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WW2 German Wehrmacht – SIGNED RITTERKREUZ LITHOGRAPH – WOLFGANG KAPP – SUPERB!

WW2 German Wehrmacht - SIGNED RITTERKREUZ LITHOGRAPH - WOLFGANG KAPP - SUPERB!
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You are bidding on a VERY NICE example of WW2 German Wehrmacht (Heer) limited-edition Portrait Lithograph depicting Major Wolfgang Kapp, recipient of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes! Published by The King’s Crown Gallery as part of its “The Knight’s Cross Recipients” series and created by artist Janice Keck, this large-format print was issued in a strictly limited edition of only 500 examples and is personally signed by Wolfgang Kapp as well as by the artist.
Wolfgang Kapp was born on April 1, 1914 and served as an officer in the German Heer during World War II, ultimately becoming commander of Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 3, 1945 while serving as a Major and commander of the brigade. His award was associated with his leadership during the massive Soviet winter offensive of early 1945, during which his Sturmgeschütz formation was credited with destroying a very large number of Soviet armored vehicles in extremely heavy fighting. Contemporary and later records credit the brigade with more than 250 Soviet tanks destroyed between January 14, 1945 and the period leading up to Kapp’s Knight’s Cross award. Kapp survived the war and died on November 2, 2003.
Made on heavy parchment-type archival art paper (almost vellum-like quality), this print is in EXCELLENT condition!  Some slight marks and wear on the edges, due to the age, but nothing that detracts. It  features the characteristic embossed border used by The King’s Crown Gallery, it features a portrait image of Kapp, with his assault badge on the upper corner. This lithograph is part of a limited edition of 500 examples and bears the original handwritten signature of Wolfgang Kapp together with the original signature of artist, Janice Keck. The King’s Crown Gallery marketed these large-format portraits as part of its multi-print “Knight’s Cross Recipients” volumes, with the individual prints separately numbered within their respective editions. Though I have shown an example of a Certificate of Authenticity in the alst image, no COA accompanies this print (there were no individual COAs made, as they were originally sold as a grouping. Measuring approx. 25″x 19″ overall, it is a VERY RARE and impressive signed portrait of a late-war Sturmgeschütz commander and Ritterkreuzträger! PERFECT for any German Heer, Panzer, Sturmgeschütz, Ritterkreuz, autograph, military art or World War II collection or display!

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