Certificate grouping to Unteroffizier Erich Reinhardt (29.6.1916) who fought as a paratrooper during invasion of Crete in May 1941. Reinhardt was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class for bravery shortly after the Kreta Campaign. He served with 3. Kompanie Fallschirm Fla-MG Bataillon 7 when attacking the city of Alikianou on 20.5.1941.

Reinhardt was awarded the Luftwaffe Flak Badge, the KRETA cufftitle, the Ground Assault Badge, the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class.

All items offered to Reinhardt came straight of the family in October 2018 and were never available on the market before.

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Extremely rare 3./Fsch.Fla.MG.Btl. photo album presented to Unteroffizier Reinhardt as a member of the Kompanie.

KRETA. Bildbericht einer Fallschirmjäger-Kompanie über den Südost-Einsatz 1941.

Extremely rare photo album. Number 105 of 200 examples ever printed. The blank album was printed by Johann Jllg, Göppingen as it says on the last page. It is "105" numbered.

The album was presented at "WEIHNACHTEN 1941" to the members of the Kompanie.

The album comes with 248 photos in total concentrating on the Kreta Campaign. No photo missing. All photo original and on Agfra-Brovira paper. No prints! All grave photos show 3./Fsch.Fla.MG.Btl written on the crosses.

Forewords of the battalion and the company chiefs as well as many printed pages with additional information. 
Signs of use and age. Good condition 2.