26th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 285 lots has ended on 18th November 2018. 85% of all lots sold

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Kreta & Stalingrad grouping to Fw. Palm with over 2000 missions

Kreta & Stalingrad grouping to Fw. Palm with over 2000 missions

LOT 34-0091
SOLD
Auction ended        18th November 2018  |  03:00 pm CET
RESULT
1.450,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 17,5 %

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Description
Comprehensive and very important grouping to Feldwebel Peter Palm serving as a Ju52 board mechanic at all important scenes of WWII. Kreta, Africa, Stalingrad, Budapest etc...
Palm had over 2007 flights including 114 enemy missions up to 6.5.1945 serving with Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 102 and Trasnportflieger-Geschwader 3.
 
Flight book starting on 13. September 1943 with mission 1462. It ends on 6.5.1945 with flight 2007. The very last page mentions 1461 previous missions with over 2195 hours of flight. Confirmed on 19.5.1944. It says he had 119 enemy missions until 19.5.1944. 
 
Luftwaffe achievement book issued on 20.5.1941, the date of the Kreta Campaign. First mission mentioned is "Fallschirmeinsatz Kreta" on 20.5.1941 with his Ju52. Followed by "Luftlandeeinsatz Kreta" and another one more "Fallschirmeinsatz Kreta" up to 28.6.1941.
More interesting missions over Charkow, Neapel, Tunis and Stalingrad (!) (10.1.43, 14.1., 31.1., 31.1.). Him and his crew dropped containers ober Stalingrad. More interesting details on the areas are noted! The battle of Stalingrad has ended on 2.2.1943. His flights were amongst the last reaching the pocket.
114 enemy missions including very interesting details listed inside this book.
  
Full color certificate to the Kreta cuffband issued on 15.11.1942. Facimile signature of Kurt Student. Never folded.
Excellent condition 1.
 
Certificate to the Squadron Clasp for Transportflieger in gold issued on 1.9.1942 by Kampfgruppe z.b.B.102. Original ink signature of the commander. Never folded. Condition 1.
 
Certificate to the Squadron Clasp for Transportflieger in silver issued on 1.10.1941 by Kampfgruppe z.b.B.102. Original ink signature of the commander. Never folded. Condition 1.
 
Certificate to the Iron Cross 1st Class issued on 24.12.1942. Original ink signature of Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring.
Never folded. Condition 1.
 
Certificate to the Air Gunner Badge issued on 11.2.1942. Never folded. Condition 1.
 
Certificate to the Wound Badge in black. Issued on 18.11.1941. Excellent condition. 
 
Croatian Flight Badge including the original award document issued on 17.11.1941.
 
May 1943 issued "Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis" for the Romanian anti Communism medal including the actual medal. Excellent condition.
 
9 original photographs showing Palm with his crew and his Ju52.
 
Blue "Luftwaffenbordmechaniker" ID card with original attached photograph. 1.10.1935 issued. 
 

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