D-043

Personal Identification Document of Luftwaffe Ace Major Georg-Peter Eder

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Personal Identification Document of Luftwaffe Ace Major Georg-Peter Eder-You can check the extensive information available about this fighter aces’ career…hope you have some spare time. He was officially credited with 78 aerial victories achieved in 572 combat missions, including 150 combat missions with the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. This figure includes 10 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, and further 68 victories over the Western Allies, including 36 four-engined bombers. He was awarded EVERYTHING, including the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, German Cross in gold, honor goblet etc. He survived the war despite being shot down 17 (!) times, bailing out 9 of those times (that’s a lot of wrecked ME 262’s!) and being wounded 10 times. The item is a document titled “Personal-Nachweis”. It is his personnel record. The latest date on this document is 5-24-1941 so he had a lot left to do. But it has all of his personal info up to that date and it includes both a picture of him and his personal signature. This bi fold document has four pages of info and measures 8 ½” by 12”. Very cool!