WWII 

German Luftwaffe 

Fighter Ace Pilot 

Erich Hartmann 

Signed Book Plate

Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during WWII and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. He was credited with shooting down a total of 352 Allied aircraft: 345 Soviet and 7 American while serving with the Luftwaffe. During his career, Hartmann was forced to crash-land his fighter 16 times after either mechanical failure or damage received from parts of enemy aircraft he had shot down; he was never shot down by direct enemy action. Hartmann received the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

The signature is real and was most likely signed in the 1980s.

Condition: nice condition 

Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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