A Signed Photograph of Oberleutnant Wilhelm Joswig, 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2

Black and white, matte finish with a pebbled surface, obverse illustrating a seated Oberleutnant Wilhelm Joswig from the waist up in his Luftwaffe uniform, wearing six awards and a ribbon bar on his left breast, a shooting lanyard on his right shoulder, signature of Joswig in blue ink at the bottom, reverse with a message, dated "1943" and signed in blue ink, stamped in black ink "Bernh. Schaefer, Fotograf, Johannisberg", 87 mm x 134 mm, scalloped edges, extremely fine. Footnote: Wilhelm Joswig (February 2, 1912 – July 7, 1989) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career, he flew 820 missions in which he is credited with the destruction of eighty-eight tanks, a submarine, thirteen bridges, two trains and two aerial victories. His awards included: the Pilot Badge, the Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "800", the Anschluss Medal, the Sudetenland Medal, the Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (February 13, 1942), the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939, the Iron Cross 1st Class 1939, the Wound Badge in Black, the Wound Badge in Silver and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 29, 1944 as Oberleutnant and Pilot in the 9. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".