Photo album to Major Helmut Leicht, a recipient of the Oak Leaves to the 1939 Knight's Cross. Leicht served as a Staffelkapitän 2./Stuka-Geschwader 77 when he was awarded the Knight's Cross on 3.9.1942. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves as Kommandeur III./Stuka-Geschwader (later Schlachtgeschwader) 10 on 24.10.1944.
He was reported missed in action on 26.6.1944 near Witebsk when Russian units were attacking his unit. Leicht had over 900 missions.
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84 original photos to Major Leicht in a period time photo album. The album was set-up postwar. All information written next to the photos are copies of the period time information written to the reverse of the photos.
Most photos show Leicht with his Knight's Cross. Great pictures!
