Autographs of Otto Carius
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.
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.
At the beginning of 1945 he was made commander of a Jagdtiger company of the 512th Heavy Anti-tank Battalion, which by that time was engaged in fighting on the Western Front. On 8 March 1945, the 2nd Company was directed to the front line near Siegburg, where it took part in the defense of the Rhine against the American forces crossing the river, with limited success. Eventually, after being trapped in the Ruhr Pocket east of the Rhine, he ordered all his Jagdtigers destroyed to prevent enemy forces from capturing them intact and then surrendered to the US Army on 7 May. He was released from captivity on 21 May, two weeks later.
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Traded items with a signature of Otto Carius
The most expensive item with a signature of Otto Carius (Otto Carius Tiger in the mud 1. Edition with original signature 1960 Panzer RAR) was sold in December 2025 for £458.59 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 August 2018 with an average selling price of £12.48 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.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Otto Carius were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 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 Wehrmacht WW2 Tiger Tank Panzer Knights Cross Signed Lot! | £19.97 | |
| 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 | |
| OTTO CARIUS German WW2 Tiger Tank Panzer Knights Cross Signed Limited Edt Print! | £47.97 | |
| Otto Carius Knights Cross WW2 Panzer Legend Signed Card Photo. | £44.00 | |
| Otto Carius Panzer Knights Cross Signed Print WW2 German Tank Original Rare | £14.90 | |
| Otto Carius Signed Foto & Envelope | £9.99 | |
| 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 | |
