A Group of Documents, Leistungbuch & More to Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Karl Schuh, Honor Goblet & DK in Gold Winner

Item #G20373

$2,001
Award document for Pilot’s Badge (as Gefreiten, on 22 April 1940), with original ink signature of Generalleutnant, slightly torn and soiled, good condition; award document for East Medal 1941/42 (as Oberleutnant, dated 10 August 1942), near mint condition; award document for Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp, Bronze Grade (as Leutnant, dated 25.11.1941), extremely fine condition; award document for Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp, Silver Grade (as Leutnant in Nahaufklärungsstaffel 2.(H)/23, dated 25.11.1941), with ink signature of Major, in extremely fine condition; award document for Reconnaissance Squadron Clasp, Gold Grade (as Oberleutnant in Nahaufkl.-Staffel 2.(H)/23, dated 19.12.1942), with ink signature of Major, in extremely fine condition; award document for Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (as Leutnant, Kurierstaffel 10, dated 26.6.1940), signed in ink by Generalmajor, in extremely fine condition; award document for Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 (as Leutnant, 2. (H) / 23 Pz., dated 10.12.1941), signed in ink by General der Flieger, in extremely fine condition; award document for Honor Goblet "For Special Achievement in the Air War" (as Oberleutnant, dated 6. September 1942), facsimile signature of Goering, in extremely fine condition; award document for German Cross in Gold (as Oberleutnant, dated 4 June 1943), facsimile signature of Goering, folded, in very fine condition; group of documents also includes congratulatory letter when he won German cross, a clipping from local newspaper for a same award, and his certificate of discharge from the Allied Forces, on 25 May 1945. Included as well large photo of Schuh in uniform. Bedside award documents and other documents/photo, the grouping also includes his official Leistungbuch (performance book); on 22 pages are listed and described in great details his operational flights, starting in August of 1941, until January of 1944 - 230 flights in total, and all over the Soviet, enemy territory! Very often his aircraft was exposed to enemy fire, mostly heavy and light flak barrage, machine guns, as flights were at relatively low attitude 500-2000 meters. Schuh operational flights included mostly reconnaissance missions, locating enemy positions, movement, as well as flying behind enemy lines on various missions. A really extensive wealth of information, all typed and extremely well detailed. In extremely fine condition.