Lot 8930
Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster (1886–1973) – Guestbook from his time as Commander-in-Chief of Naval Group Command South (1942–1943)
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Medium brown suede binding with gold embossing "Gäste des Oberbefehlshaber - Mar.Gr.Kdo - Süd", spine loose, edges partly heavily scuffed, stained. The laid paper pages slightly worn at the edges, otherwise in good condition. The guestbook approximately one quarter filled. Calligraphic title page "Sofia im November 1942" with introductory text. Among the autographs (mostly multiple entries): Rear-Admiral Helmuth Brinkmann (RK), Korv.Kptn Erich Dahle (DKiG), Captain z.S. Kurt Weyher (RK and DKiG), Rear-Admiral Helmuth Heye (RK), Rear-Admiral Fritz Lamprecht, Kpt.Lt. Erwin de Terra (SM U 35 and 139 in WWI), Gen.d.Flieger Konrad Zander, Bulgarian head of government Bogdan Filow, Railway Minister Ivan Goranov, Captain z.S. Rolf Johannesson (RK and DKiG), Hamburg Gauleiter and SS-OGruf. Karl Kaufmann, and many others. Also included: one album page with five shots from Kiel 1938, Schuster in uniform in a dinghy, etc. Furthermore three dinner seating plans, a concert programme, and a framed portrait of Schuster, half-length portrait in uniform.Condition: II Questions about the lot?