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JAGDFLIEGER Photo Album and AWARD Document Group - 17 VICTORIES! - JG 51 + 77 - BATTLE OF BRITAIN!
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Large grouping to Helmut LOHOFF who served in JG 51 during the BAttle of Britain (shot down a Lysander on May 22, 1940) and JG 77.  Award documents include his : IRON CROSS SECOND CLASS (Dec, 1939), SUDETENLAND m. SPANGE, FLIGHT CLASP FOR FIGHTER IN GOLD!!, PILOTS BADGE (Aug 1938 - early!), large formal promotion document to Oberlt., large formal promotion document to Leutnant.,  and a scarce wartime printed history of JG 77!!!  He also was awarded the GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD, but the document is not here. Also his military discharge, and telegram. Album is huge with 300 photos!!  Excellent photos from his training through combat. Photos of him wearing medals, standing beside his Me 109, photo of the tail of his Me 109 after his first victory during the BoB!!, French tanks, other pilots on airfields, French planes, photos from in flight, photos from his operations in the Poland campaign, portrait photos of the man, wounded loaded onto Ju 52, two original photos of GALLAND visiting the unit, photo of his crashed and destroyed Me 109 he had to parachute from!!, Me 109's under camo nets on airfields, unit mascots ( he indicates he flew with him in his plane!), unit emblems on Me 109 planes, good images of JG 2 Me 10's on airfield with unit emblems, and more.  All meticulously captioned throughout. reads like a diary!  Documents include his wedding announcement, two POW postcard he sent back from soviet POW camp (he says in album that he had to crash land his plane behind enemy lines at Sytschewka, near Rzhev, resulting in his capture in 1942). letter stating that he volunteered for military service on Jan 4, 1936.  Congratulations latter from Adjutant of JG 77 on his new assignment, Happy Birthday letter from commander of Flieger Ausb Rgt 33, also comes with a letter signed by OAKLEAVES Winner Karlfried Nordmann (78 victories), and Richard Leppla RK winner with 68 victories! More!  Super group!!
3500 Euro - $4725

 
US WWII Pilot Medal, Photo and Document Group - 98 Bomb Group - PLOESTI "Black Sunday" Raid - TOP!
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Super grouping to B-24 pilot Major Carl Looker of the 343rd Bomb Squadron (98 Bomb Group).  Most important is is participation in Operation Tidal Wave to PLOESTI on Aug 1, 1943!   This mission was one of the costliest for the USAAF in the European Theater, with 53 aircraft and 660 aircrewmen lost. It was the worst loss ever suffered by the USAAF on a single mission, and its date was later referred to as "Black Sunday." Looker piloted B-24 "SHANGHI LIL"  The group is quite complete consisting of: His ORIGINAL WWII issued AIR MEDAL, officially engraved, Pilots Wings, Ribbon bars, 10 original photos including original photos of B-24'ss Shanghai LIL, Dopey and Sleepy, His COMPLETE Flight service record with shows all his flights including Black Sunday. very thick with immense detail,  He also flew many missions with the 307 Bomb Group (424th Bomb Sq.). Covers a day-to-day account of his wartime experiences! TOP group!
655 Euro - $950

 
GEBIRGSJAEGER Officer & KNIGHTS CROSS COMBAT WINNER Photo Group - Albin ESCH - TOP!
Large photo grouping of appx. 450 photos of Knights Cross winner Albin ESCH.  He served as commander of III./Geb Jag Rgt 85. He was also commander of Infanterie Division "Döberitz“ in the last weeks of the war. This was an alarm unit fighting for Berlin at the very last.  During the French Campaign he served as commander !!!./IR 41.  He was commander of III./GJR 85 from Oct 1940. He participated in the operations in Greece and Operation MERKUR, the invasion of KRETA.   He was mentioned in the Wehrmachtsbericht of May2, 1941 for bravery in the battles in Macedonia and Thrazian. He was awarded the Knights Cross for heroic action in holding Mount Istibei on the Metaxis Line in Greece for 17 hours with his battalion.  In July 1942 he was appointed commander Geb Jag Rgt 206.  He was promoted to Oberts in Feb, 1943. In Jan 1945 he was awarded the DKiG (note, after the RK).  He was given command of the 4 Gen Div in April 1945, before taking command of Inf Div Doeberitz at war's end. He was captured by the Russians and was in POW camp in Russia until 1949.  This group was from his estate, not a few photos of him taken belonging to someone else. Comes with a letter he wrote in his own hand in 1941 and several letters of condolence to his wife after his death.  Extremely good images of him including a super 9x13cm portrait photo wearing RK with ORIGINAL WARTIME (1941) SIGNATURE!!  Many other photos of him in the field wearing RK.  Many photos captioned on reverse in his own hand. In field HQ's in field, meeting with other high officers, Ski-Jaeger troops in white camo in assault positions, artillery batteries, close combat training, shells hitting enemy positions, vehicles, Krads, Esch awarding medals in field, Bear mascots, trench positions, funerals in field, polish POWs, more. Top group to a commander who won his RK during real fighting in the field, not behind the lines or behind a desk!
1700 Euro - $2295


