Article number: 33602

Original photo of a Knight's Cross recipient related to Corvette Captain Ewald Hugo Helmut Rosenbaum, a U-boat commander in the German Kriegsmarine during World War II – a rare collector's document with personal and historical value.

Details

• Person: Ewald Hugo Helmut Rosenbaum (* May 11, 1913 in Döbeln near Leipzig; † May 10, 1944 near Constanza)
• Award: Recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
• Unit: Kriegsmarine / U-Boat Force
• Document type: Original photo
• Dimensions: see scans
• Condition: Signs of wear present, good condition for its age – please refer to scans

Historical Background

Helmut Rosenbaum was a successful U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was killed on May 10, 1944, near Constanza on the Black Sea – one of the lesser-known but historically significant theaters of war. Photos and documents of fallen Knight's Cross recipients are particularly sought after by militaria collectors and rarely available on the market.

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