Signed Photo Postcard of Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot Hermann Graf, Recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Period signed Photo Postcard of Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot Hermann Graf. Approximately 3-1/2 inches y 5-1/2 inches. The reverse bears a recipient’s address and a 1943 date. Shows a few small creases on the face of the card that do not go through to the reverse.

Graf served on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He became the first pilot in aviation history to claim 200 aerial victories—that is, 200 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. In about 830 combat missions, he claimed a total of 212 aerial victories, almost all of which were achieved on the Eastern Front. After the war ended, Graf was held in Soviet captivity until 1949. After the war he worked as an electronic sales manager and died in his home town of Engen on 4 November 1988.