The latest addition to my collection: A Wehrpass, Flugzeugfuhrerschein & Citations grouping to Leutnant Claus Peters, a Fw-190 pilot with the ground attack wing SG-1, flying with 5./SG 1 from April 1944 to April 1945 and then 6./SG 1 for the final month of the war. As well as the Fw-190 he was also trained to fly various versions of the Ju-87 as well as numerous other types.
As well as the Pilots Badge Peters was also awarded the EK II (25th Aug 1944), EK I (2nd April 1945) and the Ground Attack Clasp In Silver & Gold. The entry for the latter seems to of been squeezed in on the Awards page of the WP, possibly by Peters himself, but a post war newspaper article confirms the award (marked here with an arrow.) Unfortunately the clasp citations are missing form the group.
According to the Campaign page of the WP he flew sorties during the Battle Of Berlin.
Post war Claus Peters seems to of gone into politics with the F.D.P (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_De..._%28Germany%29) before dying aged 81 on 18th August 2003.
As well as the Pilots Badge Peters was also awarded the EK II (25th Aug 1944), EK I (2nd April 1945) and the Ground Attack Clasp In Silver & Gold. The entry for the latter seems to of been squeezed in on the Awards page of the WP, possibly by Peters himself, but a post war newspaper article confirms the award (marked here with an arrow.) Unfortunately the clasp citations are missing form the group.
According to the Campaign page of the WP he flew sorties during the Battle Of Berlin.
Post war Claus Peters seems to of gone into politics with the F.D.P (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_De..._%28Germany%29) before dying aged 81 on 18th August 2003.
Many thanks for that
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