Bidding on 803 lots has ended on 3rd December 2023. 75% of all lots sold
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HOW DO YOU SHIP MY NEW TREASURES?
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If you prefer to have your order shipped to your work address or a friend during your absence, we will happy to arrange this for you. Send us an email letting us know about your new shipping address and we will be happy to send an updated invoice to you.
OUR GUARANTEE!
We only offer collectables which to the best of our specialists knowledge are authentic. About 15% of all consignments are returned to the consignor after extensive research due to authenticity issues.
Unlike traditional auction houses we do offer a full right of return. If you are not satisfied with what you won or bought, you may return it within 14 days. Please inform us and we will instruct you on how to return the goods. For more information, please visit FAQ pages.
Important note: Cancelling bids after an auction may disappoint the consignor, who like you is a collector. This situation is easy to avoid. We encourage you not to bid on any collectable if you are unsure if it fits into your collection. Ask us to cancel your bid 24 hours prior to the end of an auction to avoid this situation.
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Kurt Prinz went into service on 3rd November 1937. During the second World War het functioned as Bataillons-Ordonnanz-Offizier with the rank Leutnant (since 1st June 1940) and as Kompanieführer and Kompaniechef with the rank of Oberleutnant (since 1st June 1942). From the spring of 1944 het served as Bataillonsführer and took part in the battles in South Russia. In 1944 he was also involved in the Ardennes offensive and became finally Führer of a Volksgrenadier-Bataillon within the 62.Volksgrenadier-Division with the rank of Hauptmann (since 1st June 1944). In April 1945 he became Prisoner-of-War with the Americans, but was transferred to Soviet impriosnment in February 1946, where he stayed until November 1949.
During the fighting for the Remagen bridgehead, on the 17.03.1945, Oberleutnant Prinz received the order to retake the Großen Ölberg, the highest point in the Siebengebirge. Along with elements of the Kampfbataillon 162 (consisting of troops from the Feldersatz-Bataillon 162), Prinz was able to accomplish this difficult task. After repelling an American counterattack he received and carried out the order to withdraw from the hill. For this action he was awarded the Knight’s Cross. (fromtracesofwar.com)