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Description: Outstanding and Historically Interesting Luftwaffe Photograph Album, Log Book and Soldbuch of Observer Leutnant Konrad Ellermann Who Flew Operationally During the Spanish Civil War as Part of the Condor Legion and Later Flew Sea Planes in Norway, the first album in the grouping begins with a coloured illustration of the crossed flags of Spain and Nazi Germany with the slogan “Wir kampften in Spanien”, the photographs begin with scenic images taken in various parts of Spain and also Norway (Bergen), images soon become of his time in Spain with many images of aircrew wearing the Spanish pilots wing, as was common with aircrew serving with the Condor Legion, many good images of various aircraft, mostly sea planes, good air shots, damage to aircraft etc. Series of images of a funeral of a member of the Legion Condor with a written page giving full details. Good images of bomb damage, aerial images of a bombing raid, targeted ships at sea, etc. All the pages are very nicely annotated in German giving clear information about what is being shown in the images. The first album is complete with 217 images, most of which are excellent quality and interesting. The second album in the grouping relates to his WW2 service with sea planes in Norway and Narvik. Many large images of various Luftwaffe aircraft and the crews etc. Many aerial shots as the unit moved to attack the French coast, mostly Brest. As with the first album, most of the pages are beautifully annotated and he has drawn artistic images of the squadron badges in which he has served. The second album contains approximately 187 images. What makes this grouping incredibly rare is that his original Legion Condor log book is present, this log records all the operational flights he made during his time in the Spanish Civil War, including bombing raids on Barcelona, Alicante and Sagunto. The log book continues with operational sorties during WW2, in total 378 operational sorties are recorded. The last item in the grouping is his original Soldbuch, which has uniform photograph to the inside. The book is well filled out with a large amount of entries and stamps. The awards page shows the awarding of the Spanish Cross in Gold with swords, Spanish Cruz de Guerra, Spanish Medalla de la Campana, Iron Cross 2nd class, Iron Cross 1st class, Operational flying clasp in silver, Narvik shield, Operational flying clasp for bombers in Gold, Honour Goblet (Ehrenpokal), Operational flying clasp for bombers in gold with pendant and the German Cross in gold (Deutsche Kreuz). This is a truly fantastic grouping, items relating to the Spanish Civil War and the Condor Legion are extremely rare to find. Categories: WW2 German Militaria