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SS-Hscha. Lösch - Legion Condor fieldpost sent from Spain

SS-Hscha. Lösch - Legion Condor fieldpost sent from Spain

LOT 50-0071
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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
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LOT 50-0071
EAN 2000000496955
LOT 50-0071
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000496955
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 50-0071
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000496955
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Extensive grouping to SS-Hauptscharführer and medic Andreas Lösch. Lösch, born in 1912, served as a "Legion Condor" member during the Spanish Civil War and was awarded the Spanish Cross in silver. He was an early SA member serving with Sturm 45/6. 

During WWII, Lösch served as a Waffen-SS Stabsscharführer (Spieß) and medic with several units. There are several field post letters part of the grouping which provide more details on his units which were (at least): 2. Sanitäts-Kompanie SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen", I./Art.Abt.SS-Polizei-Division, 4./SS-San.Ers.Batl. Stettin and "Waffen-SS Strafvollzugslager Mosbach" where he served from 1944 until 1945.

Lösch, serving as a medic POW, survived an attack against former Waffen-SS soldiers in the POW camp Nürnberg-Langwasser in April 1946 known to have committed by the Nakam organization (https://n-land.de/lokales/altenfurt/war-die-rache-doch-toedlich)

His grouping came straight from the family and was never available on the market before. All was found in several large boxes uncovered about 25 years ago.

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Four postcards and one letter dating back to 1935-1938. 

Important handwritten letter of his girlfriend "Carmen" dating 28.VII. 1938. It comes with a green "Zensiert/Censurado" stamp in German and Spanish language which proofs it was censored by a unit of the Legion Condor. Four-page letter. DIN A4 size. She said goodbye with "Saludo a Franco!! Arriba Espana!! Heil Hitler!!

It must be a German-speaking Spanish girl he met in Spain. She definitely lives or serves in Spain. The letter is easy to read and will surely be a great source for additional research.

Press photograph of Hitler leaving his aircraft sent as a postcard to Obergefreiter Andreas Lösch. Postcard addressed to Andreas Lösch serving at "Sanitätsschule Standortlazarett Brückeburg" etc... Please see pictures.


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