Lot 167

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GERMAN OFFICERS OF WORLD WAR II
Group of autographs of various notable German military officers of World War II, includes ARTUR PHLEPS, (1881-1944) Waffen-SS general of the Wiking Division and 5th Mountain Corps, awarded Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Kis, a mounted signature; his son REINHARD PHLEPS, two T.Ls.S., 1993 and 1996, friendly content, also a signed typed "lebenslauf" (service record); DIETRICH VON CHOLTITZ (1884 - 1966) German military governor of Paris during the closing days of the German occupation, claimed to have disobeyed Hitler's order to leave Paris in rubble, T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Baden-Baden, May 2, 1962 sending an autograph; LUDWIG CRUWELL (1892-1958) German general commanding the Afrika Korps, recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, captured in 1942, signed 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" photo in uniform; and HANS FRITSCHE (1909-1993) Highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht, recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, T.L.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Feb. 8, 1950. Seven pieces.

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May 8, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
Stamford, CT, US

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