IAB Doc. Signature Rommel!!!!

[HORYIOSHI]

hello all,

here is a iab document whith a signature from general e.rommel.
date 142,libyen.

i want buy it if its an original one.


whats your opinion?

[HORYIOSHI]

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[Simon O.]

Forget it, it's bad.

IR 347, 197 ID was on the easternfront quite apart from anything else

[HORYIOSHI]

are you sure? the III: batallion is a part of the africakorps in the year 1942 (january).

[Hank C.]

LdW does show "Das III. Bataillon wurde am 7. Mai 1941 an das Deutsche Afrika-Korps abgegeben."

That notwithstanding, I'm not loving the overly-abused look of the document, as well as the double stamp...can you get a closeup of that?

Depending on price or other supporting docs, I'd hesitate...but I've been wrong plenty o' times before.

best
Hank

[Simon O.]

are you sure? the III: batallion is a part of the africakorps in the year 1942 (january).

That's a good point, i hadn't spotted that. I know Rommel signed some pretty low level docs at times in Africa. The distress\ageing of the doc looks manufactured to me but on the other hand i can see why the DAK used the IAB in bronze doc more than silver.

Have you got a better scan of the stamp?

[HORYIOSHI]

here is a close up from the stamp.

"..panzergruppe afrika"

the doc is not in my hand..i hafe only this pictures.

[crfraser]

Signature doesn't look bad although its hard to tell as it is very faded. Not sure why it would have faded so badly. My initial reaction was also negative for the burn marks, the over-stamp and the the type face but I think this one is worthy of further detailed evaluation.

Colin

[VtwinVince]

Signature looks perfectly fine to me

[nostromo]

rommel signature is god for me, correct

[Gary T]

Ditto what's been said about III. IR 347 (part of 90. Leichte) and the 'damage'.

However...Infanterie Assault badges were nearly always awarded at a regimental level. Given the 90. Leichte structure I could possibly be persuaded it might have been awarded at a divisional level. But having it awarded at a Panzer Armee level it's stretching it abit (although as Simon says it is possible in Africa).

Also most awards will also mention the company rather than the battalion - so 9./ IR 347 etc. He may have been part of the staff as this is sometimes abbreviated like this rather than Stab III./ IR 347.

On the other hand Panzer Armee Afrika only came into existence on 30th January 1942 (day before this doc was authorised) so the use of the Panzer Gruppe Afrika (it's previous name) stamp is probably to be expected.

Personally, I would steer clear unless there are other docs.