Germany, Luftwaffe. A Major Helmut Wick Wartime Postcard Archive Accompanied by seven Award Documents

Accompanied by seven Award Documents for the Bavarian Military Merit Order of St

the obverse centre bears red enamel and gilt name of the order and is circumscribed with gilt lettering reading СЪ НАМИ БОГЪ (God with us) with a sprig of laurel below

Instituted by Elector Charles Albert of Bavaria on 24 April 1729

he was reduced to the ranks and forfeited eight days pay and allowances for being absent

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Major Helmut Wick Wartime Postcard Archive Accompanied by seven Award Documents(Luftwaffe Postkarte). A wartime postcard depicting Major Helmut Wick, a Luftwaffe fighter ace with 56 confirmed victories who was killed in action over the English Channel during just weeks after the Battle of Britain, with Wick depicted in uniform and with the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves clearly visible, the reverse unused and with a Hoffmann studio mark, measuring 90 mm (w) x 140 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.