Original (document from after war!) Gemeinschaft Deutscher Ritterkreuzträger (GdR) Membership application of Ernst Jetting. Leutnant Ernst Jetting (01.08.1915 † 24.12.1999) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 4, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel in the 1. Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 29 of the 3. Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Good Condition. Also signed by him!
Comes with a letter of Jetting and two postwar signed photographs!
Original Wartime Signature on a Postcard of Herbert Ihlefeld. Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld (01.06.1914 † 08.08.1995) earned the Ritterkreuzon September 13, 1940 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “Herz As”, the Eichenlaub on June 27, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “HerzAs”, the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 9, 1942 and the Schwertern on April 24, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “HerzAs”. He’s credited with at least 122 aerial victories! Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Michael Axthammer. Feldwebel Erich M. Axthammer (03.12.1920 † 21.12.2015) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 14, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on April 28, 1945 as Feldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the Stab/ Schlachtgeschwader 10. Good condition. Measuring: 8,8x13cm.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Michael Axthammer. Feldwebel Erich M. Axthammer (03.12.1920 † 21.12.2015) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 14, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on April 28, 1945 as Feldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the Stab/ Schlachtgeschwader 10. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Peter Spoden. Hauptmann Peter Spoden (08.11.1921 † 09.12.2021) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold in February 1945 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 6 Staffel/ Nachtjagdgeschwader 6. Author of "Enemy in the Dark". Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Gerhard Krems. Oberleutnant Gerhard Krems (04.05.1920 † 12.02.2017) earned the Ritterkreuz on May 25, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 2. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 27 “Boelcke”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erich Rudorffer. Major Erich Rudorffer (01.11.1917 † 08.04.2016) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 9, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”, the Ritterkreuz on May 1, 1941 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”, the Eichenlaub on April 11, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz” and the Schwertern on January 26, 1945 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
7th highest scoring Ace of the Luftwaffe, achieving 224 victories in over 1000 operational sorties! He also flew the Messerschmitt Me-262 at the end of the war!
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Karl-Heinz Wilke. Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Wilke (07.04.1923 † 21.11.2007) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 20, 1944 andthe Ritterkreuz on November 25, 1944 as Leutnant in the 2. Staffel/ Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Max Brandenburg. Feldwebel Max Brandenburg (06.09.1919 † 28.11.2014) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 11, 1944 as Feldwebel in the 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 101. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Georg Ackermann. Leutnant Georg Ackermann (12.03.1918 † 16.12.2007) earned the Ritterkreuz on February 28, 1945 as Leutnant und Staffelkapitän u. Techn.Offz. of the 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor". Good condition. Postcardsize.
Awarded in recognition of his flying achievements over the course of 336 bomber sorties (including 286 in the East). 14 of these were He 111 V-1 delivery sorties.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erhard Nippa. Oberleutnant Erhard Nippa (07.02.1922 † 27.06.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 29, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 15. Staffel/ schweres Kampfgeschwader 10. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Johann-Alfred “Johannes” Klaus. Oberleutnant Johann-Alfred Klaus (04.09.1918 † 07.07.2018) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 22, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Johann-Alfred “Johannes” Klaus. Oberleutnant Johann-Alfred Klaus (04.09.1918 † 07.07.2018) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 22, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Carl-August Landfermann. Käpitanleutnant (Ing.) Carl-August Landfermann (14.07.1914 † 18.11.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 27, 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) und Leitender Ingenieur of Uboot “U-181”. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Franz Kieslich. Hauptmann Franz Kieslich (17.03.1913 † 31.08.2012) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 10, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, the Ritterkreuz on January 5, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77and the Eichenlaub on October 10, 1944 as Hauptmann und Gruppenkommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 77 “Immelmann”. Good condition. Measuring: 18,8x12,5cm.
