Günther Rall – Jagdgeschwader 52 (Schwertern)

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günther Rall. Major Günther Rall (10.03.1918 † 04.10.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 15, 1941 with the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52, the Ritterkreuz on September 4, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 (65 aerial victories), the Eichenlaub on October 26, 1942 as as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 8. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 52 (65 aerial victories) and the Schwertern on September 12, 1943 as Hauptmann und Gruppekommodore of the III. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 52 (200 aerial victories).

Provenance: This signature comes from one of the largest postwar signature collection I’ve ever commissioned. This collection was started by a Waffen-SS Veteran, Werner H., in the 1950’s until he passed away.