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I'd say he was German as the letter is dated in Berlin and by a representative of the 'Chef der OKW'.

The signature looks like it says 'Clemens' but without a rank it will be hard to tie it down to a specific person.

If you can add them then that will be great. That way you can put as much or as little information as you wish.

After digging through my files I've found the third one - it is Hans-Herbert Stobwasser.

The second one is Gustav Kieseritzky who held that position from Feb to Nov 1943.

Generalmajor Werner Kempf. Born: 9th Mar 1886 Died: 6th Jan 1964 Highest rank reached: General der Panzertruppe Panzerverband Kempf Kdr 1 Leichte Division Kdr 6 Panzer Division Kommandierender General XXXXVIII Armeekorps Kommandierender General XXXXVIII Panzerkorps Oberbefehlshaber Armee-Abteilung Kempf Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Ostland Kommandierender General vom Höheres Kommando Oberrhein Ritterkreuz - 3rd Jun 1940 / Eichenlaub - 10th Aug 1942 Image: PAB Bronze citation - Stamped signature

Generalfeldmarschall Walter von Reichenau. Born: 8th Oct 1884 Died: 17th Jan 1942 - due to hear failure after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage two days earlier. Oberbefehlshaber der Gruppe 4 Oberbefehlshaber 6 Armee Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd Ritterkreuz - 30th Sept 1939 Image: KvK II Kl + Schw citation - Stamped signature.

I'm not entirely sure but I think it is rarer to see a KvK I Kl to an enlisted man then an EK I, especially those of the equivalent of the 'Private' ranks.

The KvK could be awarded for bravery not in the face of the enemy (as well as an award for meritorious reasons) so could be awarded for many things - pulling people from a damaged building, or rescuing people from a damaged battery that had a fire spreading to ready use ammunition etc.

That is a big pity. We see plenty of times when groups are split up and the citations are sold on an individual basis, and while I don't agree with it I can see why they do it (i.e. maximise the potential profits) but what was the point of seperating just one citation from the rest unless it was to make the PoW papers alittle more attractive to any buyers but then you would expect the KvK II as well as the 1st Class to be kept apart from the rest and sold seperately?

Hello Patrice. Welcome to the forum and thank you for adding that wealth of information to this post. Hope that you make the forum your home from home.

Very nice set in great condition - and thank you for adding the signatures to the database :cheers:

Another example from June 1939

And here is another example of a similar letter from another large grouping in my collection to a member of the Stettin SD...

The signer of those two pieces of paper is none other then the Butcher Of Prague - Reichsprotektor Bohemia & Moravia & Chairman of the Wannsee Conference, Reinhard Heydrich. He died of injuries received during an attack by British trained Czech agents on 27th May 1942 during Operation Anthropoid. His signature is very rarely seen on the market - Himmler's & Hitler's are more common - and fetchs a high price when it does so I was thrilled to be able to grab them for a phenomenally low fee.

And finally the two pieces of paperwork in question. A give-away as to the signers identity is where the letter originated from, seen at the top right of the letter: Prinz-Albrecht-Straße 8. The promotion citation looks cropped but that is just due to it being slightly too big for my scanner.

Next, the citations for the 1st October 1938 (Sudetenland) medal and the Spange...

Every now and then collectors find themselves in the right place and the right time to bag a bargain for their collection. Sometimes it is finding something at a flea market or sometimes it is because a dealer hasn't quite done his homework and doesn't realise what he has as he is busy getting things ready for an update. Recently, in my case it was the latter. A few weeks ago after a dealer update I saw a set of citations for sale to a member of the 'German C.I.D' (dealers words), or the Gestapo to you and me. The set consisted of two citations for the Police Service Awards III & II Class, a citation for the 1 Oct 1938 Medal and a citation for the 1st Oct 1938 Spange as well as a Promotion citation and an official letter to go with it. The asking price was 235 Euros which I thought was quite a decent price anyway for a set to a Kriminalsekretär in the Gestapo based at Regensburg. However, it was only after scrolling down the page that I, almost absent-mindedly, noticed that the signatures on the Promotion citation & letter looked very familiar. Not quite believing they could be hand-signed due to the low price I quickly checked the item description but there was no mention of who it was and I also did a double take of the asking price thinking I must of mis-read it, but no - 235 Euros it was. Still not 100% sure the 2 signatures were hand-signed (even though I already have 2 examples on a similar promotion citation & letter and haven't seen a stamped variety) I managed to snap the set up. Today it arrived and there is no doubt about it, the two signatures are hand signed and a set that should of cost somewhere in the region of £1500 due to the two examples of the signature only cost me the equivalent of £207! I'll leave the 2 specific items in question until last, but first up are the citations for the Police Service Award III & II Class...

Hauptmann Hans von Scheliha. Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant 6./Infanterie Regiment 16 5./Infanterie Regiment 16 Chef 13./Infanterie Regiment 58 IIa 10 Infanterie Division Abt.Chef i. OKH Image: Document

Major Theodor Maximilian Hubertus Hermstein Stabsoffizier Wehrbezirkskommando Berlin III Image: Wehrpass

Oberst Otto Dillenburger. Born: 16th Jun 1889 Died: 16th Mar 1948 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant der Polizei Kommandeur der Schutzpolizei in Berlin Kommandeur der Luftschutzpolizei (RLM) Image: Promotion citation

Art.Rgt Stab (mot.) zbV 627. Dated for late 1943 so post-Stalingrad...

Gren.Rgt 254 of 110 ID and dated for early 1944...

Hauptmann Raimund Feser. Highest rank reached: Major 2./Gebirgsjäger Rgt 99 Kdr II./Gebirgsjäger Rgt 99 Kdr I./Gebirgsjäger Rgt 98 While Feser was in command of II./GJR 99 it was responsible for the burning down of a village called Dragumi with the death of 8 civilians on 4th November 1943. DKiG - 28th Jul 1942 Ehrenblattspange - 28th Mar 1942 Commendation Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army - 7th Mar 1943 Image: Ost Medal citation

Korvettenkapitän d.R Otto Schmidt. Born: 24th Dec 1899 Stab Seekomdt Nordholland Abt Kdr Marine-Flak-Artillerie-Abt 808 Kdr Marine-Flak-Artillerie-Abt 808 Image: Leave pass