Hilmar Zahn WW2 German Knights Cross Paratrooper Signed Photograph Autograph - $40 - (Alexandria, KY)

Part of a collection of autographed photos of German Knight's Cross recipients (similar to the US Medal of Honor) as shown in the last picture, attributed to Donald McClure who was a Lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force and a Nuremberg war crime trials official. Mr. McClure was noted for his "Donald McClure Papers", which included "Correspondence, memoranda, and trial transcripts, relating to "The Long March" of the 1st Division, U.S. Infantry, into German occupied areas following World War I; German military operations in the West during World War II; and German war crime trials, especially the Buchenwald Concentration Camp case, 1947-1948." In this particular photo Hilmar personally addresses Donald, and again signs the note on the back dated 1989. Ranked as a Hauptmann "Lead Man" equivalent to US Captain. "Date of birth:September 6th, 1919 (Wiesbaden-Rambach/Hesse, Germany)Date of death:March 8th, 2008 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)Nationality:German (1933-1945, German Reich) Ritterkreuz des Eisernen KreuzesPeriod:Second World War (1939-1945)Rank:Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)Unit:Chef 5. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1Awarded on:June 9th, 1944Details: Some sources give to the awarding Führer 5. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1.Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Eisernes Kreuz 1. KlassePeriod:Second World War (1939-1945)Awarded on:February 18th, 1944Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse Eisernes Kreuz 2. KlassePeriod:Second World War (1939-1945)Awarded on:March 3rd, 1943Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938Period:Second World War (1939-1945)Awarded on:February 6th, 1940Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 Fallschirmschützenabzeichen der LuftwaffePeriod:Second World War (1939-1945)Awarded on:July 22nd, 1942Fallschirmschützenabzeichen der Luftwaffe Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in SchwarzPeriod:Second World War (1939-1945)Awarded on:March 3rd, 1943Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz Erdkampfabzeichen der LuftwaffePeriod:Second World War…

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