Major Erich Rudorffer – Jagdgeschwader 2 & 54 (Schwertern)
€35,00
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!
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.
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