Waffen-SS Photo Album & DOCUMENT Group - FOUR ALBUMS! - OFFICER - HOLLAND, FRANCE, NORWAY - PAK unit - TOP COMBAT!
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appx 700 photos in four albums! All from the same SS-Untersturmfuhrer!! He was in several SS units including SS-LAH, SS-Nord and SS-Totenkopf (as officer).  Also come with his original award document for SS-Dienstauszeichung. Unfortunately, the family cut his name out.  Well captioned (many captions on reverse of photos).  Covers his service from SS-Sturmann to SS Officer!  Appears he was sent to Norway after the France Campaign with Totenkopf Standarte 6 (shoulderboards support this with "6" visible) . and was a member of the original cadre of troops draen from SS-TK in Norway to form SS-NORD.  He indicates in one album he is serving the Srab of SS-Nord at Christmas, 1940.  Very nice images:  Super large photo of SS Pak unit knocking out French tank by French cathedral, very nice large unit group photo, more photos of his unit knocking out French H-39 tanks (still burning - nice!), knocked out French PAK, DUTCH refugees, fortified positions in Holland, destruction in Dutch towns, troops in ARNEHM, long vehicles column sin France, identified locations in France, French POWs, wounded SS troops treated in field, the man as Untersturmfuhrer wearing scull cufftitle of 1/SS=TK-Standarte Oberbayern, burning French airfields, SS Graves in France, artillery firing at night, French POWs interrogated, wrecked French Halftracks, Black colonial French troops, motorcycles, French Tank troops surrendering after their tank is knocked out (photos of the tank, crew, etc - nice !), KIA French tank crews in tanks, Maginot Line Bunkers captured, photos from his time leading Junkerschule training courses, many other SS cufftitles in wear - Das Reich, Nordland, Westland, Adolf Hitler, etc! portrait photo of him as Sturmann wearing LAH boards, camo smocks, many medals in wear, many photos from NORWAY, original photo of General REICHENAU with stab of SS-NORD, other high officers in SS-NORD including several personal photos of him with SS-Brigadefuhrer HERRMANN. two original private photos of GOEBBELS visiting the unit!  Super lot!!
3700 Euro - $5475   

 
SS-Polizei Photo Album - SS Polizei Rgt 3- France Campaign
87 photos of a SS-Polizei man .starts with a very nice field portrait of  him in full kit, field bivouacs, officers, Mg firing in field, interacting with Russian/Polish villagers, defensive positions on river, SS Polizei grave with camo helmet during French campaign, troops in destroyed French town, SS Polizei bicycle troops wearing camo helmets, dead horses, KO French artillery, tracked vehicles knocked out, officers, French POWs on march, more.
450 Euro - $630 (our cost)

 
Knights Cross Document Group – Major Peter Eckhard Gilow

Official Document to Major Gilow issued by 23rd Panzer Division stating his date of birth and personal information as well as the awards and dates of issue that he was entitled to. His awards are as follows Iron Cross 2nd class, Iron Cross 1st class, Wound Badge in Black, German Cross in Gold, Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, and the Panzer Assault Badge II for 25 engagements, also included is a post war temporary registration ID card that was issued to him.
200 Euro - $285
 
Franco-Prussian War + WWI Father & Son Photo, Document, Medal Group + Pocket Watch

