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Lot 8854
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Lot 8854

General Maximilian Ritter von Pohl - an officer's gift from the Combat Corps South, dated 15.4.1944

Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots

Starting Price € 100

Countdown for bids : 28 days and 9 hours left

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Old hand-coloured etching of the 17th/18th century (unsigned), in mat, framed under glass. On the reverse the dedication “Zum 15. April 1944 gewidmet von den Offizieren des Stabes / Lw Nahkampfkorps Süd”, below a typewritten note reading “Dieses Bild haben Seine Kameraden meinem Großonkel, Max Ritter von Pohl, zu seinem 51. Geburtstag geschenkt”. Partially slightly damaged, signs of age. Frame dimensions 53 x 65.5 x 2 cm. Maximilian Ritter von Pohl (15.4.1893 - 26.7.1951) was during the second World War a General der Flieger and Commanding General of the Luftwaffe in Central Italy. Von Pohl was, among other things, bearer of the Royal Bavarian Military Max-Joseph order (1914) and the German Cross in gold (1943).

Provenance: Direkt aus Familienbesitz.

Condition: II - Questions about the lot?

General Information

The auction starts on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 4 pm (CET), start subject to the timing of the preceding auction, with Lot no. 8001 - 8488 and continues on Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 10 am (CET) with Lot no. 8489 - 9186. The pre-sale view will take place from May 12 - May 15 2026 in our auction rooms at Bretonischer Ring 3 in 85630 Grasbrunn / Munich from 11 am to 5 pm (CET). Please make an appointment if possible to avoid waiting times.

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