Flew a total of 1078 sorties. During operations in the Black Sea Franz Kieslich and his crew sank a total of 21500 GRT of support shipping, as well as a destroyer and a submarine. Over the course of his career he himself was shot down 20 times
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo (signed front and back) of Fritz Aechtner. Oberfeldwebel Fritz Aechtner (04.03.1916 † 01.05.2007) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 12, 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 2. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 21 and the Ritterkreuz on December 20, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer / Beobachter in the 1. Staffel/ Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5. Good condition. Measuring: 9x12,8cm.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo (signed on reverse) of Johann-Alfred "Johannes" Klaus. Oberleutnant Johann-Alfred Klaus (04.09.1918 † 07.07.2018) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 22, 1943 and the Ritterkreuz on March 26, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelführer of the 6. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erwin-Peter Diekwisch. Hauptmann Erwin-Peter Diekwisch (12.08.1920 † 20.08.2013) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 27, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz on October 15, 1942 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 9. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Ihlefeld. Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld (01.06.1914 † 08.08.1995) earned the Ritterkreuzon September 13, 1940 as Oberleutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", the Eichenlaub on June 27, 1941 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “HerzAs”, the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 9, 1942 and the Schwertern on April 24, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the I. Gruppe/ Jagdgeschwader 77 “HerzAs”. He's credited with at least 122 aerial victories! Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Hermann Hogeback. Oberstleutnant Hermann Hogeback (25.08.1914 † 15.02.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 24, 1942, the Ritterkreuz on September 8, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Lehrgeschwader 1, the Eichenlaubon February 19, 1943 as Hauptmann und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 6 and the Schwertern on January 26, 1945 as Oberstleutnant und Kommodore of Kampfgeschwader 6. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Günter Kempin. Feldwebel Günter Kempin (02.12.1920 † 12.08.1998) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on June 17, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the 1. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke" and the Ritterkreuz on April 17, 1945 as Feldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 14. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke". Good condition. Measuring: 8,8×13 cm.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Josef Schölß. Hauptmann Josef Schölß (22.03.1916 † 22.08.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 21, 1942 and the Ritterkreuz on May 25, 1943 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 3. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss". Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Walter Grasemann. Hauptmann Walter Grasemann (03.07.1917 † 26.11.2007) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 19, 1942 as Leutnant in the III. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 27 and the Ritterkreuz on October 9, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän in the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 27. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Franz Kieslich. Hauptmann Franz Kieslich (17.03.1913 † 31.08.2012) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 10, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, the Ritterkreuz on January 5, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77and the Eichenlaub on October 10, 1944 as Hauptmann und Gruppenkommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 77 “Immelmann”. Good condition. Measuring: 9x13cm.
Flew a total of 1078 sorties. During operations in the Black Sea Franz Kieslich and his crew sank a total of 21500 GRT of support shipping, as well as a destroyer and a submarine. Over the course of his career he himself was shot down 20 times.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Arthur Pipan. Hauptmann Arthur Pipan (05.12.1919 † 01.08.2009) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 24, 1942 as Oberleutnant in the II. Gruppe/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on April 6, 1944 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 5. Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: 9x13cm.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Wilhelm Odenhardt. Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Odenhardt (26.01.1914 † 12.04.1992) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 17, 1943 with Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" and the Ritterkreuz on October 24, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Beobachter in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever". Good condition. Measuring: 8,9x12,7cm. Comes with an extra signed letter(s) and enveloppe.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Friedrich Lang. Major Friedrich Lang (12.01.1915 † 29.12.2003) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 24, 1942 with the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Ritterkreuz on November 23, 1941 as Oberleutnantund Flugzeugführer in the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”, the Eichenlaub on November 21, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”and the Schwertern on July 2, 1944 as Major und Kommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 1. Good condition. Measuring: 7,9x11,4cm. Comes with an extra signed letter and enveloppe.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Paper Photocopy of Georg Christl. Hauptmann Georg Christl (03.10.1913 † 31.03.1991) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on December 28, 1942 with III. Gruppe/ Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" and the Ritterkreuz on March 18, 1942 as Hauptmann und Kommandeurof the III. Gruppe/ Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel". Good Condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter and enveloppe.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Paper Photocopy of Friedrich Böhme. Kapitän zur See Friedrich Böhme (08.05.1899 † 21.09.1984) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on March 25, 1942 with Zerstörer "Z-23" (?) and the Ritterkreuz on August 26, 1944 as Kapitän zur See und Kommandeurof the Kleinkampfverbände in Frankreich. Good Condition. Measuring: 8,8x12,7cm. Comes with an extra signed letter and enveloppe.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Johannes "Hanns" Lutter. Hauptmann Johannes "Hanns" Lutter (17.12.1912 † 13.03.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 21, 1942 as Leutnant in the 4. Staffel/ Zerstörergeschwader 1 and the Ritterkreuz on October 5, 1941 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer of in the II. Gruppe/ Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 . Good condition. Measuring: 7,1x10,4cm. Comes with an extra signed card.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Willi Braun. Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Willi Braun (21.07.1920 † 16.02.1994) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on May 17, 1943 as Unteroffizier in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif" and the Ritterkreuz on June 9, 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel und Beobachter in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif". Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Knight's Cross: "Awarded after participating in over 400 bombing sorties. By this time he had assisted in the destruction of 11 tanks, 236 trucks, 8 transport, 5 fuel and 2 ammunition trains, several ammunition/fuel depots and a number of smaller merchant vessels."
