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KVK2X Award Doc – Hauptmann – Luftgau Westfrankreich
€65,00Original WWII German award document for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, awarded to Hauptmann z.V. Karl Schöber, Kompanie-Chef Landesschützen-Kompanie 7/VII.
The certificate awards Schöber the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern in the name of the Führer und Obersten Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht.
Dated 15 April 1941, the document was issued by the Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau Westfrankreich and bears the original signature of Generalleutnant Dr. Eugen Weißmann, commander of Luftgau Westfrankreich at the time.
An attractive and historically interesting award document, connecting the recipient to Landesschützen-Kompanie 7/VII and the German Luftwaffe administration in occupied Western France.
Condition: Very good overall condition for an original wartime document, with light age-related staining, folds and handling marks. Some traces of previous red underlining are visible beneath the award designation. Please see photographs.
Luftwaffe Award Doc Set – 3.(F)/122 – Ju 88 Loss January 1942 – MIA/KIA England
€300,00Original WWII Luftwaffe award document grouping belonging to Gefreiter Hans-Georg Blunck of 3.(F)/122, including his Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse and Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Bronze.
The grouping includes:
- Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse, awarded 10 January 1942, issued by the Chef der Luftflotte 3 und Befehlshaber West.
- Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Bronze, awarded 2 January 1942, to Gefr. Hans-Georg Blunck, 3.(F)/122, at the Gefechtsstand of the IX. Fliegerkorps.
- Additional original Luftwaffe award documentation for the same recipient.
Of particular interest is the documented wartime fate of Blunck. He served as wireless operator aboard Ju 88A-5 Werknummer 0440, coded F6+PL, of 3.(F)/122. The aircraft failed to return from a mission on 19 January 1942 and was subsequently reported missing.
According to the available loss account, the aircraft was attacked by a Spitfire of RAF No. 145 Squadron, flown by Squadron Leader Tony Lovell, DFC. Following repeated attacks, the Ju 88 reportedly suffered a starboard engine fire, turned to starboard and dived into the sea, crashing approximately 20 miles east of Whitby. The entire crew was lost:
- Fw. Gerhard Drassdo – Observer
- Gefr. Hans Blunck – Wireless Operator
- Gefr. Johann Bauer – Gunner
This gives the award documents a particularly interesting connection to a specific operational Ju 88 loss, rather than merely documenting an unidentified Luftwaffe serviceman.
A highly interesting Luftwaffe reconnaissance document grouping with identified unit, aircraft, crew position and documented operational loss.
Condition: Period condition with folds, age-related staining and handling marks. Please see photographs for details.
Paratrooper Badge Award Doc & Truppenausweis – Hauptmann Walter Burckhardt – FJR 1 – Kampfgruppe Burckhardt – North Africa
€650,00The centerpiece is an original Verleihungsurkunde für das Fallschirmschützenabzeichen, awarding the Fallschirmschützenabzeichen to Hauptmann Walter Burckhardt, dated Berlin, 25 July 1940 and issued by the Reichsminister der Luftfahrt und Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe / Chef des Luftwaffenpersonalamts.
The grouping is accompanied by original personnel documentation concerning Burckhardt, including a Gruppenausweis, portrait photograph and additional wartime/postwar biographical material.
The documents provide an unusually detailed record of Burckhardt’s career, including his service in the Spanish Civil War, 1937–1938, subsequent Luftwaffe service and his Fallschirmjäger career.
Burckhardt later commanded II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 and subsequently the Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Bataillon, which formed the basis of Kampfgruppe Burckhardt. The unit served in North Africa in 1942, where Burckhardt was captured in November 1942.
Hauptmann Walter Burckhardt, born 19 February 1908 in Strasbourg/Alsace.
- On 31 July 1940, Burckhardt was appointed commander of II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1. He had already been promoted to Major on 1 January 1942.
- He subsequently commanded the Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Bataillon, which was formed in August 1941 under his command. The battalion was specifically established to study and develop lessons from the Crete operation and improve airborne tactics and equipment.
