34th Contemporary History Auction

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0598 |

KG 1 "Hindenburg" grouping to Uffz. Opitz

KG 1 "Hindenburg" grouping to Uffz. Opitz

LOT 43-0598
SOLD
Auction ended        30th November 2019  |  08:38 pm CET
RESULT
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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
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LOT 43-0598
EAN 2000000426341
LOT 43-0598
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000426341
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 43-0598
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000426341
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Grouping to Unteroffizier Rudolf Opitz serving with Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg".

Awards:

1939 Iron Cross 1st Class in its case of issue. 

1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class in its bag of issue. "Carl Forster" maker marked.

Squadron Clasp for Kampfflieger in bronze. Tombak.

Luftwaffe Radio Operator & Air Gunner's Badge. Zinc. "A" Assmann maker marked

Certificates to

Luftwaffe Radio Operator & Air Gunner's Badge. Signed by General der Flieger Kastner.

Squadron Clasp for Kampfflieger in bronze. Signed by Heinrich Lau (Knight's Cross winner).

1939 Iron Cross 1st Class. Signed by Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram von Richthofen.

1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Signed by General der Flieger Alfred Bülowius.

Squadron Clasp for Kampfflieger in silver. Signed by Major Horst von Riesen.

Award booklet to German Sports Badge.

 

Soldbuch "Zweitschrift" issued on 1. July 1944. Original attached photo. His awards are listed on page 22.

"Flugbuch" flight book from 1942 with 329 registered flights. Mainly flown over the areas of France, Russia, and Italy (Ju88, HE177, HE111). Four registered flights (293-296) together with Knight's Cross winner Walter Storp.

Furthermore his NSFK ID-card and NSFK "Flugbuch" flight book as well as three photos (postwar). 

After the war, he was a member of the Bundestag (FDP).


Condition
good condition