46th Contemporary History Auction

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Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 document grouping

Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 document grouping

LOT 57-1538
SOLD
Auction ended        6th March 2022  |  08:55 pm CET
RESULT
490,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 57-1538
EAN 2000000626772
LOT 57-1538
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000626772
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 57-1538
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000626772
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Document grouping to Oberjäger Herbert Gross serving with Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2. 

Certificate to Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge. Issued on 24.10.1941. Facsimile signature by General der Flieger Gustav Kaster-Kirdorf. 

Certificate to 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Issued on 25.2.1941. Hand-signed by Generalleutnant Rudolf Konrad, Knight's Cross winner. 

Certificate to the Italian War Merit Cross. Issued on 9.2.1942. Facsimile signature. 

Three letters to his wife Senta Gross. Herbert Gross was missing in action since 16.4.1942. Also a postwar letter from the German Red Cross (20.5.1996) stating that he died in war captivity in Mordovia on 9.12.1945.

Luftwaffe flight book from 31.7.1941 until 18.8.1941 with 6 parachute jumps listed.

In addition, there are three documents that refer to his ancestry.

Signs of use and age.


Condition
2/2-3