War Merit Cross Document – WWII German War Merit Cross award document with Adolf Hitler facsimile signature
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Original WWII German War Merit Cross Document 1944 – Adolf Hitler Facsimile Signature

640,00 €

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Description

War Merit Cross Document: Overview

An original award certificate for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse (War Merit Cross 2nd Class), issued in Berlin on 30 January 1944 to Reichsbahnsekretär Eduard Weber of Oebisfelde. It links the award directly to the German railway administration in the later years of the war.

Beneath the printed title “Der Führer” is the period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler. It is part of the printed document and is not offered as a handwritten autograph. A handwritten countersignature at lower right appears to read “Meissner”; this reading has not been independently authenticated and is given with caution.

Historical Context

The War Merit Cross was instituted in 1939 for meritorious service to the war effort, in both military and civilian roles. The Reichsbahn was essential to wartime logistics, moving personnel, materials and supplies across the network. Award documents preserve the recipient’s name, occupation, place and date, which the decoration alone does not.

War Merit Cross Document: Description

  • Type: award certificate (Besitzzeugnis)
  • Award: Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse
  • Recipient: Reichsbahnsekretär Eduard Weber, Oebisfelde
  • Issued: Berlin, 30 January 1944
  • Signatures: Adolf Hitler (printed facsimile); countersignature, possibly “Meissner” (handwritten)
  • Features: large printed eagle emblem, opening “Im Namen des Deutschen Volkes verleihe ich”, typed recipient details
  • Inventory code: DOC164

Condition

Age toning, minor spotting and staining, handling marks, punched filing holes in the left margin and general signs of period storage. Nothing has been artificially removed. The photographs show the actual document and form part of the description.

Provenance

No further provenance is recorded. This certificate is the example discussed in my Facsimile Signature guide.

Authenticity

Offered as an original period certificate on the basis of its paper, printing, typed entries, filing holes and ageing, which are consistent with each other and with the date.

Further Reading

To understand why a facsimile signature does not make a document less genuine, read my guide Facsimile Signature: Meaning, Value and How to Identify One.

For historical background, see Deutsches Historisches Museum, LeMO: biography of Adolf Hitler.

Historical Responsibility Notice: this item is offered as a historical artefact for collecting, preservation, education and research. It does not endorse or glorify any ideology.

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