Bernhard H.Holst Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) Hello. Flakbadge to Luftwaffenhelfer L.W.Oberhelfer Juergen Grabhorn of 3./Flakscheinwerfer-Abt. 269 (o) ( 3.searchlight battery of 269 battalion ( stationary) signed by division commander of 8.Flakdivision, Gen.Major Schaller To the same auxiliary helper a document of appreciation to have made it to the finals in the 1943 shooting competition of the Flakhelfer of the 8.Flakdivision, signed by the then division commander Gen.Lt. Wagner. I believe this to be a seldom encountered document. This searchlight unit was deployed in homeland defense around Bremen. Bernhard H. Holst Edited May 7, 2014 by Bernhard H.Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wow! I love that certificate. It is the first I have seen named to an auxiliary service. Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 A very nice set, Bernhard The shooting urkunde would certainly have been one of a very limited number as these types of documents were unit specific, having been designed and produced only for a unit event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Very nice documents, I´ve never seen a shooting citation for Luftwaffenhelfer before!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Auld Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I like the shooting award. It appears to be hand made and signed at the bottom right by an NCO? Could this be the case? If so you won't find two the same! Jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 I like the shooting award. It appears to be hand made and signed at the bottom right by an NCO? Could this be the case? If so you won't find two the same! Jock Hello Jock. You got a pair of good eyes, it actually says "Obgefr. Barath or Baroth". So he was the designer and received credit for a decently worked up document. To me this document also points out a clever move by authorities by handing out these docs for good performance which led into the finals. That would spur young fellows on even without being a winner. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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