SMGN-1392 Wolfgang Kapp signature Knights Cross Winner
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Description
A 4×6″ post war photo with authentic post war signature in blue marker.
From Traces of war:
Kapp, Wolfgang (Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920)
- Date of birth:
- April 1st, 1914 (Pilzen/Preuß, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 2nd, 2003 (Essen, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
September 1944: Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920
February 1945: Panzer-Vernichtungs-Abteilung 303
February 1945: Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kdr, Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 3rd, 1945
Awarded for his leadership of the Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920 during the Soviet winter offensive of early 1945. Between the 14.01.1945 and his award of the Knight’s Cross Kapp’s unit destroyed over 250 Soviet tanks.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kdr, Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1945
“The Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920, under the leadership of its commander, Major Kapp, destroyed 36 enemy tanks, immobilized 3 more and also destroyed 3 guns in one day of fighting on the Oder front. In return they lost just 1 assault gun.”
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