German WWII Knight's Cross Recipient Auction
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German WWII Knight's Cross Recipient Auction
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A collection of German WWII Nazi Knight's Cross Recipient Collectables - 100s of signatures & photos as well as a Knight's Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster & WWI-II Iron Cross Awards.
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Major Karl Heinrich Hofer He-111 Pilot - Stalingrad
Karl Heinrich Höfer was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and was part of Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif" (KG 55) (Battle Wing 55) a Luftwaffe bomber unit during World War II. The unit was one of the most famous in the Luftwaffe flying the Heinkel He111 medium bomber from it's conception through to the last days of the war. Hofer flew over 50 missions into Stalimgrad. His awards include: Aviator badge, Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe, Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939), 1st Class (12 June 1941), Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 November 1941), German Cross in Gold (16 July 1942), Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 3 September 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./Kampfgeschwader 55, and the 656th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of II./Kampfgeschwader 55
