56th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1762 lots has ended on 24th September 2023. 86% of all lots sold

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Kern, Richard (LW) - Luftwaffe Honor Goblet winner photo album

Kern, Richard (LW) - Luftwaffe Honor Goblet winner photo album

LOT 69-1679
SOLD
Auction ended        24th September 2023  |  09:44 pm CEST
RESULT
1.300,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 69-1679
EAN 2000000760841
LOT 69-1679
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000760841
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 69-1679
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000760841
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Luftwaffe photo album to Oberleutnant Richard Kern serving with 2.(F.)/Aufklärungsgruppe 123. Awarded the  Luftwaffe Honor Gobelt on 28. August 1940. There are two photos of his Honor Goblet and certificate in the album. Kern was killed in action on 10. June 1941 over the sea of Alexandria, Egypt.

The album comes with 384 excellent photos. These show politicians and high-ranking officers such as Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hilter, Hermann Göring, Generalfeldmarschall Walter von Reichenau, Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram von Richthofen, and Luftwaffe officer Werner Mölders. Furthermore photos of the front (destroyed buildings, vehicles, aircraft, bridges) and of the aircraft as well as of the everyday life of the soldiers.

A few pages are loose and one photo was taken from the album.

 

 


Condition
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