Nice Grouping to Father and Son. The fathers group contains his Militar Pas with entries for Battles during the Franco – Prussian War at Metz and Sedan and other notable places in France, as well as documents pertaining to his military career and Award documents issued to him for the Prussian Kaiser Wilhelm I Centenary Medal of 1897 and his Commemorative Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 for Combatants. His other items are a Parade Mounted Commemorative Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 for Combatants and his Pocket Watch he carried with his initials engraved on the back of the case. There are 8 photos of the Son all Military, of him in his uniform as well as with members of his company 31st Infanterie .His documents consist of his Soldbuch that is well filled out with an entry for the Iron Cross 2nd class his Schiessbuch/Shooting book for the Gewehr Rifle, Arbeitsbuch with many entries, Award document for the Honour Cross for Front Fighter for Combatant, Wound badge in Black and his Prussian Landwehr Long Service 2nd Class. His medals are as follows Iron Cross 2nd class, Wound Badge in Black and his Honor Cross for Front Fighter for Combatant and finally his hat Cockade as pictured. A very nice Father Son group with great research potential spanning two different wars.
320 Euro - $460
 
 
Army NCO Photo - Document - Medal – Group, France - Holland - Russia

133 photos to a Combat NCO with photos of, Invasion of France, destroyed bunkers on the Maginot Line, French POWs, destroyed buildings, bridges, Holland and destruction in Rotterdorn, Brabant Russian Front, Radfahr Troops, Award ceremonies Russian POW’s, destroyed Armor, Awards in wear ,Combat photos, portrait photos, friends and family and time as a POW and more. The award documents are for the KVK 2nd Class with Swords, Eastern Front Medal his Iron Cross 1st Class the preliminary document for the Infantry Assault Badge in Silver and the Formal Silver Infantry Assault Badge document. The medals are Iron Cross 2nd class and a ribbon bar with his Iron Cross 2nd class, Eastern Front Medal and KVK with swords. He served with Grenadier Regiment 332 of the 197th Infantry Division until wars end when he served with Grenadier Regiment 279 of the 95th Infantry Division were he receiver his Infantry assault badge for late war actions in 1945 in Konigsberg and Memel. A great group with much history to a true Combat veteran.
450 Euro - $640
 
 
WWI Named American Navy Photo Album – Uniform - Document Grouping

Nice complete WWI Naval grouping to a Machinist Mate in the American Navy who served aboard the Destroyer U.S.S. Flusser DD-20 during WWI. The Flusser had escort duty on the East Coast until 30 July 1917, when she departed Charleston for two months of ocean escort and patrol duty based on Ponta Delgada, Azores. She had similar duty out of Brest, France, operating across the English Channel from 22 October-9 December 1918, returning to Charleston on 31 December. She was decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 July 1919, and sold on 21 November. The group consists of his WWI Sailors Uniform with Shirt, Pants, Neckerchief and Cap Tally that can be seen with him wearing it in a large period photo in its original frame as well as it being worn in a hand made embroidered commemorative keepsake. The documents are various letters home dated 1918, the ships log diary of his accounts and actions of the U.S.S. Flusser all which is contained in an album that is named to the U.S.S. Flusser that has over 120 photos and postcards depicting time underway at sea, shipboard life, friends, other Navy ships and various ports of call.
490 Euro - $700
 
 
WEHPASS to GENERAL Otto-Tile von KALM
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Original Wehrpass to Major General Otto-Tile von KALM. He was commander of Artillery Rgt 107 in 1939. He was promoted to Generalmajor on 31 Okt, 1941.  Next post was Kommandant of Magdeburg.  He was suspected of association with the 20 July, 1944 plot to kill Hitler and, as a result, was forced into retirement. Wehrpass is complete with all entries, long list of awards, campaign entries, etc.
850 Euro - $1235

 

Luftwaffe Photo Album - JAGDGESCHWADER 27 - France, Italy, Greece, Africa - TOP!
Super photo album of JG 27 "Roedel."  83 photos, very well captioned with detailed printed unit history throughout. TOP Photo of Gustav ROEDEL at award ceremony with HITLER!!, other notable unit officers identified, medal ceremonies in Kalamaki, Greece, unit in France, unit in Balkans, many vehicles, GFM RICHTHOFEN meeting with Major Scheumann (RK), KO Russian tanks, Nachrichten vehicles, Panzers, GIGANT GLIDER, Me 109's on airfield, Russian POWs, unit in AFRICA - nice photos, more!
800 Euro - $1135

