Luftwaffe Goering, Hermann

[hucks216]

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Born: 12th Jan 1893
Died: 15th Oct 1946 - committed suicide hours before he was due to be executed for war crimes.

Reichs-Minister for Aviation
Reichs Forestry and Hunting Master
Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe
Representative for the Four Year Plan
Chairman of the Council Of Ministers for Reichs Defence

Pour le mérite: 2nd Jun 1918
Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes - 19th Jul 1940
Ritterkreuz - 30th Sep 1939
Blutorden der NSDAP
Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP
gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten

Image: Promotion citation to an American Volksdeutsche - Probable Autopen signature

Edited June 4, 2014 by hucks216

[hucks216]

Hand signed

Image: Promotion citation to LW Flak DKiG Major

Edited June 4, 2014 by hucks216

[Paul R]

Now that is cool. How did you find this?

[hucks216]

The second one? That was on a dealer site for not very much money as I don't think he twigged who the signature belonged to. It certainly wasn't mentioned in the item description anyway.

Edited June 5, 2014 by hucks216

[Dave Danner]

Another hand-signed example, from an annual evaluation (Beurteilung) for Max Grimmeiß:

[Paul R]

Wow.  When we think about it, he must’ve signed thousands and thousands of documents.   It seems as if they did a great job of destroying the paper trails. 

[Dave Danner]

I didn't even recognize this one at first. I went looking for someone who was in Jasta 27 and whose name began "Gö", and had a "duh" moment when I found him. From a 1917 award recommendation for a Vizewachtmeister in Jasta 27: