9th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 586 lots has ended on 6th December 2015. 87% of all lots sold

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Oak Leaves recipient Franz Kiesling - 6 photos

Oak Leaves recipient Franz Kiesling - 6 photos

LOT 11-488
SOLD
Auction ended        6th December 2015  |  11:37 pm CET
RESULT
76,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 17,5 %

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Description
Six original photographs of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves recipient Major Franz Kieslich.
He was awarded the German Cross in gold serving with III./Stuka-Geschwader 77 and the Knight's Cross after his 513th mission on 5.1.1943. On 30.11.15 he finished his 800th mission and served as commander III./Schlacht-Geschwader 77 from January 1944.
He was awarded the Oak Leaves on 10.10.1944 after 1038 missions.
Kieslich has destroyed 10 ships (23.000 BRT), one destroyer and on U-Boot. He was shut down 20 times but survived the war being released in June 1945.

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