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Important grouping to Feldwebel Harald Schüle serving as an air gunner with III./Kampfgeschwader 53. Schüle was awarded the German Cross on 26.11.1943 for outstanding bravery. He is also a Luftwaffe Honor Goblet recipient and over 300 enemy missions. Part of the grouping is a exclusive grouping to photographs providing a rare insight in the daily live of a Luftwaffe air gunner on the Eastern Front.
Soldbuch issued with original attached photographs on 15.1.1940. Two pages with units including K.G.53. All pages complete, two pages loose. A note on page 21 confirming him being "Tropendiensttauglich" (fit for tropical service).
All awards are noted on page 22.
Air Gunner Badge, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Squadron Clasp for Kampfflieger in bronze, silver, gold and gold with hanger "300". Futhermore the East Medal, the Iron Cross 1st Class, the German Cross in gold and the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet.
Exciting Soldbuch in good condition. Full of notes and interesting autographs.
Certificate to the German Cross in gold. Excellent full size award document issued on 26.11.1943. Luftwaffe pattern with embossed printed eagle with battons. Facsimile signed by Göring.
Condition 1.
Certificate to the Air Gunner Badge. 12.6.1941 issued and facsimile signed. Good condition. Folded once.
Certificate to the 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class issued on 20.12.1941. Issued by "Der Nahkampffführer 2". Original signature of a Generalmajor. Never folded. Excellent condition.
Certificate to the Iron Cross 1st Class issued on 25.9.1942. Original signature by Generfeldmarschall Sperle. Never folded. Excellent condition.
Certificates to the Kampfflieger Squadron Clasps in bronze, silver and gold. All in excellent condition and never folded. Issued on 25.8.42, 18.9.42 and 22.12.41.
All three with an original ink signature of Oberstleutnant Paul Weitkus.
Certificate to the East Medal. Signed by his Staffelkapitän at the KG53. Issued on 10.7.1942. Excellent condition.
1935 issued RAD service ID with original attached photograph in RAD uniform.
Three original photographs of his aircraft including two taken inside. One original photograph of Schüle in uniform.
7 original photos on LEONAR photo paper with original information written to the reverse.
Two modern albums with modern reproductions of photographs to Schüle. Amazing pictures!
Originally part of the grouping where the original negatives. The last owner has ordered the positives at a photo studio.
128 photos in the large album and 207 in the small size album. Including a few loose ones.
