A Wartime 1941/42 Signature Of U-Boat Commander Erich Topp Hold followed fifteen months later by

followed fifteen months later by his receiving permission to marry

From October 1940 he was Chief of the General Staff of the 2nd Panzer Army under General Guderian

1 grams (Light Version) without contact or any damage

light contact on exterior

A Wartime 1941/42 Signature Of U-Boat Commander Erich Topp Hold followed fifteen months later byA fine wartime studio portrait of Erich Topp wearing Knight's Cross with oakleaves therefore dating; Knight's Cross on 20 June 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U 552 87th Oak Leaves on 11 April 1942 as Kapitnleutnant and commander of U 552. Signed across photograph and with caption below, 14. 7 x 10. 6 cm, very fine.