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Erwin Prössl. Oberleutnant Erwin Prössl (04.04.1915 † 01.03.2015) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 7, 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31 and the Ritterkreuz on February 29, 1944 as Leutnant und Flugzeugführer in the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Otto Edler von Ballasko. Hauptmann im Generalstab Otto Edler von Ballasko (29.04.1919 † 05.02.2005) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on Janaury 19, 1942 as Leutnant in the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" and the Ritterkreuz on August 13, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 9. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg". Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Hellmut Hauser. Major Hellmuth Hauser (24.02.1916 † 05.09.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on September 9, 1942 as Hauptmann of the 5. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss" and the Ritterkreuz on December 23, 1942 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the I. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss". Good condition. Measuring: 8,9×12,7cm.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Max Diepold. Oberleutnant Max Diepold (01.02.1921 † 18.08.2001) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 17, 1943 as Leutnant in the 5. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and the Ritterkreuz on March 28, 1945 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 10. (Pz) Staffel/ Schlachtgeschwader 77. Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen. Hauptmann Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen (05.08.1912 † 18.02.2004) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on April 17, 1943 as Hauptmann in the 4. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 23 and the Ritterkreuz on October 31, 1944 as Hauptmann und Staffelkapitän of the 1. Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 31. Good condition. Measuring: 8,6x12,8cm. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolf-Dietrich Huy. Oberleutnant Wolf-Dietrich Huy (02.08.1917 † 13.07.2003) earned the Ritterkreuz on July 5, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As"and the Eichenlaub on March 17, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As". Good condition. Measuring: Postcardsize. Huy achieved 40 victories, among which 38 on the Eastern Front, in over 500 operational sorties.
Knight's Cross: Awarded after 9 aerial victories and successful fighter-bomber attacks during the battle of Crete. Here Oberleutnant Huy sank 34000 GRT worth of shipping, including the freighter 'Hellas' (22000 GRT). He also scored direct hits against the battleship 'Warspite', the cruiser 'Fiji' and a destroyer.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Rudi Schmidt. Major Rudi Schmidt (15.03.1914 † 23.02.2000) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on October 27, 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 4. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 40 and the Ritterkreuz on October 29, 1944 as Oberfeldwebel und Flugzeugführer in the 6. Staffel/ Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss". Good condition. Measuring: 8,5x12,3cm. Signature bit faded on the front. Comes with an extra signed letter.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Hans Rehm. Kapitän zur See Hans Rehm (22.12.1903 † 07.10.1986) earned the Ritterkreuz on December 31, 1941 as Korvettenkapitän und Chef of the 2. Minensuchflottille. Good condition. Measuring 8,2x12,7cm. Comes with an extra handwritten letter.
“Korvettenkapitän Rehm, commander of a minesweeper flotilla, has successfully carried his assigned tasks with boldness and prudence. His great personal bravery (evident in many battles) and his outstanding leadership have enabled him to achieve these successes, which have been of great importance for the naval war in the West.”