 
US WWII NAVY Fighting Squadron VF-17 Photo Group "THE JOLLY ROGERS" - TOP!!
SUPER photo group of a member of the famous Naval Fighter Squadron VF-17 "The Jolly Rogers!"  This was the highest scoring Naval Corsair Squadron of the war/ VF-17 destroyed 154 Japanese planes in 76 days, beating the record of the Boyington's "second best" Black Sheep VMF 214 Squadron!  The album belonged to ground crewman, Earl Roseberry. Cones with his ID card and a newspaper article naming him.  There are 141 super photos in the album - SUPER CORSAIR and HELLCAT photos, named ground crew members posing in front of planes, great photos of NOSE ART on the fighters, pilots in flight gear, fuselage numbers, crew maintenance on the planes, SUPER photos of unit ACES in their cockpits showing off their Japanese kill insignias!!, good photos of their Pacific airbases, crossing the equator ceremonies on the Aircraft Carrier Bunker Hill, wrecked and damaged Corsairs being repaired, Jolly Rogers nose Art emblems, crashed Corsair burning on runway, and more. Really TOP lot!!
1150 Euro - $1670
 
 
SS Glass Plate Portrait Negatives - SS-Totenkopfstandarte 1 "OBERBAYERN" - TOP RARE!
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A SUPER collection of 100% original glass negatives of members of the  SS-Totenkopfverbande/Standarte 1 "OBERBAYERN."  This cufftitle was issued from 1936 to 1938 until it was replaced with the single Totenkopf scull cufftitle for unit members.  The plates are in very good condition and the actual image would be much better than shown here.  I used only a rudimentary method of scanning themSix examples all being sold individually at prices much below what you would see on the normal SS collectable market..
 
 
WWII RAAF C.G.M. Medal Winner Grouping - 463 Lancaster Bomber Squadron - Nice!
Grouping of Sgt George Wilfred Simpson, C.G.M.  who served in 463 Squadron, a heavy bomber squadron which flew Lancasters.  He won the CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY MEDAL, a gallantry award second only to the VICTORIA CROSS.  There were only 103 RAFCGM's awarded during the war!!!!!
Below is his London Gazette Citatio:
London Gazette 3 August, 1945. C.G.M. - 1594208 Sgt. G. W. Simpson, R.A.F.V.R.
“On the night of April 25/26, 1945, the above officers and Sgt. Simpson were pilot, navigator and flight engineer of a Lancaster bomber (JO-2), detailed to attack the heavily defended oil refinery target at Tonsberg, near Oslo, Norway.
When nearing the target the aircraft was attacked and severely damaged by an enemy fighter. F/O Cox and Sgt. Simpson sustained injuries but nevertheless remained at their posts. The nose of the aircraft was shattered and gaping holes were torn in the fuselage. The windows of the pilot’s compartment were blown out and much equipment was lost. The bomb sight was rendered useless and the bomb-aimer badly wounded. It was therefore impossible to bomb the target with any accuracy.
The aircraft began to lose height and it seemed as though it would have to be abandoned, however, F/O Cox succeeded in regaining control. He then skillfully manoeuvred the aircraft enabling the gunners to attack the enemy aircraft which was shot down in flames. Meanwhile, despite suffering intense pain from their injuries and from severe frostbite caused to their hands by the bitter winds blowing through the open nose of the aircraft, F/O Wainwright and Sgt. Simpson did everything possible to assist their pilot in his endeavour to fly the crippled aircraft to a friendly airfield. After much difficulty they eventually reached Satenas airfield (near Linkoping) in Sweden where a skillful landing was made. The coolness, courage and devotion to duty of these officers and airman were an inspiration to their squadron.”
The raid on the oil refinery and tankerage at Vallo (Tonsberg) was 463 Squadron’s last operational mission of the War. Of the fourteen Lancasters despatched, thirteen aircraft successfully bombed the primary target, with just Lancaster JO-2 failing to return.
There is an extensive listing of items in this group.  The family still has the medals.  An identical grouping of medals recently sold for $40,000!! This shows how special getting anything from a CGM winner is!!   Click on link above for more details!
1950 Euro - $2769

 

SONDERVERBAND BRANDENBURG Award Document and Photo Group - RARE!
Rare wound Badge in Silver Document to Feldwebel in Sonderverband BRANDENBURG (a Commando unit)! Comes with 30 photos from the man. Extremely rare to find documents from members of this elite unit!
320 Euro - $465

 

