Description
VII: Vimy Ridge
inscribed "1936" on the gate's lintel and "XI
Toronto Naval
Royal Garrison Artillery on September 16
marked "Cru-Steel STAR British Made RAZOR BLADE" on the obverse
An Original Hoffmann Postcard Of Josef "Sepp" Dietrich Auction Archive VII: Vimy RidgeJosef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 21 April 1966) was an Oberst Gruppenfhrer in the Waffen SS, the armed paramilitary branch of the Schutzstaffel (SS), who commanded units up to army level during World War II. Prior to 1929, he was Adolf Hitler's chauffeur and bodyguard but received rapid promotion after his participation in the extrajudicial executions of political opponents during the 1934 purge known as the Night of the Long Knives. He later