{"product_id":"original-black-and-white-matted-photo-of-ss-obersturmfuhrer-fritz-langanke","title":"Original Black and White Matted Photo of SS Obersturmführer Max Wünsche","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eOriginal Black and White Matted Photo of Max Wünsche who was a prominent German military officer. He reached the rank of Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) within the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was heavily celebrated by party propaganda as an idealized, highly decorated Panzer (armored unit) commander. He survived the war and passed in 1995. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eIn 1938, Wünsche was assigned to the Begleitkommando\u003ci\u003e des Führers\u003c\/i\u003e (Hitler's personal bodyguard unit) and served as an orderly officer and adjutant to Adolf Hitler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHe joined the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte (LSSAH and returned to active combat duty with the LSSAH division, participating in the invasions of the Netherlands, France, and the Balkans. On the Eastern Front, he commanded a reconnaissance platoon and eventually a Panzer battalion during the grueling fighting around Rostov and Kharkov.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHe was with the 12th SS Panzer Division \u003ci\u003eHitlerjugend\u003c\/i\u003e: In 1943, Wünsche was transferred to help form the newly created 12th SS Panzer Division, taking command of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eWünsche's regiment saw intense combat against Allied forces following the D-Day landings in June 1944. He fought against Canadian and British forces during the Battle of Normandy, where his unit suffered massive casualties while attempting to hold the line around Caen and the Falaise Pocket. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eIn August 1944, while attempting to escape the collapsing Falaise Pocket, Wünsche was wounded and subsequently captured by British force. He was held in captivity, in the UK, until 1948.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis photo measures 4 inches (10.16cm) wide by 6 inches (15.24cm) tall. It has a light blue matte, that measures 10 inches (25.4cm) tall by 8 inches (20.32cm) wide, so perfect for popping into a frame. This is in very good condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ruptured Duck, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51564548653362,"sku":"S-568m","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1141\/9332\/files\/RD_072126_23410.jpg?v=1786535545","url":"https:\/\/www.therupturedduck.com\/products\/original-black-and-white-matted-photo-of-ss-obersturmfuhrer-fritz-langanke","provider":"The Ruptured Duck, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}