Postwar Signature of Egon Delica, who was leader of Trupp 1 in Sturmgruppe Granit. The Sturmgrupe Granit (Granite) was the assault group that famously captured the Belgian Eben-Emael fort on 10 May 1940 led by Oberleutnant Rudolf Witzig. It was 86 men strong and was carried in 11 gliders. Egon Delica earned the Ritterkreuz (Knight’s Cross) for his actions. Signature on the front; bit faded but visibly in hand.
Glider 1 / 1 Trupp – Objective 18 (Casemate Maastrich 2)
Leutnant Egon Delica
Feldwebel Hans Nidermeier
Feldwebel Gerhard Raschke (pilot)
Richard Drucks
Ludwig Gräf
Willi Krämer
Heinrich List
Richard Tucke
