Personal photo album to Staffelkapitän 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" and later Gruppenkommandeur IV./Jagdgeschwader 51, Major Hans Knauth. Knauth took over the commander of Jagdgeschwader 101 on 11.9.1944 from his precursor Walter Nowotny fighter over Germany until 1945. Knauth was a Luftwaffe Me109 fighter pilot "ace" awarded the German Cross in gold on 29.04.1943 with 26 aerial victories.

 

Original photo grouping to Major Hans Knauth which was postwar assembled by the last owner. All photos are in good condition. The photos were not glued in the album. His shoulder boards again were not glued in. The last owner did a great job researching his career and has added the information to the album. Information period time written to the reverse of the photos were also added to small notes. The album is the best source of research you can think of when it comes to Hans Knauth. He also managed to find out nearly every pilot shown on the photos and added information on their career and victories. Knauth is shown an many of the photos.

 

The photos were taken from 1938 until 1945. Most were taken during the Eastern Campaign around 1941-1944. There are also were late war ones taken on March 1945 in Landau. 

The last photo shows Knauth as a Bundeswehr Oberstleutnant on 15.3.1963.

 

199 photo in total. Please note that the first photo showing Knauth with his field cap is a photocopy however the original photo is part of this album.