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Plenzat, Kurt - Luftwaffe Oak Leaves winner document grouping with Soldbuch

Plenzat, Kurt - Luftwaffe Oak Leaves winner document grouping with Soldbuch

LOT 71-0856
SOLD
Auction ended        18th November 2023  |  09:36 pm CET
RESULT
2.050,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 24,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 71-0856
EAN 2000000789910
LOT 71-0856
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000789910
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 71-0856
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000789910
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Very rare grouping to "Stuka" pilot Leutnant Kurt Plenzat serving with Schlachtgeschwader 2. Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves winner. By the end of the war, Plenzat had flown 1,234 combat sorties and is listed fourth on the list of Stuka-Aces. He was shot down seven times, claimed four aerial victories, and destroyed approximately 80 tanks, which ranks him twelfth of all German ground attack pilots.

Luftwaffe Soldbuch. Issued on 11. June 1944. His photo is missing. Page 22 ĺist all of his 15 awards such as the German Cross in Gold, Luftwaffe Honor Goblet, Knight's Cross on 19.09.1943, and Oak Leaves on 24.01.1945. Page 20 is missing. The pages are separated from the Soldbuch.

Including period time and postwar documents as well as approximately 55 photos. His portrait is a reprint of an original wartime photo.

Signs of use.


Condition
2/2-