germany, Luftwaffe. A Lot of Certificates and Award Documents to Nikolaus Schwarz, Jagdgeschwader 132/26

(Luftwaffe Verleihungsurkunden). A lot of six certificates and award documents to Nikolaus Schwarz, including:

1. A certificate confirming that Schwarz successfully completed a technical course, issued in Berlin on 5 April 1939, measuring 202 mm (w) x 292 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

2.  A promotion document, constructed of off-white paper with black ink, promoting Schwarz from Unteroffizier to Feldwebel of Jagdgeschwader 132, effective 1 May 1939, issued in Düsseldorf on 20 April 1939, featuring the handwritten signature of Oberst Eduard Ritter von Schleich (Pour le Mérite, 5 December 1917), measuring 205 mm (w) x 292 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

3. A certificate for a gold cord to Schwarz’s trade insignia, constructed of off-white paper with black ink, issued at Luftwaffe headquarters on 30 October 1941, featuring the handwritten signature of Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 17 May 1940), measuring 146 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), with material fatigue evident, in near extremely fine condition.

4. An award document for an Italian-German African Campaign Medal, constructed of off-white paper stock with multi-coloured ink, named to Schwarz as an Oberfeldwebel of Jagdgeschwader 26, issued in Africa on 8 August 1942, featuring the handwritten signature of an unidentified Hauptmann and Adjutant, measuring 155 mm (w) x 220 mm (h), with some discoloration evident, in near extremely fine condition.

5. An award document for a Luftwaffe Commemorative Plaque, constructed of paper with multi-coloured ink, named to Schwarz as an Oberfeldwebel, issued at Luftwaffe headquarters on 24 October 1942, featuring the handwritten signature of Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, measuring 148 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

6. An award document for a War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of off-white paper stock with multi-coloured ink, named to Schwarz as an Oberfeldwebel, issued at Luftwaffe headquarters on 30 January 1944, featuring the handwritten signature of Generfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, measuring 147 mm (w) x 205 mm (h), with material fatigue and central tape repair evident, in fair condition.