Being offered is a rare ID, document and photo lot from Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel KARL SANIO, who was highly decorated and was awarded the coveted Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (DKiG)! SANIO served with 3. (H) Staffel of Aufklärungsgruppe 14, flying as an observer on Focke-Wulf Fw.189 ‘UHU’ reconnaissance planes over the Eastern Front. The lot offered includes:
One oild cloth four sided ‘Luftwaffenbeobachterschein’ (Luftwaffe Aerial Observers License), issued in October 1940, and includes typed entries, official stampings and a passphoto uniformed pic of SANIO attached. The ‘Luftwaffenbeobachterschein’ has an ink signature of Luftwaffe Oberst Dr. WALTHER GNAMM Walther Gnamm (Later promoted to Generalmajor).
One typed official document from Nahaufklärungsgruppe 3, congratulating SANIO on his flying accomplishments, dated in 1942, and complete with the ink signature of the units Gruppenkommandeur Major HERBERT BÖHM! The document has fold lines and paper separation with tape on reverse securing the pieces in place.
Six wartime photos showing SANIO in full flying kit in a studio setting, with his aircrew in front of their Focke-Wulf Fw.189 plane, etc. All photos measure to be between approximately 5.75” x 4.25” and 2.5” x 2” inches in size.
Really a great wartime grouping to a decorated Luftwaffe ‘Deutches Kreuz’ in Gold (DKiG) winner; not too be missed!
Being offered is a rare ID, document and photo lot from Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel KARL SANIO, who was highly decorated and was awarded the coveted Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (DKiG)! SANIO served with 3. (H) Staffel of Aufklärungsgruppe 14, flying as an observer on Focke-Wulf Fw.189 ‘UHU’ reconnaissance planes over the Eastern Front. The lot offered includes:
One oild cloth four sided ‘Luftwaffenbeobachterschein’ (Luftwaffe Aerial Observers License), issued in October 1940, and includes typed entries, official stampings and a passphoto uniformed pic of SANIO attached. The ‘Luftwaffenbeobachterschein’ has an ink signature of Luftwaffe Oberst Dr. WALTHER GNAMM Walther Gnamm (Later promoted to Generalmajor).
One typed official document from Nahaufklärungsgruppe 3, congratulating SANIO on his flying accomplishments, dated in 1942, and complete with the ink signature of the units Gruppenkommandeur Major HERBERT BÖHM! The document has fold lines and paper separation with tape on reverse securing the pieces in place.
Six wartime photos showing SANIO in full flying kit in a studio setting, with his aircrew in front of their Focke-Wulf Fw.189 plane, etc. All photos measure to be between approximately 5.75” x 4.25” and 2.5” x 2” inches in size.
Really a great wartime grouping to a decorated Luftwaffe ‘Deutches Kreuz’ in Gold (DKiG) winner; not too be missed!
