Autographed Items: Knights Cross Winners/Aces
Knights Cross Winner
Photograph autographed by Knights Cross winner Major Arno Pfeuffer. Pfeuffer was
awarded the Knights Cross on August 7, 1944 as a Rittmeister, Commander Aufkl. Abt.
332. Pfeuffer survived the war and ultimately ended his German military career as an
Oberstleutnant der Reserve in the Bundeswehr. Nice image showing his Knights Cross.
The photograph is autographed in blue ink along the bottom right corner of the photograph.
$30.00 #KC1
Knights Cross Winner
Major Manfred Beutner. Born May 25, 1914. A nice uniform photo of a photo that was
then autographed by Beutner along the bottom and clearly visible in person. Nice image
ribbon bars showing on his tunic. The photograph is autographed faintly in black ink along
the bottom of the photograph. The photo is also autographed on the reverse side and is
dated March 27, 1988, the time of the autograph. An index card is attached with details
relating to Beutner and his career.
SOLD
Knights Cross Winner
Leutnant Friedrich Raaf, born May 25, 1920. Awarded the Knights Cross on January 18,
in the scan, but nice strong autograph along the bottom of the photograph in black ink.
$20.00 #KC3
**More Aces and Knights Cross winner autographs to be listed.**
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In July 1940 Witte transferred to the U-boat force. After the usual training he became IWO
on the newly commissioned U-107 under Kptlt. Hessler. Before he left the boat in July
1941, he had taken part in the most successful patrol of the war.
He commissioned U-159 in October 1941 and operated in the waters of Panama on his
second patrol. On his third patrol U-159 was a part of the wolfpack Eisbär, which operated
in the waters off Capetown in September 1942. He left the boat in June 1943 and served
from then until the end of the war in several staff positions.
$45.00 #KC4
Knights Cross Winner
Major Walter-Peer Fellgiebel. Born May 7, 1918. Won the Knights Cross on September
7, 1943 while serving with 2 Artillerie (leichte) Abteilung 935 Heerestruppe. Nice strong
signature in blue ink along the bottom of the photograph.
SOLD
Knights Cross Winner
Oberleutnant Anton Ritter. Born December 14, 1919. Won the Knights Cross on
December 24, 1944 while serving with the 3 Grenadier Regiment 88 15 Infanterie
Division. Signature in black ink along the lower right corner of the photograph.
$25.00 #KC7
Knights Cross Winner
Oberfeldwebel Adolf Baum. Won the Knights Cross on
March 26, 1944. Signature on the reverse side of the
stamp.
$20.00 #KC8
Oberfeldwebel Georg Pollner, Zugfuhrer 3./Pz. AA 110. Nice strong signature in black ink
along the bottom of the photograph. Difficult to see the autograph in the scan, but the
signature is strong and easy to see in person. Really nice, strong autograph!
$35.00 #KC9
Knights Cross Winner
Oberleutnant Carl Rall was awarded the Knights Cross on January 30, 1943
while serving with the 11 Gebirgsjäger, Regiment 98, 1 Gebirgsdivision.
Photograph is signed "C Rall" in blue ink in the bottom right corner of the
photograph.
SOLD
Knights Cross Winner
ink. Excellent details in the crisp, clear photograph. Would make a beautiful addition to any
collection.
$35.00 #KC12
Knights Cross Winner
Zugführer Helmut Thierfelder served with the 6 Panzergrenadier Regiment 33, 4
Panzerdivision. He was awarded the Knights Cross on September 2, 1944. Nice signature
along the bottom of the photograph in black ink. Terrific uniform details in the photo!
SOLD
Knights Cross Winner
Hubert Schmidt-Gigo. Interesting lot with one photograph showing
Gigo during the war in uniform and a more modern photograph of Gigo.
Both photographs autographed by Gigo in black ink. Both photographs
included.
$40.00 (Both) #KC14
Knights Cross Winner
Artur Becker-Neetz. Neetz won the Knights Cross on April 20,
1943. Signed in dark ink along the bottom of the photograph and
dated July 11, 1984. This one has been in my collection a long
time!
$35.00 #KC15
Knights Cross Winner
Friedrich Glaser. Born November 13, 1920. Won the Knights
Cross on November 2, 1943 while serving with the 14 Grenadier
Regiment 253, 34 Infanteriedivision. Nice signature in blue ink
on the front of the photograph. The reverse side of the career,
handwritten by Herr Glaser himself. Terrific signed item.
SOLD
Hauptmann Erich Schneider. Born October 16, 1913. Won the Knights Cross on February
the photograph. Nice sharp photo and excellent details to the Knights Cross!
