Lot 4546
Hauptmann Andreas Kuffner – Oak Leaves of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A106r | Live auction | 852 Lots
Description
Silver version of Godet manufacture in Berlin, "frosted" with polished details, fineness "900" and the presidential chancellery identification "21" on the back. Signs of wear. Width 20 mm. Weight 6.7 g. From Kuffner's estate that was offered in our 100th auction, lots 6276-81.Andreas Kuffner (1918 - 1945): trained as a flak gunner in 1937, then as a Stuka pilot at the flight school from August 1940, joined the I/Stuka Squadron 2 at the Eastern Front in January 1942. German Cross in Gold on 28 September 1942 for his achievements at Stalingrad, Oberleutnant in December 1942, Knight's Cross on 16 April 1943, thereafter with the III/Ground Attack Wing 101, completing anti-partisan operations in Croatia etc. From February 1944, Kapitän of the 10th/Ground Attack Wing 3, Hauptmann from 1 September 1944, Oak Leaves on 20 December 1944 for 700 missions, destroying approx. 60 tanks. Shot down on 30 April 1945 while landing at Sülte Airfield.Condition: II + Questions about the lot?