Germany, Luftwaffe. A Soldbuch to Flieger Eduard Ratig, Flak Crewman Newly Listed contact mark on the lid

contact mark on the lid

Awarded for National competition in Berlin

in patinated bronze

On the inside cover below Becker’s photo is his POW camp number

with a loss of ninety-nine lives

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Soldbuch to Flieger Eduard Ratig, Flak Crewman Newly Listed contact mark on the lid(Luftwaffe Soldbuch). A Luftwaffe issue Soldbuch, constructed of a blue card stock binding with 24 interior pages filled with handwritten and stamped entries, named to EDUARD RATIG, who was born on 19 March 1903 and who served with I. Flak Sturm Regiment 28 (mot.) and Flak Ersatz Abteilung 38, retaining a certified black and white studio photo of Ratig, measuring 10 cm (w) x 14. 5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.