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LEGION CONDOR – 3. (f) / Aufklärungsgruppe 121 – Battle of
Britain – Spanish Cross Recipient -
Captured and held as French POW -
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Fantastic group to an Luftwaffe
Feldwebel who served in the Legion
Condor (Spanish Civil War), as well
as in the Battle of Britain and
campaigns in the Western and Eastern
Front and in the Mediterranean. The
group has over 180 photos with many
captioned of his time in Spain in
the area of La Cenia and Barcelona
with great photos of the airbase in
La Cenia and Jagdgruppe 88 unit
marked planes including Me-109s,
Ju-52s,Do-17s, W-34s, Fiat Cr-32s,
Hs -123s, Hs-126s, Ju-87s and
Arado-68s, great photos of Flak
emplacements Flak 88, 3,7 cm Flak
cannons, Flak observation outposts,
Blockade ships including
Panzerschiff Deutschland, Spanish
troops with French helmet and
British rifle, Bombed building
outside of Madrid, Spanish troops,
bands playing and more. There are
also many photos of his time with
3.(f) Aufk. 121 with photos of him
with in his flight suit, cockpit
images, awards in wear, great Ju-88
and crew photos, time in France,
huge bombs, destroyed enemy columns,
bunkers, destroyed French planes
Formal funerals ,knocked out French
tanks , award ceremonies, group
photos and Staffel commander and
Knights Cross holder Hpt. Hans
Baasner. The documents in the group
are as follows his award document
for the Spanish Cross in Bronze
w/swords awarded 1939, Wound
Badge in Black document awarded
1940, Iron Cross 2nd class
awarded 1942 and his formal
Spanish Civil War campaign medal
document awarded 1939. His WEHRPASS
is also included and is complete
with photo and will filled out with
entries and has training entries for
K98 and P-08 pistol, lmg 13 and
entries as a Flugzeug Mechanic with
special notation for Henschels, the
award entries entered are Wound
badge in Black, Commemorative Medal
of 1st October 1938, Iron Cross 2nd
class, Eastern Front medal and the
Romanian Crusade against Communism
medal with Crimea campaign bar.
There are numerous combat entries
including actions in Poland, Western
France missions to England and
Romania and the Mediterranean.
Another item of interest is that he
was shot down in France in 1940 and
was taken Prisoner and declared
missing. There is
documentation included that was sent
to his wife telling of the incident
and that we was liberated and went
back into service throughout the war
before being taken prisoner in 1945.
There are also handwritten notes and
a map regarding his capture, site of
his plane crash in France and his
wife’s Kennkarte. Also his POW
release papers and documents
regarding his injury and capture
from his command. The MEDALS
included are his Spanish Civil War
Medal, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Eastern
Front medal, Black Wound Badge,
Romanian Crusade against Communism
medal, War Merit medal of 1939 and a
miniature Spanish Cross and Italian
Mussolini Dux medal, Overall a very
complete grouping to a Luftwaffe man
with a interesting career.
1600 Euro - $2130