SMGQ-0295 Karl-Heinz Buhler Knights Cross winner Signature

This is an authentic post war signature in blue marker on a 4x6in semi gloss photo reprint. He died in 1984, making his signature a tough one to find and also desirable as he was technically the last person to be officially awarded the Knights cross.  Shown in his Police uniform but he ended his career in the Waffen SS division Viking as a Obersturmbannfuhrer. This signature also comes with a letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Autographs (shown).

No evidence of the award to Karl-Heinz Bühler can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was presumably awarded by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. The Order Commission of the OdR processed this case in 1977 and decided: “Knight’s Cross no, 1 May 1945”. The case Bühler was again processed in the fall of 1983. Whether or not additional or new evidence materialized remains unknown. The Order Commission decided this time: Knight’s Cross yes, 8 May 1945. Von Seemen lists him on 7 May 1945, Krätschmer states 1 May 1945. Fellgiebel later re-dated the award on 6 May 1945. It remains subject to speculation why this was done. Bühler was a member of the OdR. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight’s Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1983 and officially granted the award, making Buhler likely the last recipient of that prestigious award.