- His formation was deployed to North Africa in early 1942. Sources describe the Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Bataillon/Kampfgruppe Burckhardt operating there alongside the Afrika-Korps.
- Burckhardt’s formation subsequently returned to Africa with the Fallschirmjäger forces. He was eventually captured by British forces on 5 November 1942 near Fuka, west of El Alamein. The Axis History Forum discussion cites Neitzel, Stimpel, Carell and Wyndham for this episode.
- There is also an actual contemporary photograph of Major Walter Burckhardt as a British prisoner of war at Alexandria in November 1942, together with General von Thoma. Getty’s archival description specifically identifies him as a senior officer of Fallschirmjäger-Kampfgruppe Burckhardt.
- Awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
An exceptionally interesting and well-documented Fallschirmjäger officer grouping, combining an original early-war Fallschirmschützen award document with extensive personal documentation of a named and identifiable officer.
Award Documents – Fallschirmschützenabzeichen & Verwundetenabzeichen – Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 (Italy)
€295,00Excellent original WWII award document pair to Klaus Schröder, serving with II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1.
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen – awarded 5 August 1942, Berlin.
- Verwundetenabzeichen – awarded following a wounding sustained on 15 December 1943.
- Unit clearly identified as II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1.
- The documents retain their original period handwriting, signatures and stamps.
The December 1943 wound places Schröder with FJR 1 during the fighting in the Orsogna–Ortona sector of the Italian Front. II./FJR 1 had been fighting around Melone and Orsogna in early December and was deployed into the Ortona/Orsogna battle area during the Allied offensive in mid-December. Contemporary campaign sources specifically document II./FJR 1 fighting around Melone and the Orsogna sector.
A very desirable Fallschirmjäger document grouping, particularly because both awards are named to the same individual and the unit is explicitly identified.
Condition: Original with age-related staining and handling marks, as shown.
Award Doc, ID’s (Incl. Steuermannschein!) & Photo Group – Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 772 – Rare KVK II with Swords Doc Variant
€195,00A very interesting and unusually complete original WWII German Wehrmacht grouping to Oberschirrmeister Walter Novoczin, featuring several original documents, photographs and an award certificate connected with his service.
The centerpiece of the grouping is an original Verleihungsurkunde (award certificate) for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, awarded to: Oberschirrmeister Walter Novoczin of Stab/ Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 772.
The certificate (rare variant) is dated 1 September 1944 and was issued in the name of the Führer by the Oberbefehlshaber der 18. Armee, signed (stamped) in his capacity as General der Infanterie. The original period Dienstsiegel is also present.
Particularly interesting is the identification of Novoczin as an Oberschirrmeister and his connection to Landungs-Pionier-Bataillon 772, a specialist Wehrmacht landing-pioneer formation. Contemporary documentation places elements of Pi.Ldgs.Btl. 772 in the Baltic theatre during 1944, including operations around Estonia and the Baltic islands.
The grouping also contains an original Wehrmacht driver’s qualification/document, issued in Hamburg in September 1938, authorising Novoczin for training/driving Wehrmacht motor vehicles with internal-combustion engines. This provides an interesting pre-war/early-war aspect to the grouping and helps document his technical qualifications.
Also included is an original rare Steuermannschein für heereseigene Motor-Wasserfahrzeuge, bearing Novoczin’s photograph and personal signature. This is particularly appropriate to his later association with a Landungs-Pionier formation and gives the group an interesting specialist maritime/landing-pioneer connection.
The grouping is further accompanied by multiple original period photographs and a small single ribbonbar for the KVK2.
Condition
The documents show strong original period wear, including staining, foxing, fading, creasing, tears, edge wear and handling marks. The cloth-covered documents are particularly well-used and fragile, but retain their original character and remain fully worthy of preservation and display. The photographs likewise show age-related wear consistent with genuine wartime material.
A very attractive and researchable single-soldier grouping, with an identifiable name, rank, specialist qualifications, award documentation and a substantial photographic component. The combination of a Steuermann qualification + motor-vehicle qualification + Landungs-Pionier-Btl. 772 service + KVK II with Swords makes this a particularly interesting grouping for collectors of Wehrmacht specialist personnel and German military documents.
