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A few signatures that I have yet to find the identity to. Dated 1939 so may well of progressed up the ranks in the years to follow but shown here as a Leutnant in Stab I/StG 2 'Immelmann'.

Major Paul-Werner Hozzel. Born: 16 Oct 1910 Died: 07 Jan 1997 Highest rank reached - Oberstleutnant Kdr I/StG 2 'Immelmann' Kdr Sturzkampffliegerschule 1 Kdr StG 2 'Immelmann' Kommandant Feldflughafenbereichen an der südlichen Ostfront Leiter der Führungsabteilung im Stab der Luftflotte 1 Führung der Geschäfte des Chefs des Generalstabs der Luftflotte 1 RK - 08 May 1940 EL - 14 April 1943 Image: Citation

The date for the KvK I Kl mit Schwertern is 20-04-1942.

I have recently acquired a Wehrpass to Fritz Heidrich who reached the rank of Generalmajor in 1943 before retiring in October of that year (and going missing in 1945 - believed to have died in Dresden Prison in 1945). The Wehrpass has a lot of entries and so I thought that I would share the entries that relate to the Imperial era as Heidrich served in the German Army from 1901 to 1943, reaching the rank of Hauptmann in WW-1 and serving as a Batterie-Führer in 1915 and an Artillerie-Gruppenführer in 6 Kav.Division in 1916.

Yep, seeing the clearer signature I would say that it is one and the same.

Some very interesting photos. Are there any details as to the names of the sinking ships? The British destroyer (H99) is HMS Hero and judging by the stripes on one of her turrets it was taken during the Spanish Civil War.

I think it is the signature of Knights Cross winner Kurt Böhmer. As you say, it is very faded but I think I can make out the 'öhm' part of his name.

Certainly is - Stellung Tobruk.

Nice Africa related grouping. I like the uniform photo in the Wehrpass and it is the second time I have seen one of those green Dienstpass/Reisepasse, the other being one I have for a KM officer who had his original Reisepass replaced after escaping internment in Argentina.

For me it would be the signature of the Butcher of Prague, Reinhard Heydrich which I have 2 examples of - one on a promotion citation to a member of the Gestapo and the other on a letter that goes with the citation and is on paper headed with the notorious address Prinz-Albrecht-Straße 8.

It's definitely not Ernst Biehler as he was a Generalmajor by the time this was signed. I seem to recall seeing this before and I can't remember if the signature was identified or not.

Here is the site that hosts Larry & Doug's LW Officer Career List... LW Officer Career List

It is on-line at nurmerous places I believe. A large thread was started on WAF by Mr Gottlieb which has resulted him being (finally) expelled from that forum.

Unfortunately, and as I am sure that you are aware, that the condition of the Pilots Badge has a huge impact on the price even to the extent that people will leave the group alone regardless of value to enable them to get a set in better condition even though the Pilots Badge is a nice early war dated example. As for value I would say that around $200-230 is a fair one although don't be surprised if you need to reduce it further.

Despite the condition of the Pilots Badge citation it is still a nice set. These aircrew would of been very vulnerable to ground fire in their Henschel 126 aircraft. I have an early war EK II & I set to a flight member who flew in 4.(H)/23 and 4.(H)/31 so it looks like these men really earned their pay so to speak.

Generalmajor Fritz Wilhelm Oskar Heidrich Born: 18 January 1881 Died: Reported as Missing in 1945. Believed to have died in Dresden Prison. Kdr Wehrbezirkskommando Breslau III Führer-Reserve OKH Kdr Artillerie-Regiment 337 Führer-Reserve Wehrkreis Kdo VIII Kdr Artillerie-Regiment 326 Führer-Reserve Wehrkreis Kdo VIII Führer-Reserve OKH Retired Oct 1943 Image: Wehrpass

There doesn't seem to be anything that flags up on various searches on WAF. The Seegers' group has been on the market numerous times in the past few years.

After a bit of trading I have managed to acquire the extra items for Seegers. The extra's are his Truppenausweis and a photo album. The album is a post-war put-together one but it was undoubtedly done by Seegers as he has named a lot of the people in the photos and the photos also include some taken at an official veterens get-together in the 1950's. Here is the Truppenausweis and a sample of some of the photos.

Very recently I was able to obtain a photo album of Georg Seegers and just thought that I would attach two images of him dating from 1917 while serving with IR 77.

Additional Info: EK II - 16th October 1939 EK I - 14th July 1940

and there is a short biography and 3 photos of Rannersmann on Page 74/75 of Die Ritterkreuzsträger Der Kampfflieger Vol 2 (see here... Die Ritterkreuzsträger Der Kampfflieger Vol 2 )

Taken from Doug & Larry's LW Officer Career List.... RANNERSMANN, Dr. Rolf. (DOB: 07.12.15 in Bremen). (R, DKG). 01.11.35 entered the Luftwaffe and then trained as a bomber observer. 1937 trf to III./KG 157. 01.01.38 promo to Lt. 01.11.38 trf to I./KG 157 (later I./KG 27). 01.11.40 promo to Oblt. 1941 appt Adj. I./KG 27. 20.01.41 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 17.01.42 seriously WIA in the hip by ground fire vic Feodosiye, recovering until 11.42. 19.07.43 Oblt., appt Staka 2./KG 27 (to 02.06.44). 01.11.43 promo to Hptm. 02.06.44 trf to 7./KG 4. 15.07.44 Hptm., appt Staka 7./KG 4 (to 02.45). 01.10.44 Hptm., awarded DKG, I./KG 4. 12.03.45 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz. 16.03.45 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./KG 4 (to 08.05.45). Credited with well over 300 missions. †24.02.78 in St. Augustin near Bonn.

Pity indeed that an album was split up. With regards to the helmet, I know nothing about German helmets but could that be a WW-1 issue that was used during the early days of the Third Reich?

A 1932 dated civil license and a 1941 military license to an eventual Oberzahlmeister.

Nice examples. I especially like the BV-141 one, I always remember building a model of that aircraft when I was a kid.