(Heer Bilder). A lot of photographs of Generalmajor Julius von Bernuth, including an early studio portrait, depicting von Bernuth in uniform and wearing a Heer Bergmütze, unmarked and undated, measuring 98 mm (w) x 146 mm (h), in extremely fine condition; a studio portrait depicting von Bernuth in uniform and wearing the Knight’s Cross, unmarked and undated, measuring 95 mm (w) x 140 mm (h), in album-removed and near extremely fine condition; a studio portrait of von Bernuth, depicted in uniform and wearing the Knight’s Cross, unmarked and undated, measuring 95 mm (w) x 145 mm (h), in extremely fine condition; a studio portrait of von Bernuth, depicted in uniform and wearing the Knight’s Cross, the reverse with a handwritten inscription, date of “1. 12. 1941”, and von Bernuth’s signature, measuring 98 mm (w) x 142 mm (h), in extremely fine condition; a later photograph depicting von Bernuth in a General’s uniform and wearing the Knight’s Cross, unmarked and undated, measuring 86 mm (w) x 116 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a group photograph taken during the Battle of France, depicting von Bernuth alongside General Erwin Rommel, the reverse with a handwritten inscription and date of “1940”, measuring 116 mm (w) x 85 mm (h), in extremely fine condition; a photograph of von Bernuth with an unidentified Heer General, unmarked and undated, measuring 116 mm (w) x 90 mm (h), and; a postcard-style photograph of von Bernuth meeting AH alongside Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, taken at the headquarters of Army Group South, the reverse unspoiled, measuring 148 mm (w) x 105 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
Footnote: Julius von Bernuth was born in Metz on 12 August 1897. He served with distinction in the Imperial German Army during the First World War, winning both classes of the Iron Cross, the Hessen General Honour Decoration, and the Black Grade Wound Badge, reaching the rank of Leutnant by the end of the conflict. After the war, von Bernuth briefly served with the Freikorps before returning to military service with the Reichswehr on 1 October 1919. He was a participant in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923, and was later awarded the Blood Order. By the start of the Second World War, von Bernuth rose to Staff Officer and participated in both the invasion of Poland as well as the Western European campaign, where he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. Promoted to Generalmajor, von Bernuth was transferred to the Eastern Front, where he was killed in a plane crash near Stalingrad on 12 July 1942.