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A Rare luftwaffe autograph Haupt. Wilhelm Balthasar, signed Hoffmann card, ink signed BALTHASAR, nice clean signature and comes with three photos of his funeral…rare and very nice set

Wilhelm Balthasar (2 February 1914 – 3 July 1941) was a German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. A flying ace, he was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. During his career in the Luftwaffe, Balthasar was credited with 47 victories, including 7 in the Spanish Civil War. Between 1939 and 1941 he flew about 300 combat missions in addition to 465 in Spain
On 16 February 1941 Balthasar was appointed commander of the Jagdgeschwader 2. Balthasar was killed only a day later during an aerial combat with RAF fighters over Aire, France. As he was diving violently in his Bf 109 F-4, the wing of his aircraft malfunctioned and he crashed to his death near Saint-Omer.