April 12, 2024
X-1 Rocket Knights Cross Signed Pic - Schmetz
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4x6 b/w postwar photo signed by WW2 German Bomber Knights Cross winner Heinrich Schmetz . Schmetz originally flew He111's and Ju-88's in KG-4. During a night attack on Piraeus harbor at Gibralter, he scored a direct hit on the British ammunition ship Clan Frazier and the resulting explosion sank 11 ships and devastated the port. He later commanded KG-100 and worked with Werner v. Braun testing radio-controlled X-1 rockets, the first effective guided munitions. In 1943, flying a Do217, Schmetz used the guided rockets to sink the British battleship Warspite and the Italian battleship Roma. For these actions he was awarded his RK. Great early posed photo of Schmetz in dress uniform wearing his awards. Signed nicely in black marker. All signatures guaranteed original. Buyer pays $2.32 for First Class Postage or $5.65 for Priority Mail. I will only ship to domestic locations with postage methods that have tracking capabilities. In most cases tracking is automatically available with Ebay or Paypal generated postage label. Please ensure that your address has been confirmed so that the "Print Shipping Label" function works. I will gladly combine postage for multiple wins. Due to a recurring problem with 0-feedback bidders, any bidder with less than 3 positive feedback MUST contact me and provide name, address and telephone to verify identity
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