A Wartime Signed Photo Of Oak Leaves & Swords Recipient Ss Brigadeführer Sylvester Stadler Hold who died on the 16th

who died on the 16th day of April 1941 and whose Will with one Codicil thereto was proved by the Midland Bank Executor and Trustee Company Limited

arriving in England on December 3

he was struck off strength to the 2nd Infantry Battalion Overseas on April 17

1916 with shell shock experienced during the Second battle of Ypres

A Wartime Signed Photo Of Oak Leaves & Swords Recipient Ss Brigadeführer Sylvester Stadler Hold who died on the 16thA photo, measuring 103x147mm, mint condition, of Sylvester Stadler. He signed it in blue ink. Interestingly, all his signatures, including this one, say Silvester, yet every source lists his first name as Sylvester. The photo shows him wearing the Oak Leaves, but not the Swords, and his rank at the time is Obersturmbannfhrer. Footnote: Sylvester Stadler (19101995) was a highly decorated SS officer, winning a Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords,