Germany, Ss. A Wartime Signed Daybook Page Of Colonel General Of The Waffen-Ss Sepp Dietrich

Offered is 1 of 15 pages from a wartime period daybook containing a signature collection. Each page contains a newspaper clipping image as well as a period signature. This particular pages contains the picture and signature of Colonel General of the Waffen-SS Sepp Dietrich. The page itself measures 14.8x19.9 cm newspaper clipping measuring 11.1x15cm; The picture is a newspaper cut-out. The page carries Dietrich's signature in blue ink.

Footnote: Josef “Sepp” Dietrich (1892–1966) was an Oberst-Gruppenführer and Colonel General of the Waffen-SS. He was one of only 27 recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. In the 1920s, he worked as Hitler’s chauffeur and bodyguard. In the early 1930s, he became the commander of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). Later he led the 1st SS Panzer Corps, then the 5th Panzer Army, and eventually the 6th Panzer Army.