Germany, Luftwaffe. A Major Helmut Wick Wartime Postcard Archive inside lid lined in navy

inside lid lined in navy blue satin

Instituted by Elector Charles Albert of Bavaria on 24 April 1729

the Kaiser presenting it to him on October 18

the obverse centre bears red enamel and gilt name of the order and is circumscribed with gilt lettering reading СЪ НАМИ БОГЪ (God with us) with a sprig of laurel below

4 Haileybury Forestry Draft

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Major Helmut Wick Wartime Postcard Archive inside lid lined in navy(Luftwaffe Postkarte). A wartime postcard depicting Major Helmut Wick, a Luftwaffe fighter ace with 56 confirmed victories who was killed in action over the English Channel during just weeks after the Battle of Britain, with Wick depicted in uniform and with the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves clearly visible, the reverse unused and with a Hoffmann studio mark, measuring 90 mm (w) x 140 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.