HEINRICH PRINZ ZU SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN
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(1916 - 1944) Luftwaffe night fighter pilot and ace. At the time of his death, Sayn-Wittgenstein was the highest-scoring night fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe and still the third highest by the end of World War II, with 83 aerial victories to his credit. KIA after shooting down five Lancasters, ejecting from his burning aircraft, and apparently colliding with the tail. Recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Especially rare S.P., 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. b/w, a Hoffmann chest, up portrait signed in blue ink at bottom against a partly-dark background. Fine.
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HEINRICH PRINZ ZU SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN
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