SOLD
Knights Cross Winner
Oberstleutnant Rudolf Sulzer. Born May 1, 1910. Won the Knights Cross on January 11,
1944 at the rank of Hauptmann. His NSDAP membership # is 389897, and his SS serial
number is 72998. His awards include 1939 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse, 1939 Eisernes Kreuz
II. Klasse, Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen, Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber,
Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber, Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze,
Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Bronze, SA-Sportabzeichen in Bronze, Totenkopfring der
SS, and the Ehrenwinkel für alte Kämpfer.
SOLD
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items which are more for other collectors interest, and not within the realm of items I collect. Those items will
generally end up on my "for sales" pages. However, the vast majority of the items I purchase from private sellers are
generally items that will remain permanently in my collection.
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providing the item(s) are returned in the same condition as when they were purchased.
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the time to visit the website and for your interest in the history of WWII.
Knights Cross winners. I spent a number of years writing to Knights Cross winners and American aces. I generally
obtained two autographed photos from each gentleman. I guarantee all of the autographs to be 100% with the normal 3
day inspection period to return the photograph if you're not happy with it, in the same condition.




Medal of Honor Recipient Michael J. Daly US Army WWII
Lt. Michael J. Daly earned his medal of honor on April 18, 1945 at
Nuremberg, Germany. A German machine gun caught his unit in an
exposed position and Daly ordered his men to take cover, dashed forward
alone and wiped out that machine gun nest. As his unit continued the
advance, he ran into an enemy patrol armed with rocket launchers which
threatened friendly armor. Again he went forward alone and opened fire on
the Germans, killing all six of them. He continued wiping out two more
German machine gun nests. By the end of the day he had killed 15
Germans, silenced 3 machine guns and wiped out an entire patrol. This
first day cover is hand signed by Daly and was obtained directly from him.
$30.00
Medal of Honor Recipient Robert E. Galer USMC WWII
Galer, a USMC fighter pilot, earned the Medal of Honor for shooting
down 11 enemy planes in 29 days while leading a squadron at Guadalcanal.
He also earned the Navy Cross, the Legion of Merit with combat "V",
the Distinguished Flying Cross with one gold star, a Purple Heart, the Air
Medal with four gold stars and the British Distinguished Flying Cross. He
ended the war with a total of air victories. Galer was promoted to
brigadier general upon his retirement in 1957, after 21 years of service.
Retired Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer died at a Dallas , Tex. , hospital at the
age of 91 on
June 27, 2005 . This first day cover is hand signed by Galer and was
obtained directly from him many years ago before his passing.
$50.00
Medal of Honor Recipient Richard E. Bush USMC WWII
Bush was awarded his Medal of Honor after exceptional bravery while
serving as a squad leader serving with the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th
Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces, during the final
assault against Mount Yaetake on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, April 16,
1945. After being wounded in battle, Bush was evacuated a Japanese
hand grenade landed in the midst of the group, Cpl. Bush, alert and
courageous in extremity as in battle, unhesitatingly pulled the deadly
missile to himself and absorbed the shattering violence of the exploding
charge in his body, thereby saving his fellow marines from severe injury or
death despite the certain peril to his own life. This first day cover is hand
signed by Bush and was obtained directly from him many years ago.
$25.00
Medal of Honor Recipient Van T. Barfoot US Army WWII
Barfoot earned his Medal of Honor on May 23, 1944, near Carano, Italy.
With his platoon heavily engaged, 2d Lt. Barfoot moved off alone upon
the enemy left flank. He crawled to the proximity of 1 machinegun nest
and made a direct hit on it with a hand grenade, killing 2 and wounding 3
Germans. He continued along the German defense line to another
machinegun emplacement, and with his tommygun killed 2 and captured 3
soldiers. Members of another enemy machinegun crew then abandoned
their position and gave themselves up to Barfoot. Barfoot went on to
capture 17 German soldiers, defended his position with a bazooka from
three German Panzers, destroyed a field gun and rescued two seriously
wounded American soldiers to safety before the end of the day. This first
day cover is hand signed by Barfoot and was obtained directly from him
many years ago.
$25.00
Purchase all four of the above MOH signed first day covers for $100.00, and I'll pay the shipping. You save $30 plus the shipping costs!!!!!
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LEFT: Wing Commander John Connell Freeborn (DFC), this is a beautiful 5x7, glossy
autographed photo of Mr. Freeborn. Winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross,
Freeborn participated in the Battle of Britain and ultimately achieved 13.5 air victories!
The autographed Freeborn's biographic and wartime information. Purchased many
years ago through the Battle of Britain Association, the photograph is numbered #32 of
200 with hologram on reverse side!! Really attractive photo and good autograph.
