Germany WW2 Original Signature of Knights Cross Recipient Robert Freiherr von Prochazka

Original hand signed on a small piece of card ( Business card size) .

Hauptmann (Captain)

Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Werfer-Regiment 55, Heer
Knights Cross Awarded on:
December 19th, 1943
On the 14.11.1943 the Soviets launched a major attack against the sector of the 76. Infanterie-Division (located between Petrowo and Losowatka), and it was not long before the front of this Division became breached in several places. The Soviet aim was to break through in the direction of the city of Krivoi Rog, which was about 90 km away. However they were eventually stopped after gaining about 10 kilometres, not least due to the efforts of Hauptmann Prochazka. In this time Prochazka successfully managed to hinder the Soviet forces through well-laid fire from his Batterien, which struck a number of identified Soviet assembly areas with particularly devastating volleys. Prochazka would later receive the Knight’s Cross for his actions on this day

Code: 1717