April 5, 2024
Günther Blumentritt - 1 Hand Written Letter Signed
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1 - 6" x 4" Hand Written Letter Signed. Signed by Günther Blumentritt (10 February 1892 - 12 October 1967) was a German officer in World War I, who became a Staff Officer under the Weimar Republic and went on to serve as a general for Nazi Germany during World War II. He served throughout the war, mostly on the Western Front, and mostly as a Staff Officer, though he was eventually given his own Corps and made a General der Infanterie. Blumentritt was instrumental in planning the 1939 German invasion of Poland and the 1940 invasion of France, he participated in Operation Barbarossa, and afterwards bore a large part of the responsibility for planning the defense of the Atlantic Wall and Normandy. After the war Blumentritt gave an affidavit at the Nuremberg Trials, though he never testified in person, and then later helped in the rearmament of Germany during the Cold War and the development of the modern German army. In Good Condition. Shipping is combined for multiple items for multiple items purchased. Only one shipping fee is applied. This item is part of the Dr. Bryan C. (B.C.) West, Jr. collection. Dr. West, Jr. (1928 - 1993) was an avid dealer/collector of historical documents and other items of historical interest. These items included documents related to Declaration of Independence signors, Inventors, Scientist, Medicine, World
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