11.03.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 30, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-737”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Jürgen Oesten. Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten (24.10.1913 in Berlin-Grünwald † 05.08.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 26, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant zur See und Kommandantof U-boot “U-106”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Jürgen Oesten. Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten (24.10.1913 in Berlin-Grünwald † 05.08.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 26, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant zur See und Kommandantof U-boot “U-106”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walther Gerhold. Schreiber-Obergefreiter Walther Gerhold (08.06.1921 † 02.03.2013) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 6, 1944 as Schreiber-Obergefreiter und Einmanntorpedofahrer in Kleinkampf-Flottille 361. Good Condition. Postcardsize.
“The 23 year old Schreiberobergefreiter Walter Gerhold, from Sauerland, is the first lone fighter from the Kriegsmarine to be awarded the Knight’s Cross for sinking a British cruiser of the ‘Aurora Class’ under the most difficult of conditions. Commanding his human torpedo, Gerhold passed by six British destroyers at very close range, broke through the security ring and attacked a cruiser lying behind it following a skillful and calculated approach. The ship went down after suffering a major boiler explosion. Due to his bravery before the enemy Gerhold was also promoted to Schreibermaat.”
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Helmut Kampe. Fähnrich zur See Helmut Kampe (07.12.1925 † ) served with the Zerstörer "Z23". Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Jürgen Oesten. Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten (24.10.1913 in Berlin-Grünwald † 05.08.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 26, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant zur See und Kommandantof U-boot “U-106”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hans-Günther Lange. Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Günther Lange (28.09.1916 † 03.04.2014) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 11, 1944, the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 26, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant zur See und Kommandant of U-Boot “U-711” and the Eichenlaub on April 29, 1945 as Kapitänleutnant zur See und Kommandant of U-Boot “U-711”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Reinhard Hardegen. Korvettenkäpitan Reinhard Hardegen (18.03.1913 † 09.06.2018) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123 and the Eichenlaub on April 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of U-123. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Klaus Feldt. Korvettenkapitän Klaus Feldt (14.04.1912 † 07.09.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 13, 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot “S-30” and the Eichenlaub on January 1, 1944 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Klaus Feldt. Korvettenkapitän Klaus Feldt (14.04.1912 † 07.09.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 13, 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot “S-30” and the Eichenlaub on January 1, 1944 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Alfred Eick. Kapitänleutnant Alfred Eick (09.03.1916 † 12.04.2015) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 31, 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Uboot “U-510”. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Alfred Eick. Kapitänleutnant Alfred Eick (09.03.1916 † 12.04.2015) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 31, 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Uboot “U-510”. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Kemnade. Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Kemnade (06.03.1915 † 25.03.1990) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Chef and the Eichenlaub on May 27, 1943 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of of the 3. Schnellbootsflottille.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Kemnade. Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Kemnade (06.03.1915 † 25.03.1990) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on July 23, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Chef and the Eichenlaub on May 27, 1943 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of of the 3. Schnellbootsflottille.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Otto Wuppermann. Oberleutnant zur See Otto Wuppermann (15.12.1916 in Berlin † 15.04.2005 in Osnabrück) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 3, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot “S-60” and the Eichenlaub on April 14, 1943 Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot “S-56”.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Claus Korth. Korvettenkäpitanleutnant Claus Korth (07.11.1911 in Berlin † 25.01.1988 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 29, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandantof Uboot “U-93”.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Claus Korth. Korvettenkäpitanleutnant Claus Korth (07.11.1911 in Berlin † 25.01.1988 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 29, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandantof Uboot “U-93”.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Claus Korth. Korvettenkäpitanleutnant Claus Korth (07.11.1911 in Berlin † 25.01.1988 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 29, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandantof Uboot “U-93”.
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.
Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Werner Töniges. Korvettenkäpitan Werner Töniges (07.01.1910 in Oberhausen † 25.01.1995 in Essen) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 25, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot "S-102" and the Eichenlaub on November 13, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Schnellboot "S-102". He also earned the Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillianten. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Topp. Fregattenkäpitan Erich Topp (02.07.1914 † 26.12.2005) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 20, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552”, the Eichenlaubon April 11, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552” and the Schwertern on August 17, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552”. Good condition. Size: 17,6x12,9cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Topp. Fregattenkäpitan Erich Topp (02.07.1914 † 26.12.2005) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 20, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552”, the Eichenlaubon April 11, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552” and the Schwertern on August 17, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552”. Good condition. Size: 15,9x11,6cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Topp. Fregattenkäpitan Erich Topp (02.07.1914 † 26.12.2005) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 20, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552”, the Eichenlaubon April 11, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552” and the Schwertern on August 17, 1942 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of Uboot “U-552”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Bielig. Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) Gerhard Bielig (28.04.1916 † 29.10.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1941 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) und Leitender Ingenieur of U-Boot “U-103” and the Ritterkreuz on February 10, 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) und Leitender Ingenieur of U-Boot “U-177”. Size: 7,4x10,5cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl-Friedrich Künzel. Kapitänleutnant Karl-Friedrich Künzel (11.09.1918 in Magdeburg † 25.12.1998 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 12, 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot “S-28” of the 1. Schnellbootflottille. Size: Postcardsize.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Claus Korth. Korvettenkäpitanleutnant Claus Korth (07.11.1911 in Berlin † 25.01.1988 in Kiel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 29, 1941 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandantof Uboot “U-93”. Size: Postcardsize.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl Schulz. Oberleutnant zur See Karl Schulz (12.01.1906 in Lüneburg † 12.06.1995 in Hamburg) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Vorpostenboot 1509 of the 15. Vorpostenflottille. Size: 8,9x12,1cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Card of Heinrich Hoffmann. Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Hoffmann (17.08.1910 in Bottrop † 29.01.1998 in Schiffdorf-Wehdel) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 7, 1944 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 5. Torpedoboot-Flottille and the Eichenlaub on July 11, 1944 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 5. Torpedoboot-flottille. Size: 6,7x9,3cm (Photo, Attached with photo corners to a card).
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Georg Christiansen. Korvettenkapitän Georg Christiansen (21.10.1914 † 14.06.1997) who earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 8, 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See u. Kommandant of the Schnellboot S-101 and the Eichenlaub on Novembre 13, 1943 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 1. Schnellbootsflotille.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Klaus Feldt. Korvettenkapitän Klaus Feldt (14.04.1912 † 07.09.2010) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on June 13, 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See und Kommandant of Schnellboot “S-30” and the Eichenlaub on January 1, 1944 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. Size: 6,7x9,6cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Victor Oehrn. Fregattenkapitän Victor Oehrn (21.10.1907 in Kedabeg † 26.12.1997 in Bonn) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on October 21, 1940 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandantof U-boot “U-37”. Size: 8,7x12,8cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Paper Photo of Hellmuth Heye. Vizeadmiral Hellmuth Heye (09.08.1895 in Beckingen † 10.11.1970 in Mittelheim) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 18, 1941 as Kapitän zur See und Kommandantof the schwere Kreuzer "Admiral Hipper". Size: Postcardsize.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Business Card of Dr. Walther Fischer. Korvettenkapitän Dr. Walther Fischer (25.09.1893 in Kiel † 26.06.1988 in Rosenhof Großhansdorf) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 8, 1943 as Korvettenkapitän und Chefof the 13. Vorpostenflottille. Size: 6,8x10,3cm.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Business Card of Dr. Felix Zymalkowski. Korvettenkapitän Dr. Felix Zymalkowski (13.08.1913 in Berlin-Grunau † 17.08.2004 in Bonn) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 10, 1945 as Korvettenkapitän und Chefof the 8. Schnellbootflottille.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Panknin. Kapitänleutnant Herbert Panknin (27.12.1913 † 15.03.2001) earned the Ritterkreuz on September 4, 1943 as Kapitänleutnant und Leitender Ingenieur of the U-Boot "U-106".
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.
Original Wartime Signature on a Wartime Postcard of Otto Schniewind. Generaladmiral Otto Schniewind (14.12.1887 in Saarlouis † 26.03.1964 in Linz) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 21, 1940 as Vizeadmiral und Chef des Stabes of the Seekriegsleitung.
Original Postwar Signature on a Card of Rudolf Mühlbauer. Oberbootsmannmann Rudolf Mühlbauer (23.03.1919 † 26.03.2000) earned the Ritterkreuz on December 10, 1944 as Oberbootsmannmaat und Brückenmaat of U-123. Good Condition.
“He fulfilled his duties on the bridge in an especially exemplary manner. In his capacity as a lookout he twice prevented the destruction of his U-Boat. Over the course of his last two patrols he spent 231 days at sea. As a result of his wealth of experience with U-Boats he was of great help to his commanders, and in all situations proved himself by his devotion to duty, fighting spirit and bravery.”
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Alfred Muser. Kapitänleutnant Alfred Muser (07.09.1914 † 17.09.1999) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on August 12, 1944 as Kapitänleutnant und Chef of the 8. Räumbootflottille.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Friedrich Böhme. Kapitän zur See Friedrich Böhme (08.05.1899 † 21.09.1984) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 25, 1942 with Zerstörer “Z-23” (?) and the Ritterkreuz on August 26, 1944 as Kapitän zur See und Kommandeurof the Kleinkampfverbände in Frankreich.
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.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Büchting. Kapitänleutnant Hermann Büchting (14.03.1916 † 27.06.1992) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 22, 1943 as Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant of the Schnellboot "S-27" / 1. Schnellbootsflottille.
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.
