Well many reasons. Its a very crisp photo probably taken by a Leica II camera in October or November 1944.
Düppenbecker is a full war combatant as you can see by his career progression bellow.
He also was a Panzergrenadier, so he right at the cutting edge of many engagements as indicated by him winning both the bronze and silver Nahkampfspange.
He features in a few books and is a true combat leader.
01-01-1937 Unteroffizier
01-10-1938 Feldwebel
01-02-1940 Leutnant
01-04-1942 Oberleutnant
01-06-1943 Hauptmann
01-10-1944 Major
Ernst Remer was one of the first to hear Adolf Hitler after Operation Valkyrie failed and was responsible for rounding up the conspirators)
Hannah Reitsch was a famous test pilot in the Third Reich. She was the only woman to be awarded the Iron Cross, First Class during WW2.
Hellmuth Reymann was was one of the last commanders to surrender during the final Soviet assaults in Battle of Berlin in 1945.
Otto Funk was photographed during a brief moment of peace during the battle for Normandy in 1944. He had not slept for days and had been in near-constant combat when the picture was taken.
Albert Speer - Hitler's chief architect and one of his closest associates.
Feldmarschall Erwin Rommel
Great pics.
There is a complete package of photos and urkunden of
Ernst Remer In the up and coming Andreas Theis auction in the next month on 28th September
Orden, Ehrenzeichen und militarhistorische Antiquitaten - Auktionshaus Andreas Thies
Best
Colin
Another duplicate in my collection. This is an original Hoffman postcard of Fritz Christen, the more common image I see within collectors' photos. Pretty sure the signature is postwar.
Otto Kretschmer was the most successful U-Boat commander of WW2. As the commander of U-35, U-23, and U-99, he sank 47 merchant ships totaling 272,043 tons. He was captured in March 1943 and spent the rest of the war in captivity.
If you could show the back Salocin of your Fritz Christen photo that would be good, it is known he had a lot of his hoffman cards reprinted after the war to send out to people.
I would agree with you its a post war one, very nice Kretschmer
Post war Hoffmann, i have the same card by him.
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