$25.00 Item #RAF1


RIGHT: Wing Commander Thomas Francis Neil (DFC), this is a beautiful 5x7,
glossy autographed photo of Mr. Neil. Winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Neil
participated in the Battle of Britain and ultimately achieved 13.58 air victories! The
autographed photo comes with a nice 5x7 cards printed with Mr. Neil's biographic and
wartime information. Purchased photograph is numbered #194 of 200 with hologram
on reverse side.!! Really attractive photo and good autograph.
A very difficult Battle of Britain autograph to find! Generally sells for around
$100.00!
$30.00 Item #RAF2
RAF AUTOGRAPHS:
Classic American Aircraft cover with $.32 cent US P-38 stamp. Autographs are in
pencil and include Jack Purdy, Perry J. Dahl, John Loisel, James Ince, Joe Forster,
H.B. Reeves, and Warren Lewis. ALL American WWII aces. In excellent condition.
All autographs obtained in person at the same time. Click on picture for detail.
$50.00
US Navy ace James B. Cain was kind enough to autograph a few items for me at his
home in Southern California. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago. He
achieved 8 1/2 air victories and went on to fight through Vietnam! He was also a
technical advisor for "War and Remembrance". Really tremendous service history in
Mr. Cain's career and a true gentleman!
$30.00
Above: A genuine WWII era German General Assault Badge, correctly
marked by maker Frank & Reif on the reverse side. (See photos
above.) The badge is uncleaned, and shows honest wear while retaining
a nice aged patina. A very nice example of this award. Also included
with the General Assault Badge are two photographs of a Heer soldier,
shown wearing the General Assault Badge in each photograph. A
terrific set of original WWII era photographs and original WWII era
Assault Badge. A great starting point for any new collector wanting to
enter into this hobby!
Both photos and the General Assault Badge - $160.00
The C.E. Daniel Collection
Left: Early WWII era photograph showing a soldier dressed out in his knee
high boots, cavalry style pants, leather belt and across the chest style suspender.
Neat uniform photograph showing a uniform which was outdated by the end of
WWII. 3x4 1/2 inches.
$2.50 Item# A001
Left: Two WWII era photographs showing a US
Army officer and apparently members of his family.
There are both WWII era, pre-1945 photographs
measuring 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Another neat uniform
photograph showing a man resting on the homefront.
Both photos: $4.00 Item# A002
Left: A Luftwaffe man studies the wreckage of a down aircraft, most likely a
Russian aircraft. This is a pre-1945 photograph. Neat photo showing the
devastating side of war!
$2.50 Item# A003
Left: A formation of German soldiers standby for
inspection outside a set of old, barracks. The photo shows
more detail in person, with the soldiers in the center of the
photo holding their hands out for inspection! Neat,
pre-1945 era photograph.
$1.00 Item# A004
Right: Two Luftwaffe men examine the engine of a
wrecked aircraft. Terrific photograph showing a really
"cool" looking Luftwaffe soldier sporting sunglasses and a
Luftwaffe vehicle in the background with Luftwaffe
license plates. The soldier with the sunglasses alone
makes it a neat photo!
$2.50 Item# A005
Left: A German soldier leans against the wing of a wrecked
and burnt aircraft, appearing to be a Russian aircraft.
Interesting detail to the aircraft showing its internal structure,
and demonstrating the horrible and deadly side of war. Looks
to be a photograph taken on the eastern front.
$2.00 Item# A006
Right: A pre-1945 photograph showing a Luftwaffe
anti-aircraft crew, surround by a snowy countryside.
Interesting to see the uniforms these soldiers are wearing
in the cold, and excellent detail to the anti-aircraft gun.
Notice the one white ring painted around the barrel of
the gun, indicating they crew had received credit for
downing one enemy aircraft!
$2.50 Item# A007
Left: A pre-1945 era photograph showing German
soldiers inspecting the wreckage of a downed enemy
aircraft. With a loupe, these photographs reveal alot
of detail scattered among the debris. Interesting
photograph showing homes nearby in the background,
showing how devastatingly close the war was to many
throughout Europe. One can only hope the crew of
this aircraft parachuted to safety!
$2.00 Item# A008
Left: A pre-1945 era photograph showing
Luftwaffe men enjoying a meal at a makeshift
kitchen somewhere on the eastern front. This is an
amazing uniform photograph showing various types
of Luftwaffe headgear, along with a mixture of
various types of issue gear carried by the different
soldiers. Clearly rank insignia can be seen and the
soldier in the center has a brilliant cufftitle on his
tunic.
$2.50 Item# A009