Nine Letters & Cards to the Commandant at Trent Park from General Hermann-Bernhard

Group includes: two letters from General Hermann-Bernhard "Gerhard" Ramcke (one is handwritten in black ink, in German, undated, 202 mm x 265 mm; the other is typewritten, in English, marked "undated, received June 20, 1946", 202 mm x 330 mm); three letters and one Christmas card from General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel (two letters are handwritten in black ink, in German, dated December 23, 1946 and November 9, 1947, 195 mm x 265 mm each; the other letter is typewritten, in English, dated June 23, 1951, 210 mm x 297 mm; the Christmas card is handwritten in black ink, in English, dated December 15, 1947, 140 mm x 215 mm); one letter from Colonel H. Reimann, Afrika Korps (handwritten in black ink, in English, dated October 14, the year not stated, 155 mm x 230 mm); three additional letters (two handwritten in black ink, in German, one from a General, accompanied by its envelope and dated December 24, 1944, one from a Generalmajor and dated December 24, 1946; the other handwritten in blue ink, from another officer and dated December 24, 1943); and a Christmas card from The German Accounts Staff at No. 11 POW Camp (in handwritten black ink, undated, with four signatures, 111 mm x 280 mm). Better than very fine. Footnote: General Hermann-Bernhard "Gerhard" Ramcke (January 24, 1889- July 4, 1968, was a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Swords, Oak Leaves, and Diamonds, one of only twenty-seven people in the German military so decorated. Ramcke's career was unusual in that he served in all three branches of the German armed forces. He was convicted of war crimes after the war, and gained a reputation as a dedicated nationalist after being released from prison). General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel (November 11, 1891 - November 10, 1955, was a German military leader who served in the German Army during the First World War and in the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during the Second World War. Seidel was promoted to the rank of General der Flieger (General of the Air). Seidel served for most of the Second World War as the head of German Air Force organization, armament, maintenance, and supply. He was a practical realist who distanced himself from his idealist boss Hans Jeschonnek, Luftwaffe Chief of Staff, an unquestioning follower of Adolf Hitler. Seidel attempted to implement the expansive Nazi war plans but suffered from heavy combat losses of material and men. After the war, Seidel was chosen leader of the high-ranking prisoners of war at Island Farm).