Top Luftwaffe Flak Set – EK II & Erdkampfabzeichen – Belgium & Holland 1944
€285,00A highly desirable and completely original named Luftwaffe Flak grouping belonging to Wachtmeister Oswald Drescher, comprising two wartime award documents together with his original period photograph.
The grouping contains:
- Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (EK II) award document, dated 20 November 1944, issued to Wachtmeister Oswald Drescher, 4./Lei. Flakabtlg. 10080.
- Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe award document, dated 27 November 1944, issued to Wachtmeister Oswald Drescher, 5./gem. Flakabteilung 598 (v)(RAD).
- Original wartime photograph of Oswald Drescher wearing his Luftwaffe uniform.
Both award documents bear the signature of Generalmajor Friedrich Deutsch (DKiG), commander of the 16. Flak-Division.
The grouping is particularly interesting for its connection to the Western Front and the fighting in Holland and Belgium during the final months of 1944. Flak-Abteilung 598 was under the command of Hauptmann Kansky, Flakführer of Eindhoven, with personnel including members of RAD-Gruppen 200 and 224.
The two awards were issued only seven days apart, on 20 and 27 November 1944, providing an excellent documented snapshot of Drescher’s service during the intense fighting on the Western Front.
The combination of two named original award documents, the original recipient photograph, period unit details, and the connection to the 16. Flak-Division and Flak-Abteilung 598 makes this a particularly attractive grouping for the Luftwaffe and Flak collector.
A very nice original named grouping with strong Western Front provenance and excellent potential for further research into Oswald Drescher and Flak-Abteilung 598.
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver & Wound Badge in Silver Document Group – Leutnant in Grenadier-Regiment 172 (75. Infanterie-Division)
€130,00Original WWII German award document grouping belonging to Leutnant Herbert Jarausch of 5. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 172 of the 75. Infanterie-Division, consisting of two original award certificates documenting frontline combat service and multiple wounds sustained in action.
The group includes award certificates of the:
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber (Infantry Assault Badge in Silver) issued to: Gefreiter Herbert Jarausch of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 172 on 24 May 1943. The Infantry Assault Badge in Silver was awarded to infantry soldiers who participated in numerous infantry assaults and close-combat operations while serving on the front line.
Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber (Wound Badge in Silver) issued to: Leutnant Herbert Jarausch
of the 5./ Grenadier-Regiment 172 on 22 December 1944 in Komotau
The document records that the recipient had suffered wounds on:
- 8 August 1942
- 29 March 1944
- 31 October 1944
A total of three combat wounds, qualifying him for the Wound Badge in Silver.
Both documents bear original signatures and official unit stamps.
Good original condition with expected wartime folds, filing holes, age toning, and handling wear. Both documents remain fully legible and display well.
A desirable combat award grouping documenting both frontline assault service and multiple battle wounds sustained by a soldier who rose from enlisted rank to officer during the war.
WWII Deutschen Volksliste Ausweis & KVK2 with Swords Award Doc – Sonderführer (Z) – 258. Infanterie-Division
€180,00Interesting and historically appealing original WWII document grouping belonging to Sonderführer (Z) Edgar Alexander Kuske, serving with Stab/ 258. Infanterie-Division. The grouping includes his award document for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, awarded on 20 April 1943.
Included are several original identification documents, among them a scarce Ausweis der Deutschen Volksliste with portrait photo, as well as pre-war Polish identity papers and additional personal documents. Kuske is listed as born in 1909 in Zdunska Wola and later residing in Posen.
A highly interesting grouping illustrating the complex history of ethnic Germans in occupied Poland and their later service within the Wehrmacht, particularly in administrative or translator roles as a Sonderführer (Z).
Faithful Service Medal “25 Years” Award Document – Zollsekretär in Berlin-Tempelhof
€40,00Original award document for the 25 jährige Silberne Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen (25 Years Faithful Service Medal) which was awarded to a Zollsekretär in Berlin-Tempelhof. Document is an A4 Size and bears the facismile signature of Otto Meissner. Condition as seen.