Egon Christophersen

[Sandsam]

Hi again...

Here is a signed postcard of Egon Christophersen.
He was the first dane who recieved the Knight Cross...

[stgeorge64]

That is a rare signed photograph, both war-time and post-war signed examples are extremely rare indeed!

In 15 years of collecting signed Ritterkreuztrager photographs, that is the first example of Christopherson I have seen.

Thank you very much indeed for posting.

Regards Richard.

[Ben Evans]

Hi guys sorry for the ignorance, was he Danish SS?

[Sandsam]

Hello stgeorge64...

Its allso the only signed postcard from and with Egon that i have
ever seen...
He was one of the first danes that served in the Waffen-SS.
I got this postcard and several of his private iteems from his
daughter several years ago....
The postcard is war-time...

[stgeorge64]

Sandsam

Thank you for posting the reverse side of the photograph.

I know of several RKT signature collectors who would welcome this piece into their collections! (myself included!)

Regards Richard.

[Teutonicknights]

Thanks for sharing!!

[Paul D]

Hi guys sorry for the ignorance, was he Danish SS?

Not sure how i missed this one !! Yes he was a member of 7 Kompanie SS Panzer Gren Regt Danmark , he won the RK in June 1944 for close combat in the southern part of the Narva Bridgehead around outpost Sonnenschein.

A are signature if you ever want to sell Sandsam let me know !!

[Woolgar]

Excellent! I am currently reading about the Scandinavian SS in 'Hitlers Vikings', great to see this pic

Nick

[Little Mermaid]

Hi again...

Here is a signed postcard of Egon Christophersen.
He was the first dane who recieved the Knight Cross...

Hej Danmark!

Really great photo... and what a beautiful Knight´s Cross.

[Paul D]

Christophersen was a real Viking !!