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3. Luftwaffe THREE Photo Album Group -
Officer - LEGION CONDOR + Lehrgeschwader 1 - Stab Luftflotte 2
- TOP!
Fantastic grouping of Karl KRETZSCHMAR. 823 photos in three
albums!!! Covers his time in military training through service in Spain
in the Legion Condor through every campaign of the war through war's
end. Fantastic unbutchered content!
Album 1 contains 364 photos! Very well captioned throughout.
Covers his military and flight training and then the bulk of the photos
being his time serving in the LEGION CONDOR as a He 111 pilot during the
Spanish Civil War. He included a full typed page of his service
history in the Legion Condor. Filled with super photos of him
flying bombing and recon missions with A/88 "Teufelstaffel" (Devil's
Squadron) in Spain 1936, many identified locations in Spain during
the Civil War, many great photos of him wearing Legion Condor uniform
good photos interacting with Spanish locals, photos of he an comrades
posing by their Do 17 with Staffel Emblem, great photos of other
aircraft used in the Legion Condor, original photo of FRANCO visiting
his unit, good photos of defensive fortifications in Bilbao "Bilbao's
Iron Ring," Italian and Russian tanks and armored cars used in Spain,
good photos of the interior of his Do 17, photos he took in flight od
communist defensive positions, good photos of frontline troops in
action, POWs, KIA troops, visiting destroyed Teruel, more gruesome KIA
photos, then parades for Legion Condor in Berlin with great photos of
him wearing Spanish Cross and other medals, then great larger size
photos of him as personal pilot of Lehrgeashwader 1 commander Oberst
KNAUSS and later General Bülowius , also a very nice studio portrait of
Knauss with original signature, and more. There are also many good
aircraft photos from his time in flight training, three original photos
of Ernst UDET, nice photos of him attending and flying at at the 1935
Nürnberg Rally, very nice large studio portraits of him in flight gear,
and more.
Album 2 contains 338 photos. Super album! Meticulously captioned
throughout. Covers his tome from 1940 in the NORWEGIAN Campaign through
1942 in RUSSIA - Norway, France, Balkans, Greece, Italy and Russia!
MANY private photos of KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS. Starts with photos of him
with RK General, great photos of captured and destroyed French and
British aircraft, super photos of him in He 111 flying missions in
NORWAY in April 1940, photos of him in STAVANGER and other locations in
NORWAY, photos of RK winner General Alfred Bülowius cdr. 1
Flieger Division, Oberlt Heinrich SETZ (RK+EL) of JG 77 standing by tail
of his ME 109 with 128 victory markings (!), Oakleaves & SWORDS winner
REINERT also of JG 77 (174+ kills), RK+EL winner VON BEUST 9KG 27 cdr.),
photos of the man inspecting Soviet planes shot down by REINERT,
Soviet BEUTEFLUGZEUG U-2 with German markings painted on, great photos
from the France Campaign serving in Lehrgeshwader 1 (He 111 unit), many
identified locations in France, knocked out French TANKS, graves of LG1
comrades, photos of him posing with General Bülowius before their He 111
with LG1 markings (he was THE PILOT and a member of the personal flight
crew of the General !!), great vehicles with LG1 emblem, three RK
winners conferring on airfield in Greece, great photo of FRENCH bomber
on Flugplatz Eleusis indicated that it was SYRIAN used against the
British, then photos from ITALY, meeting with headquarters General
GARIBOLDI, photos stationed in KURSK in summer 1942 - SUPER photos of
TIGER TANKS forming up for the BATTLE OF KURSK (TOP!!), great photos
from battles of WORNESCH in August 1942, knocked out Russian TANKS,
captured Soviet aircraft, two SUPER photos of STUG III's participating
in Battle of Woronesch (one has appx 17 Kill rings!, great photos of the
man on roof observing and taking photos of actual Stuka attacks on
Soviet positions (super photos!), Russian pOWs, General Foerster and
Bulowius meeting, great photos of Fieseler STORCH he flew the General
around the front in, he and General visiting cdr. JG 53 NORDMAN (78
kills), visiting cdr. Friedrich LANG (RK+Swords) III./Stukageschwader 1,
photos of Soviet bombing raids on their airfield in OREL, and
more. Amazing album!
Album 3 contains 121 photos, meticulously captioned. Covers his time
in SICILY serving in STAB LUFTFLOTTE 2 - KG 76 and Stab
Schnellkampfgeschwader 10 (among others) to war's end in Slovakia. Great
photos of He 111 bombers in Sicily, many identified locations including
many photos from Taromina, original private photo of GOERING, original
photos of KNIGHTS CROSS Holders including Major Gunther TONNE -
commander SKG 10, RK winner in Jagdgeschwader UDET in Foggia Sept 1943,
original photos of RK winner General Theo OSTERKAMP during his time as
Lagdfliegerfuehrer 2 (commander fighter aircraft in Luftflotte 2), the
man at JG 53 base in Naples, GREAT photo of two AMERICAN AIRMEN captured
in Italy, buring vehicles in Iatly after American JABO attacks, many
excellent photos of him in tropical uniform wearing his medals, flying
Fieseler STORCH from Sicily to Italy, great photos of Italian Macchi
C.202 fighter planes with great camo, photos of his unit retreating up
Italy in face of Allied advance until finally arriving at new HQ in
COMPIEGNE in JULY 1944. Interestingly, at war's end he found
himself being trained as ground troops after there were no planes to
fly. He was assigned to defend "Alpenfestung" - Alpine fortress but was
captured by the Americans.
3250
Euro - $3675