Germany, Luftwaffe. The Logbooks & Photographs of Highly Decorated Dive Bomber Stalingrad Veteran, Ferdinand Schwarz, of the Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” Hold A red enameled Maltese cross

A red enameled Maltese cross

followed one month later by a posting to No

coming from the opposing shore of Kadhimiyah

tiny characters etched on the reverse of the arm at 3 o'clock

then as a Gunner (347546): the Army stating that Tracy "has now been allocated Regimental Number 13559

Germany, Luftwaffe. The Logbooks & Photographs of Highly Decorated Dive Bomber Stalingrad Veteran, Ferdinand Schwarz, of the Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann” Hold A red enameled Maltese crossAn incredible grouping of Luftwaffe flight logbooks, ancestral documents, and photographs belonging to Ferdinand Schwarz and his wife Aloisia Bammer, consisting of: 1. A series of two sequential flight logbooks belonging to Feldwebel Ferdinand Schwarz of the Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann, presumably flying a Stuka dive bomber. Both books combined list over 700 missions, with the majority on the eastern front over Stalingrad. Ferdinand documents