SMGP-1951 Ludwig Hoffmann SS Knights Cross winner Signature

$60.00

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Description

 

A difficult signature to find currently.

A 3.5×5″ copied print semi gloss with authentic post war signature in blue ball point. There is a water stain in between his face and the signature.

 

 

From Traces of War:

Hoffmann, Ludwig

Date of birth:
May 21st, 1908 (Großrosseln/Saarbrücken, Germany)
Date of death:
February 10th, 1999 (Saarbrücken, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Kommandeur III./ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 23 / 11.SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division “Nordland” / III.SS-Panzer-Korps
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1945

No original proposal existing, book “Verliehene Ritterkreuze” and Karteikarte with note: income “16-3-1945”, handed over “4-4-1945”; official HPA-VV #4979 unfinished at war’s end. Statement of Bundesarchiv in 2004 that they cannot proof this award, case not treated by OdR Ordenskommission. Accepted by OdR in accordance with so-called “Dönitz-Erlass”; award date determined by Fellgiebel.

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
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