Document grouping to Oberleutnant Walter Bodellé. A Luftwaffe transport pilot awarded the Knight's Cross on 26.3.1944 serving with 5./Transportgeschwader 2.
Part of the grouping is a period time photocopy of his original Knight's Cross award document. It comes in very good quality and looks almost like the original document. Paper: "Igestat".
Original Luftwaffe Soldbuch issued with an original photo on 26.5.1943. A second issue example since he original got lost during service as it happened a lot.
Awards noted on page 22:
Pilot's Badge, Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, Narvik Shield, Squadron Clasp for transport pilots in gold, East Medal. German Cross in gold, Wound Badge in black, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Good condition. Extremely rare Soldbuch of a pilot and Knight's Cross winner.
Civil "Flugzeugführer" license booklet with original attached photo issued in January 1939. Military "Militär-Flugzeugführerschein" with original attached photo.
Three rare green "Blindflug" readiness for action card.
POW document as well as a 11.3.1945 dated telegram.
Impressive photo grouping. Many show Bodellé wearing his Knight's Cross. Please note that the last 5 photos are early postwar replicas.
27 photos in total.
Various other family related period time and postwar documents.
