GL14 Major Gerhard Schopfel Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross hand signed 5 x 7 black and white photograph Each photo measures 5" by 7" with a white border on all sides with the signature handsigned on the specially elongated bottom margin.
The photograph is from the 1939-1945 period and has been reproduced and then signed by Major Gerhard Schopfel Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The photo is accompanied by a brief career history.
This signed photo forms part of a limited edition of Iron Crosses of the Luftwaffe signed Photograph Series. This is number 14 in the series of 25 Photographs so far issued, produced by ourselves. Each photograph has been handsigned and they are all numbered and certified on the reverse. Each photograph is a limited edition of 210.
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Major Gerhard Schopfel Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross
Born 19.12.1912 Erfurt/Thuringen
RK 11.09.1940 with 20 victories
Schopfel joined the Luftwaffe from the Police Force in 1937, and served with l./JG 51 before joining 9/JG 26 as a Staffelkapitan. He was one of the most successful German fighter pilots during 1940, scoring 27 victories. He scored his first victory on the 19 May 1940 in France, then during the Battle of Britain he enjoyed numerous successes including 4 Hurricanes of No 501 Squadron on 18 August 1940 including that of Hawkeye Lee. Became Kommandeur III/JG 26 on 21 August 1940. He was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 11 September 1940 for his number of victories scored furing this period which was known as the Battle of Britain. From 6 December 1941 to 10 January 1943 Kommodore JG26 as Galland’s successor. He then took the position of fighter operations officer for Southern Italy, on 1 June 1944 posted to Jafu Norway, as Kommodore JG 4. On 6 August 1944 he was shot down in the aerial combat and baled out wounded, after recovering from his injuries he became Jafu, Hungary in November 1944. In February 1945 he attended the air warfare college Gatow completing the general staff training course. He was then Kommodore JG 6, from 10 April 1945. After became taken prisoner by the Russians he spent four years in Russian confinement until 1949.
Total of 700 missions, 40 victories in the West, including 3 four-engined bombers
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