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Another Luftwaffe Formal DKiG citation to a pilot in KG-54 who also won the Ehrenpokal and Bomber Clasp in Gold with '200' Pendant.

Yes, that is a post-war photostat type copy which is a pity as the signature on the wartime letter is that of Goebbels.

Hauptmann Werner Brandau. Born: 26 Dec 1908 Staffelkapitän 8./KG-54 Staffelkapitän 10./KG-54 Staffelkapitän 4./KG(J)-54 Ehrenpokal - 23 Aug 1943 Image: Soldbuch

Oberst Carl Rütgers. Taken from Luftwaffe Officer Career Lists... 01.03.37 Maj., appt Kdr. IV./KG 254 then II./KG 254 (to 31.01.39). 01.03.39 Obstlt.,appt Kdr. FFS C 1 (to 30.09.42). 01.10.39 promo to Oberst. 29.03.43 Oberst, in XIII. Fliegerkorps, appt Kdr. Jäger-Rgt. 17 (L). Image: Flugzeugführerschein

Hauptmann Arthur Riehle. FFS C3 KG z.b.V 800 Staffelkapitän 6./TG-2 Image: Soldbuch

Oberst Heinz Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay. Details taken from Luftwaffe Career Lists... 01.07.38 Obstlt., appt Kdr. Schule/Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 42 (to 31.10.40). 01.09.40 promo to Oberst. 01.11.40 Oberst, appt Kdr. FFS A/B 120 (to 06.42). 1942-43 Kdr. Flugzeugführerüberprüfungsschule LF (to 07.04.43). 07.04.43 trf to Stab/Dt.Lw.-Mission in Rumänien. 22.07.43 in Führerreserve RLM/Ob.d.L., ordered to Fliegerlehrstab/Befh.d.Dt.Lw. in Rumänien for temporary duty. 17.03.44 Oberst, Kdr. Fliegerlehrstab/Dt.Lw.-Mission in Romänien. Image: Flugzeugführerschein

Kapitänleutnant Georg Pinkepank. Born: 18 Dec 1907 Died: 24 Nov 1979 Highest rank reached: Korvettenkapitän Komdt S.V.K Chef 40. Minensuchflottille Chef 2. Räumbootsflottille Chef 1. Minensuchflottille RK - 12 Aug 1944 DKiG - 17 Dec 1943 Image: Soldbuch

More examples from the same Soldbuch...

Oberleutnant Henning Strümpell Born: 28 Aug 1912 Died: 31 Jul 2003 Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant (Brigadegeneral in Bundesluftwaffe) J/88 Condor Legion Staffelkapitän 3./JG-132 Staffelkapitän 3./JG-131 Staffelkapitän 3./JG-2 Kdr I/JG-2 Gruppenleiter JFS-4 Kdr I/JG-77 Jagdfliegerführer Nordnorwegen (Ost) Kdr JGr z.b.V Kdr II/JG-5 Kdr Jagdfliegervorschule 1 Kdr Jagdfliegervorschule 2 Kdr Jagdfliegervorschule 6 Kommodore JG-106 Kommodore JG-107 Kdr Schiessschule Vaerlöse Victories - 4 (incl. 2 in Spain) Image: Soldbuch

Kapitänleutnant Hans-Helmut Klose Born: 09 Sep 1916 Wach-Offz. T-7 Wach-Offz. T-11 Komdt S-70 Komdt S-98 Chef 2. Schnellbootsschulflottille British Baltic Fishery Protection Service (BBFPS) - Unit Klose DKiG: 31 Jan 1944 Image: Soldbuch

Major (E) Theodor Oskar Heinrich Roman Wygnanki Born: 15 Jan 1889 Died: 08 Oct 1976 Highest rank reached: Oberst Stabsoffizier des Wehrbezirkskommandos Hamburg V Gruppenleiter im Stab der Wehrersatzinspektion Graz Kdr des Wehrbezirks Krainburg

Kapitän zur See Werner Ehrhardt Born: 25 May 1898 Died: 23 Sep 1967 Highest rank reached: Konteradmiral Chef MPA 1 OKM Amtschefs MPA OKM Komdt. schw. Kreuzer 'Prinz Eugen' Kdr Marinekriegsschule Schleswig Führerreserve OKM Image: Citation

