A Print Of Fighter Ace & Kc Recipient Issued By Association For German Culture

A drawing of Lieutenant Colonel Carl-Alfred Schumacher, a Second World War wing commander. It measures 147x213mm, near mint condition with minimally scuffed edges. The drawing was made by Wolfgang Willrich. It is dated to April 13, 1940, and was commissioned by the Volksdeutsches Kameradschaftsopfer der deutschen Jugend (German People’s Comradery Sacrifice of the German Youth) and the Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland (National Association for German Culture Abroad). Underneath his name, he is recognised as a Commodore of a wing, whose pilots shot down 36 English planes of the most modern bomber type in a single aerial battle.

Footnote: Carl-Alfred Schumacher (1896–1967) fought in the First and Second World War. He initially served in an artillery regiment, but transferred to the navy later during the First War. In the Second War, he was part of the Luftwaffe and commanded the Jagdgeschwader 1 fighter wing. Schumacher was the first ever fighter pilot to receive the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, on July 21, 1940, for outstanding leadership. At the end of the war, he held the rank of Major General.