Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Private Sturmabteilung and Wehrmacht Photos

(Bilder). A lot of mixed lot of 24 private prewar and wartime photos from the estate of Hauptmann and Dusiburg Police Chief Heinrich Knickmann (who is marked with Asterix in the photos) primarily depicting Sturmabteilung (SA) personnel, including high-ranking officials, attending rallies and reviews, in addition to collecting donations for a Winterhilfswerk (WHW) campaign, with one rare image showing the SA Chained Honour Dagger in wear, with additional images of Wehrmacht personnel in uniform, all printed on period photo paper of various sizes, most bearing handwritten reverse inscriptions, in overall near extremely fine condition. See lot G51390 for his Award document. Footnote: Heinrich Knickmann was born on 25 September 1894 in Horstermark (Gelsenkirchen). He saw combat in the First World War and was wounded twice. After the war, Knickmann served with various Freikorps units and participated in actions of sabotage against French occupation forces in the Ruhr. He joined both the NSDAP and SS in the 1920s, and was a later recipient of the former’s Golden Party Badge. Active in party politics, Knickmann was elected a member of the Reichstag, representing his Westphalian constituency until his death in combat. He simultaneously served as Police Chief of Duisburg-Hamborn and as leader of SA-Gruppe Niederrhein. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Knickmann returned to combat duty with Infanterie-Regiment 501 (embedded with 290. Infanterie-Division). As a Hauptmann, he was awarded the 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, the 1939 Iron Cross I Class, and the Infantry Assault Badge. He was killed in action on 5 August 1941 near Zabolotye.