A "small" grouping to Hauptmann Ernst Börngen serving as Gruppenkommandeur with I./JG 27. He was credited with 41 victories in 450 missions. Some of them were recorded over the territory of Africa. Additionally, Börngen recorded 24 unconfirmed victories.
Luftwaffe Radio Operator ID card. Issued on 31. July 1937. Original applied photo.
Wehrmacht driver's license. Issued on 20. September 1938. Original applied photo.
A list of his 38 2/3 sorties "Feindflug" over Siziala. Dated 24.4.1944. Signed by a Leutnant.
54 Luftwaffe photos. Some of the photos were taken in Africa. Including a shot of his aircraft and one group photo shows him in a tropical tunic with the so-called "Hermann Meier" visor cap.
5 period time documents. The documents also refer to the award of the Knight's Cross and the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet.
DRL German Sports Badge booklet. Original applied photo.
Signs of use.
Awards of Hauptmann Ernst Börngen:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3. August 1944
Luftwaffe Honor Goblet on 25. January 1943
German Cross in Gold on 31. August 1943
Squadron Clasp for Jäger in Gold on 6. May 1941
Condition
2/2-
Historical information
NAME
Knights Cross of the Order of the Iron Cross
DATE OF INSTITUTION
1. September 1939 as the third and new grade of the re-instituted Order of the Iron Cross
AWARD CRITERIA
The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy and for outstanding merit in troop leadership. The awarding required the previous awarding of the two lower grades. The Knights Cross was solely awarded by the Führer upon the proposal of the soldiers unit and issued by the Heerespersonalamt. The Knights Crosses were stored at the Ordenskanzlei in Berlin, to be sent to the awardee after approval. There were no Knights Crosses stored at any level of the Wehrmacht before the end of April 1945.
MANUFACTURERS
The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross was produced by seven manufacturers, not including variations amongst the individual companies. The Knights Crosses can be found either unmarked (early Juncker and 3/4 Ring), with a silver content mark, with an LDO number (L/12 and L/52), and later on with the company’s Präsidialkanzlei number (2, 20, 65, and 4). Private sales were forbidden after October 1941.
AWARD NUMBERS
Accurate numbers are not known but the closest estimation is around 7,200, and most likely another couple of hundred on stock at the Präsidialkanzlei.
AWARD DOCUMENTS
The awardee received a preliminary document in A5 format and issued in the name of the Führer by the responsible personnel offices of the three branches of the Wehrmacht. The formal document (Große Mappe) was issued later and only until date of late 1942 / early 1943 due to the huge backlog.
WEARING METHOD
The Knights Cross was worn around the neck on a wider red white and black ribbon which came within the black award case of the Knights Cross.
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