Kampfgeschwader 55 collection

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Two documents requesting the award of the Frontflugspange in Bronze for 20 Frontfluge signed by Willie Antrup Gruppnkommandeur III gruppe and Frontflugspange in Gold for 110 Frontfluge to Oberleutnant Hans Zandt a pilot with III gruppe KG55. Hans Zandt was awarded the Honour Goblet on the 11th Oct 1943 and the DKiG on the 1st Oct 1944.

[jim murray]

Two private photograph taken of Feldwebel Willie Braun of 4<SUP>th</SUP> Staffel KG55 on the day he received his Knightscross 9<SUP>th</SUP> June 1944.
Willie Braun as can been seen from the photo was also a holder of the DKiG. <O</O

[jim murray]

An interesting group to an unteroffizier Alfons Keck of 14<SUP>th</SUP> staffel (Eis) KG55. 14<SUP>th</SUP> staffel was a specialist train busting unit. Which operated in Northern Russia, they mostly operated independently from the parent geschwader. Alfons Keck was a Bordschutzen (air gunner) and joined 4<SUP>th</SUP> Staffel KG55 which were based in Dijon in France, and served with 4<SUP>th</SUP> staffel from September 1943 to May 1944 when he transferred to 14<SUP>th</SUP> Staffel KG55 and served with them until the end of the war. His flugbuch (Logbook) shows that between February and April 45 he flew a number of supply flights for the enclosed fortresses of Glogau and Breslau and the last flight entered in the book on the 13<SUP>th</SUP> April 45 was to Breslau. Alfons Keck flew 65 combat flights, was awarded the EKII on the 18/8/44, the EKI on the 13/11/44, the wound badge in black on the 15/8/44, the Spange in Bronze on the 21/7/44, and the Spange in Silver 19/3/45, the document for this award is very interesting as it is not an official document but a unit produced one. Alfons Keck survived the war. The group consists of his Flugbuch, his Luftwaffe id card, his Bordschutzenschein (air gunners licence), his Air gunners badge document, his EKII, his EKI, his Spange bar in Bronze and Silver, and Wound Badge in Black documents, his discharge document, a medical document dated 30/6/45 and his school report booklet 1934 to 1937. <O></O>

[Ian Jewison]

Two private photograph taken of Feldwebel Willie Braun of 4<SUP>th</SUP> Staffel KG55 on the day he received his Knightscross 9<SUP>th</SUP> June 1944.
Willie Braun as can been seen from the photo was also a holder of the DKiG. <O</O

Interesting photo Jim.....doubt it will actually be on the 9th of June, however that is the same day Gerhard Dietrich was awarded his Knight's Cross.....he was also 4 Staffel but received it whilst with Stab. By the time he was physically awarded the KC it was July 1944 whilst serving as an instructor with NJG 102.
Got photos of this ceremony also.

/Ian

[jim murray]

Interesting photo Jim.....doubt it will actually be on the 9th of June, however that is the same day Gerhard Dietrich was awarded his Knight's Cross.....he was also 4 Staffel but received it whilst with Stab. By the time he was physically awarded the KC it was July 1944 whilst serving as an instructor with NJG 102.
Got photos of this ceremony also.

/Ian

Hi Ian
I got the date form the back of the photo, but who ever took it might have made a mistake.
Thank you for the info.<O</O<O</O<O</O

[jim murray]

ALfons Keck's luftwaffe ID card.

[Ian Jewison]

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Well spotted, I misread the back of the photo. It should have read the 9<SUP>th</SUP> of June 44 not the 4<SUP>th</SUP> of June.<o></o>
Thank you for the help. <o></o>

No that is what you said.....that is the date of the award but normally not the day he actually physically received.....

[jim murray]

His Bordschutzenschein,

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Bordschutzen Badge document

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His EKII and EKI documents, EKI is signed by Generaloberst Robert Ritter Von Greim.