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Germany, Heer. Three Letters Of 20Th Mountain Army, Signed By Eduard Dietl & Ferdinand Jodl
Germany, Heer. Three Letters Of 20Th Mountain Army, Signed By Eduard Dietl & Ferdinand Jodl
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A collection of three letters to an officer named Schwarzenberg, possibly the commander of the Armeekraftfahrpark (Army Motor Transport Company) 525. One letter was sent by Colonel General Eduard Dietl (210x296mm); one letter was sent by Lieutenant General erdinand Jodl
(209x294mm); one letter was sent by the Oberquartiermeister (Senior Quarter Master) of the 20th Mountain Army (210x148mm). All are in extremely fine condition with folding creases and light scuffing.
In the letter to Schwarzenberg from Colonel General Eduard Dietl, Commander of the 20th Mountain Army, Dietl thanks him for his best wishes for Christmas and the new year, as well as thanking Schwarzenberg and the Armeekraftfahrpark 525 for their gift to him, a steam engine. The letter is dated to December 30, 1943. Dietl signed it in blue ink. In the letter to Schwarzenberg (misspelled Schwarzenberger) from the Chief of the General Staff of the 20th Mountain Army, Lieutenant General Ferdinand Jodl gives thanks for best wishes for Christmas and the new year. It is dated to December 26, 1943. Jodl signed it in black ink. In the third letter, Schwarzenberg and his soldiers receive best wishes for Christmas and good luck for 1944. The sender is the Oberquartiermeister of the 20th Mountain Army, however, his signature
is indecipherable. It is dated to December 22, 1943.
Footnote 1: Eduard Wohlrath Christian Dietl (1890–1944) joined the 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1909. After studying at the War School in Munich, he was commissioned Lieutenant in October 1911. In October 1915, Dietl was promoted to Senior Lieutenant and served as a company commander with his regiment. In March 1918, he was promoted to Captain. Dietl was wounded four times during the First War and received a Wound Badge (1914) in Silver. He joined the DAP (German Labour Party), the precursor of the NSDAP, and Freikorps (Free Corps, paramilitary unit) of Franz Ritter von Epp in 1919. He was prepared with his company on November 9, 1923 to support Adolf Hitler and his rebels in the Beer Hall Putsch. However, it did not come to an intervention. Dietl continued to climb the ranks in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, making Major in 1930 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1933. As Major General, Dietl had a part in organizing the 1936 Winter Olympics. During the German invasion of Norway, he commanded the 3rd Mountain Division. One of Hitler's favourite generals, Dietl was the first officer of the Wehrmacht to receive the Oak Leaves, on June 19, 1940. He had been awarded the Knight’s Cross only two months prior to this. Dietl was popular in general, particularly with the Finnish soldiers. He commanded German forces in Norway, northern Finland and in Eastern Europe, eventually being promoted to Colonel General. Dietl led the 20th Mountain Army on the northern Eastern Front during the ultimately disappointing German Arctic campaign. On June 23, 1944, a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft carrying Dietl, General of the Infantry Thomas-Emil von Wickede, General of the Mountain troops Karl Eglseer, Lieutenant General Franz Rossi, and three other passengers crashed in the vicinity of the small village of Rettenegg, Styria. There were no survivors. Dietl was awarded the Swords posthumously.
(209x294mm); one letter was sent by the Oberquartiermeister (Senior Quarter Master) of the 20th Mountain Army (210x148mm). All are in extremely fine condition with folding creases and light scuffing.
In the letter to Schwarzenberg from Colonel General Eduard Dietl, Commander of the 20th Mountain Army, Dietl thanks him for his best wishes for Christmas and the new year, as well as thanking Schwarzenberg and the Armeekraftfahrpark 525 for their gift to him, a steam engine. The letter is dated to December 30, 1943. Dietl signed it in blue ink. In the letter to Schwarzenberg (misspelled Schwarzenberger) from the Chief of the General Staff of the 20th Mountain Army, Lieutenant General Ferdinand Jodl gives thanks for best wishes for Christmas and the new year. It is dated to December 26, 1943. Jodl signed it in black ink. In the third letter, Schwarzenberg and his soldiers receive best wishes for Christmas and good luck for 1944. The sender is the Oberquartiermeister of the 20th Mountain Army, however, his signature
is indecipherable. It is dated to December 22, 1943.
Footnote 1: Eduard Wohlrath Christian Dietl (1890–1944) joined the 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1909. After studying at the War School in Munich, he was commissioned Lieutenant in October 1911. In October 1915, Dietl was promoted to Senior Lieutenant and served as a company commander with his regiment. In March 1918, he was promoted to Captain. Dietl was wounded four times during the First War and received a Wound Badge (1914) in Silver. He joined the DAP (German Labour Party), the precursor of the NSDAP, and Freikorps (Free Corps, paramilitary unit) of Franz Ritter von Epp in 1919. He was prepared with his company on November 9, 1923 to support Adolf Hitler and his rebels in the Beer Hall Putsch. However, it did not come to an intervention. Dietl continued to climb the ranks in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, making Major in 1930 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1933. As Major General, Dietl had a part in organizing the 1936 Winter Olympics. During the German invasion of Norway, he commanded the 3rd Mountain Division. One of Hitler's favourite generals, Dietl was the first officer of the Wehrmacht to receive the Oak Leaves, on June 19, 1940. He had been awarded the Knight’s Cross only two months prior to this. Dietl was popular in general, particularly with the Finnish soldiers. He commanded German forces in Norway, northern Finland and in Eastern Europe, eventually being promoted to Colonel General. Dietl led the 20th Mountain Army on the northern Eastern Front during the ultimately disappointing German Arctic campaign. On June 23, 1944, a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft carrying Dietl, General of the Infantry Thomas-Emil von Wickede, General of the Mountain troops Karl Eglseer, Lieutenant General Franz Rossi, and three other passengers crashed in the vicinity of the small village of Rettenegg, Styria. There were no survivors. Dietl was awarded the Swords posthumously.
Footnote 2: Ferdinand Jodl (1896–1956) was the younger brother of Colonel General Alfred Jodl. He joined the Bavarian army’s field artillery in 1914 and finished the First War in the rank of Lieutenant. Afterwards, he was taken over into the Reichswehr. In 1925, Jodl was promoted to Senior Lieutenant. In 1930, he was deployed to serve in the Reich Defense Ministry where he was promoted to Captain in 1931. Afterwards, Jodl taught tactics at the Army War Academy for three years. He made Major in 1936 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1939. In January 1942, in the rank of Colonel, Jodl was made General Chief of Staff of the Army Supreme Command Norway, then Lappland, and in June of the 20th Mountain Army, where he was promoted to Major General and Lieutenant General. Jodl received a Knight’s Cross in early 1945.
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