Description
These are one photo’s of the awarding of the Knights Cross to SS-Oberführer Walter Bestmann, and another of him at the front in 1941 at Jaswi in Russia, in a meeting with General Lieb.
The large photo on Mimosa Sunotyp photopaper. The small photo is signed by Bestmann.
In good condition.
These are very rare original photo’s!
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More info on Bestmann here: https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/28412/Bestmann-Walter-Waffen-SS.htm
Bestmann, Walter (Waffen SS)
Date of birth: October 2nd, 1907 (Lübeck, Germany)
Date of death: June 17th, 1958 (Timmendorfer Strand/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Service number: SS-Nr.: 20.135 // NSDAP-Nr.: 307.449
Nationality: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography/Promotions:
10th July 1933: SS-Untersturmführer;
1st January 1935: SS-Obersturmführer;
10th March 1935: SS-Hauptsturmführer;
09th November 1939: SS-Sturmbannführer;
1st September 1942: SS-Obersturmbannführer;
21st December 1943: SS-Standartenführer;
20th April 1945: SS-Oberführer
Career:
00.00.1930: entered the SS
01.10.1930-25.09.1934: Zugführer
25.09.1934-26.10.1939: SS-Hstuf, Chef, 4. (MG) Sturm, LSSAH – 1. Division Leibstandarte SS-Adolf Hitler
Campaign in Poland
26.10.1939-26.03.1941: SS-Stubaf, Kdr, III. Battalion, SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1
Western campaign
26.03.1941-00.09.1942: SS-Stubaf, Kdr, SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3, SS-Division ‘Totenkopf’
00.09.1942-26.01.1943: SS-Ostubaf, Kdr, SS-Panzer-Regiment 10, 10. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Frundsberg’
00.09.1943-08.05.1945: SS-Ostubaf, Kdr, SS-Junkerschule Klagenfurt
