6 KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENTS

Good lot of four S.P.s, none larger than 4 x 6 in. b/w, signed by Knights Cross recipients, including HEINZ GREINER, HERMANN NIEHOFF, KARL BODENSCHATZ, and THEODOR WISCH. The photos of Wisch and Nieho

Friedrich Rumpelhardt KC signed 6 x 4 b/w portrait photo. German air officer during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. During his career Rumpelhardt flew in

(1893 - 1968) German SS general who headed the Grossdeutschland Panzer Div., a Knights Cross with Diamonds and Swords recipient. Rare S.P. 4 x 6 in. b/w, a seated pose in full uniform signed at bottom

Great postcard photograph depicting an FW-190 on an airfield, 5.75 x 4 in. b/w, signed by nine Luftwaffe pilots, apparently all Knights Cross recipients, including: ADOLF GALLAND, GUNTHER RALL, ERICH

Lot of ten items signed by recipients of the Knights Cross. Includes: PAUL STAHL (1906-1988) Oak Leaves, S.P., 3.5 in. x 5 in., b/w, signed on the front and verso; JAKOB STECKMEIER (1915-1989) War dat

8 x 10.5 color recruiting poster signed by five German U- Boat commanders and Knight’s Cross recipients: Erich Topp (1914 – 2005) He sank 35 ships, Rolf Thomsen ( 1915-2003) He commanded German su

(1921 - 1999) German officer and Knights Cross recipient, record holder of the Tank Destruction Badge for having destroyed 21 enemy tanks single-handedly using the panzerfaust, satchel charge, and han

OF KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, RECIPIENT GENERAL MAJOR WALTHER VON A HONERSDORF

A fine group of 14 S.P.s of World War II recipients of the Knights Cross, in various formats. Includes: MANFRED BEUTER, ROLF BERING, HANSGEORG BATCHER, ERICH AXTHAMMER, HEINRICH-ANDREAS SCHROETELER, H

Date: ca. 900 - 1100AD Material: Bronze Provenance: Obtained from an old Austrian Collection: purchased in Vienna. Dimensions: 49x38mm; 6.1grams Knights Templar Holy Land Cross w/ Sun Symbols, Expertl

Hasse von Manteuffel (1897-1978) German General. von Manteuffel commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Na

(1898 – 1960) German Generalleutnant who commanded the 5. Gebirgs-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross for the Battle of Crete. War-date S.P., 5.5 x 3.5 in. b/w, a Hoffmann p

(1887 - 1974) General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXII Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. D.S. 1p. 8vo., Aug. 31,

(1898 - 1978) German Army officer and panzer ace, a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was particularly conspicuous in the retreat from Stalingrad and at Kursk. S.P. signed

(1913 - 1944) German Panzer officer, recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Fessmann was killed in action on 11 October 1944 when a Soviet shell exploded before him, throwing him

(1892 - 1971) German general on the Eastern Front during World War II, a recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, finally sacked in 1944 due to his inability to halt a four-month Soviet offensi

(1896 - 1978) German general and recipient of the Knights Cross, investigated army officers suspected of involvement in the July 20 plot. On Oct. 14, 1944 he and Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf escorted Erwin R

MAXIMILIAN VON WEICHS (1881 - 1954) German field marshal and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Participated in the invasion of Poland, in the Balkans, and in Russia. Crushed at Stalin

(1892 – 1955) German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II commanding the 208th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo.

(1889 - 1969) German general, recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, fought in Poland, France and Russia. War-date typed D.S. in indelible pencil as commander of the 1st Panzerarmee, signed

(1909-1992) German general and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Late in the war, Niemack took command of the Panzer Lehr Division, succeeding Gen. Fritz Bayerlein. War-date

(1888 – 1974) German infantry general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. D.S. 1p. 8vo., Apr. 20,

(1914 - 1944) Heavily-decorated German Heer officer, a recipient of the Knights Cross while leading Pionier battalion. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Apr. 17, 1944, an award of a Wound Badge i

PETER CREMER (1911 - 1992) German U-boat commander during World War II, a recipient of the Knight's Cross. His memoir "U-Boat Commander", (Annapolis: Naval Instituter Press), 1984. 244pp. 8vo., with d