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Hello Jock,

The Stuka related one is just a single item but the one for the KG-54 pilot is part of a grouping that includes all of his citations (except for his Ehrenpokal) and Soldbuch. He finished the war as possibly being a pilot of Me-262 jets.

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...

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).

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,

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.