Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius is considered a "panzer ace", some sources credited him with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, although Carius, in an interview claims he had around 100 kills or less. This was also due to the fact that he did not count kills as a commander, and rather only as a gunner. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. More about Otto Carius
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Carius graduated from school in 1940, a year following the commencement of the Second World War. He enlisted in the army and was only accepted after twice being rejected as unfit for military service for being underweight. He first served in the infantry before volunteering for the Panzer branch; his father referred to tanks as "metal deathtraps." Carius was transferred to the 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion in 1943 and fought in the northern sectors of the Eastern Front.In total, we tracked 99 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Otto Carius (Panzer Tiger Ace Knights Cross Winner OTTO CARIUS multi-signed(x7) book+photo!!!) was sold in October 2014 for £129.99 while the cheapest item (Otto Carius (World War II - Tank Ace) Signed Photo) found a new owner for £2.20 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2019 with an average selling price of £20.00 for an autographed item of Otto Carius. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2017 with £75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £6.99 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from Otto Carius is worth £15.99.
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OTTO CARIUS German Wehrmacht WW2 Tiger Tank Panzer Knights Cross Signed (TOP!) | £34.97 | ||
OTTO CARIUS German Wehrmacht WW2 Tiger Tank Panzer Knights Cross Signed Lot !!!! | £47.97 | ||
OTTO CARIUS German WW2 Panzer Tiger Tank Ace (Signed Ace of Spades Card!) | £27.97 | ||
OTTO CARIUS German WW2 Panzer Tiger Tank Ace (Signed Blank Postcard!) | £27.97 | ||
OTTO CARIUS German WW2 Panzer Tiger Tank Ace (TOP Signed Colour Photo!!) | £47.97 | ||
OTTO CARIUS German WW2 Panzer Tiger Tank Ace (TOP Signed Portrait Photo!) | £47.97 | ||
OTTO CARIUS German WW2 Tiger Tank Ace (2x Signed) Certificate 'Ritterkreuz.. | £67.97 | ||
UNIQUE - OBERLEUTNANT OTTO CARIUS HEAVY PANZER BATTALION SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | £13.00 | ||
UNIQUE - OBERLEUTNANT OTTO CARIUS HEAVY PANZER BATTALION SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | £31.40 | ||
WW2 TIGER TANK ACE OTTO CARIUS SIGNED CARD | £20.00 |