SMGM-3963 Knights Cross Winner Eberhard Pohl signature

Original price was: $60.00.Current price is: $50.00.

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Description

A 3.5×5.5″ post war copy of his painted portrait with an authentic signature. A difficult signature to find on the market right now.

From Traces of War:

Pohl, Eberhard

Date of birth:
November 23rd, 1908 (Sagan/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 16th, 1997 (Ottobrunn/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 134
Awarded on:
April 2nd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
I. / Infanterieregiment 134
Awarded on:
December 17th, 1942

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 28.12.1942) describes why Pohl received the Knight’s Cross…

“Major Pohl defeated a major enemy breakthrough attempt in the Stalingrad area.”

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
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