LAH Document

[Kuifje69]

Dear All,

I have a question about the stamp, did they use this stamp still in 1941?

Best regards,

Rene

[SJP]

Hi Rene ,Its possible but the Dietrich signature is bad IMO.Cheers Steve

[MVV]

100% original Dietrich signature , also stamp is

Gr - M.

[SJP]

100% original Dietrich signature , also stamp is

Gr - M.

Why such a departure from his prewar and wartime signature? Did he use sutterlin script occasionally? Cheers Steve

[MVV]

Like most Germans I presume he could indeed write in Sütterlin , There is no logic in his handwriting during the war or even prewar ..

m.

here an ex. that match a bit rene's document dated okt. 1940 :

[MVV]

:

[MVV]

:

[MVV]

)

[SJP]

Thanks for the info.Like you I have several pre/wartime signatures of his but none in sutterlein script.Cheers Steve

[MVV]

If you have Dietrich on documents (not on photos) , I love to see them very much .


thx - m.

[Luc]

René


For me your document is also 100 % original.

MVV

[Kuifje69]

Luc what a great document

[SJP]

These documents show he used that script style in the 1940/41 time frame.Are there any earlier or later examples?Cheers Steve

[max history]

The EK2 document and the Black Wound Badge document are both forgeries.
Max.

[Rene Chavez]

Hi Max,

What makes it a fake?
Because in Vol. 1 of Forman's Guide to the Third Reich German Documents, it has a couple of illustrations of award documents awarded to LAH members and signed by SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich. The LAH SS EK2 award doc (listed on page 111) has the LAH 'Verfugungstruppen' seal, is dated Dec. 1941 and is very similar to the doc. in question.
On page 192, a War Merit 2nd class with swords document that was awarded in Oct. 1941 to another LAH member has the same unit seal and has a similar Dietrich signature.

However, Detlev just sold a EK2 LAH doc. dated Dec. 1941 but has a different signature?

Rene Chavez
Http://axis101.bizland.com