Signature of Wehrmacht Heer KC Recipient 'Werner Grün'

In a very good condition a postwar picture with original signature of Werner Grün.
Werner was born on 23 November 1913, and entered Wehrmacht service on 1 April 1935. His time in the Heer was spent with Panzer-Regiment 5, as part of both 3. and 21. Panzer Divisions. Serving in several companies, Grün rose to commander of I. Kompanie by 1943. A noted soldier of the Afrika Korps, Grün distinguished himself during the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. In his capacity as commander of I. Kompanie, Grün was in charge of Kampfgruppe Grün which, alongside Kampfgruppe Pfeiffer, successfully attacked Allied forces and relieved Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125 on 30/31 October. Grün received the Knight’s Cross for his actions in these latter stages of the North African Campaign. Following the evacuation of Africa, Grün attended the War Academy and became a General Staff Officer. He then transferred to Luftwaffe service with the 1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring, where he was assigned as a Logistics Officer in 1944, eventually becoming Corps Logistics Officer through the end of the war. Grün survived the conflict and died in Haan, Germany on 5 May 2004.
The picture comes with a personal letter from werner.

Code: 74553