Generalveterinär Dr. Gebhard Sedlmayr Born: 10 Oct 1886 Korpsveterinär III AK Leit. Vet.Offz.b.Höh.Kdo z.b.V XXXVI Armeeveterinär 9.Armee (AOK 9) Korpsveterinär b.Stellv.Gen.Kdo II AK Armeeveterinär 2.Armee (AOK 2) Heeresgruppe Veterinär B DKiS - 10 Jan 1945 Image: Wehrpass

Major Josef von Radowitz Born: 29 Jul 1899 Died: 01 Jun 1956 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Adjutant III Armeekorps Stab 2. Panzerarmee Kdr Pz.Grenadier-Regiment 28 Kdr 23 Panzer-Division RK - 07 Sep 1944 / EL - 09 May 1945 DKiG - 2 Feb 1944

A selection from a grouping to Stabshelferin Paula Schneider who served in Res.Laz. I Magdeburg.

Here is a selection from a grouping to DRK-Schwesternhelferin Erna Marschalk who served in Res.Laz. Neumarkt and Kriegs-Laz.Abt (m) 561.

Nice little item to find and in good condition as well.

I don't have anything on the Dr I'm afraid although there is someone with that name in a Google Search for that period but I believe he was an engineer. Unfortunately when it comes to the medical side of the Wehrmacht there is little information readily available. The Feldpost Nr of 29760 belonged to two Infantry units... (Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) Regimentsstab m.Nachrichten-Zug Infanterie-Regiment 289, (2.1.1940-27.4.1940) Regimentsstab Infanterie-Regiment 289, (10.2.1943-23.8.1943) Stab u. 1.-4. Kompanie Divisions-Bataillon 98, (10.11.1944-Kriegsende) 20.12.1944 Stab u. 1.-4. Kompanie Füsilier-Bataillon 98. It is sad that someone saw fit to throw all those out but some people just have no interest in historical items and what is 'gold' for us is literally trash for them, including everything from Feldpost to Prelim RK citations.

That's quite a find. Do you intend to translate them?

There are plenty of images of Konopka on Google Search images.

The second one? That was on a dealer site for not very much money as I don't think he twigged who the signature belonged to. It certainly wasn't mentioned in the item description anyway.

Hand signed Image: Promotion citation to LW Flak DKiG Major

Autographen Des Nationalsozialismus 1919-1945 Band I. Nationalsozialistische Ideologen, Funktionäre und Politiker - Militärische Führung der Wehrmacht (ISBN:978-3-931533-54-0) by Andre Hüsken - A very good book showing hundreds and hundreds of signature examples ranging from Hindenburg & Hitler to Emil Maurice & Arthur Greiser and loads of Generals and Admirals from the W-SS & Wehrmacht. Can be ordered from his website. Autographen Des Nationalsozialismus 1919-1945 Band II. Luftwaffe by Andre Huesken - Second in the series with this new release covering Luftwaffe Leadership, Flying Personnel, Flak & Fallschirmjäger. Autographen Des Nationalsozialismus 1919-1945 Band III. Schutzstaffel - Allgemeine SS - Waffen-SS - SD - Geheime Staatspolizei - Ordnungspolizei by Andre Huesken - Third volume in the series with 456 pages and over 1,000 entries. Autographen Des Nationalsozialismus 1919-1945 Band IV. Kriegsmarine by Andre Huesken - The latest release (as of July 2022) with 506 pages and over 1,300 entries.

Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Krahl Born: 25 Sep 1914 Died: 14 Apr 1942 - KIA Malta Highest Rank Reached: Hauptmann K/88 JG 2 Stabsstaffel of I/JG 2 Staffelkapitän 1./JG 2 Staffelkapitän 3./JG 2 Kommandeur I/JG 2 Kommandeur II/JG 3 RK: 13 Nov 1940 Victories: 19 Image: Soldbuch

Leutnant Josef 'Sepp' Wurmheller Born: 4 May 1917 Died: 22 Jun 1944 - KIA Highest rank reached: Major (Posthumous) 2./JG 334 2./JG 53 5./JG 53 Stabsstaffel II./JG 2 Instructor JFS Werneuchen 1./JG 2 Staffelkapitän 9./JG 2 Kommandeur of III./JG 2 RK: 04 Sep 1941 / EL: 13 Nov 1942 / Schw: 24 Oct 1944 (Posthumous) DKiG: 21 Aug 1942 Victories: 102 Image: Soldbuch