German WWII Signed Photo of Knight’s Cross Winner Walter Ohmsen-Ohmsem was a Oberleutnant zur See which is the highest rank of Lt in the Kriegsmarine. On D-Day Ohmsen was the first German defender of Fortress Europe to sight the invasion force. His battery engaged in heavy fighting. He was awarded the Knights Cross for the defense of the Crisbecq Battery against the American 4th Infantry Division, which landed on Utah Beach. The signed photo is in excellent condition, as is the envelope. The photos measures 5 inches tall, and 3 ¼ inches wide.