Generalleutnant Hans Kreysing signed photo and document

[Jon. H]

I have had this lot for many years now.
Signed document and photo of Generalleutnant Hans Kreysing.
Also a part of a newspaper, "Die Schwerter Für General Kreysing"
Promoted to General Der Gebirgstruppen 1. November 1943
Holder of the Knights Cross with oaks and swords,
commanded the 3. Gebirgs Div from October 23, 1940 - August 10, 1943.
And 8. Armee Oberkommando from December 28, 1944 - May 8, 1945.

I would really like some more info about him if anyone got, and your
oppinion on the lot

Thanks!
Jon-Olav


Sorry, my scanner is broken, and please do not copy!
Thanks!

[Jon. H]

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[Simon O.]

You know that Kreysing and the 3 GD was in Southern Norway at the time right? This was just when the division started it's move towards the Eastern front.

[Jon. H]

I did not know that, Thank You!
Is it then possible that the photo was taken in
Norway?

[Simon O.]

Looks like it yes. Seems to be Generalleutnant in the photo and he was promoted to that rank in July '42. The division was in the Lillehammer, Gudbrandsdal area at the time.

[Jon. H]

Ok, thank you! That makes it more interesting! Then
maby the document is also from Norway?

[Tor]

You will find several photos of Hans Kreysing while 3. Gebirgs div. had a mountain manouver in Norway here:


http://krigsbilder.net/coppermine/di...lbum=157&pos=0


As you will see, the photo of him that you have was captured in Norway.





Some of the photos :





and

[Tor]

Forgot to mention that the local Newspaper Fjuken had an article on this maneuver, where some of the photos were used, 25. September 2008.

I still have a pdf copy of this article. Quite good.

[Jon. H]

Hello Tor

Ok, thank you! I had no idea it was taken in Norway!
Do you think the document is from Norway also?

And thank you for showing those great photos!!
Looks like they where taken around the same time as mine?

[Tor]

Could be, since they end the manouver in August 1942, and I it would have taken them some time to get the men and equippment out of the area.

By the way, they started iit in May 1942.

Hello Tor

Ok, thank you! I had no idea it was taken in Norway!
Do you think the document is from Norway also?

And thank you for showing those great photos!!
Looks like they where taken around the same time as mine?

[Simon O.]

Without question.

The movement orders for the division are dated 19th August so they weren't out of the country until well after that date.

Ok, thank you! That makes it more interesting! Then
maby the document is also from Norway?

[Simon O.]

Excellent Tore, so was the photo taken in the Jotunheimen area?

I also have a 3 GD album with photos from this exercise.

[Tor]

Hello Simon. Yes the photo si taken not fra from Gjendesheim - in Sjodalen I belive.

In Leirungdalen and Svartdalen you still can find traces of them. At the garbage dump we found plates, forks and at the camp site even a bayonet and a woundedbadge in black. My son picked up 3 Reichmarks and the total amount of 4 kroner and 17 øre in Norwegian coins. All laying there visible to everyone.

This was just after the snow melted this summer.