1936 Olympic Game Participant Photo Album + Cufftitle - TOP!
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133 photos of August GROSS, a participant (A gymnast, I believe) in the 1936 Olympics who stayed at the international students village. Comes with an ORIGINAL "Internationales Sportstudentenlager" Cufftitle on cover! - very rare!  Super photos of these cufftitles in wear!!  Also comes with his OFFICIAL OLYMPIC AUSWEIS with photo and details identifying him as an active participant in the games!  Also a letter to the man regarding his participation, Very well captioned. Filled with excellent photos of the Olympics grounds, facilities, personnel, etc. Great photos of the atheletes "Die Mannschaft" in formal Army looking uniform, athletes training, Swedish team  Women exercising (he liked these), high officials, good photos of foreign teams, and more.  One of the best Olympic albums I have offered with rare documents and insignia - and only one a of a few to an actual athlete in the games!!
1100 Euro - $1560

 
Early GLIDER & Aviation Photo Album - DLV/NSFK+ Akaflieg Dresden - Hanna REITSCH + - TOP Album!
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280+ photos!! An extremely important album for the glider/early aviation collector.  Big album of one boy's time in Glider and early aviation service. Starts from his very first glider model as a very young boy. then time in Akaflieg Dresden (The "Akafliegs" were academic groups of gliders and fliers). FILLED with EXCELLENT (the best one will ever likely find in one album) Glider images. All types, meticulously captioned. Excellent images. He also served as a "Junkers Jungflierger" and there are many photos of Junkers aircraft and gliders. There are also good original private images of famous German female pilot HANNA REITSCH!! Other famous aviators including Herta Junkers, Elsa Bluemcke,Ernst Udet, Wolf Hirth, and more!  Excellent photos from many early flying competitions including the "Deustchlandflug" and Rhonwettbewerb Competitions, good detailed photos of Glider construction, good photos from his time in the DLV including photos from a Nurnberg Rally, then in NSFK, ends with him as flight instructor at the Seefliegerhorst List with many nice images of Sea Planes. Truly an amazing and historic album.
2200 Euro - $2995 
reduced to 1650 Euro - $2245
 
 
US WWI SILVER STAR  & PURPLE HEART GROUP - 42nd Inf Div - TOP!
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Super grouping to Charles W. Giddens who served in Co. A 149th NG Bn. of the 42nd Inf Div in WWI.  Consists of his OFFICIALLY Engraved Purple Heart and Officially engraved SILVER STAR medals! WWI Service Medal w/ three bars, and Mexican Border Service Medal.
His citation reads: 
 By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant Charles W. Giddens (ASN: 112716), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Sergeant Giddens distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 149th Machine-Gun Battalion, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Sergy, France, 30 - 31 July 1918, while making personal reconnaissances in advance of our front lines until seriously wounded.
$1450
 

 

US WWII Officially Engraved SILVER STAR - BAR Man - 315th Inf Div - Jan, 1945
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Offically engraved current issue Silver Star medal to BAR man. Comes with transcript of his Silver Star Citation - The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Pedro B. Yrigollen (ASN: 38442712), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 80th Infantry Division in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States on 27 January 1945 in Luxembourg. While advancing on Hosingen, Luxembourg, on 27 January 1945, Private First Class Yrigollen, an assistant automatic rifleman, was wounded severely yet continued to fight and when isolated with a small group of men he assumed command and led them on to capture six prisoners and finally to withdraw taking all the wounded with him in an orderly manner. The courage, leadership, and zealous devotion to duty displayed by Private First Class Yrigollen were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
300 Euro - $410
 
 
US WWII Officially Engraved Purple Heart - PARATROOPER - 503 PIR - CORREGIDOR!
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Very nice Officially engraved PH to Daniel E. Bonds, paratrooper wounded on an Airborne Jump and admitted to hospital on Feb 19, 1945.  This must be the famous jump on Corregidor by the 503 PIR.  This is the only Airborne operation that fits with the date of his admission (paperwork included in group confirms).  On 16 February 1945, the 503rd RCT jumped on Fortress Corregidor to liberate that island from occupying Japanese forces. The assault on Corregidor was the most intense combat action in which the 503rd engaged during its existence. Braving intense fire, the paratroopers rushed forward and overcame the heavy blockhouse defenses, dropping explosives into embrasures to kill hidden Japanese gunners. For its successful capture of Corregidor, the unit was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation (US) and received its nickname, "the Rock Regiment" from it.  The unit suffered 25% casualties on this jump.
700 Euro - $960
 
WEHRPASS - NACHTJAEGER - NIGHT FIGHTER - NJG1 - PILOT!!
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Man was originally in Flak units then KG66 and by 1944 in NJG1. Saw action over England in KG66 then defense of Germany in 1945 with NJG1. Awarded Pilots Badge & EK2.
350 Euro - $495 - sold