128 Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen verliehen an den Jagdflieger Oberleutnant Heinrich Krafft, 1. / J.G. 51.
Non-ferrous metal version, the wreath gilt, the eagle silvered. On pin. Needle hook with old solder repair. Without maker's mark.
Beautiful, worn original.
Example from the production of the company Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid (A - Type).
Heinrich Krafft was born on 13 August 1914 in Bilin/Bohemia. Since 1940 he was with the 1. / J. G. 51 and became its commander in May 1942. He scored his first victory on 21 May 1940. After his 46th aerial victory, he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 March 1942 and by this time he had already made over 300 enemy flights.
On 14 December 1942, Captain Krafft was shot down by Russian anti-aircraft fire near Bjeloi. He survived the crash, but fell victim to a Bolshevik war crime and was beaten to death by their soldiers. Captain Krafft achieved a total of 78 aerial victories. 74 of these were on the Eastern Front and 4 in the West.