{"product_id":"germany-luftwaffe-a-wehrpass-to-kurt-scholz-kia-over-france-with-pilots-badge-award-document-g61618","title":"Germany, Luftwaffe. A Wehrpaß to Kurt Scholz, KIA over France, with Pilot’s Badge Award Document","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eLuftwaffe Wehrpaß mit Verleihungsurkunde\u003c\/em\u003e). Constructed of a field-grey card stock binding with 54 paginated interior pages lightly filled with stamped and handwritten entries, named to “KURT SCHOLZ”, retaining a certified studio portrait of the owner, accompanied by an award document for the Pilot’s Badge, named to Scholz as a Gefreiter and dated 14 May 1943, also accompanied by typed and handwritten letters to Kurt’s father from a Hauptmann and Leutnant indicating that Scholz was killed in combat over France on 14 October 1943 and expressing condolences, demonstrating minor material fatigue overall, in near extremely fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFootnote: Kurt Scholz was born on 27 May 1921 in Köln (Cologne), Germany to parents Arthur and Anna (née Lammerich). He entered military service in 1941 with Flieger-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 63 (Eger), and later attended a variety of training schools and courses, including Flugzeugführerschule A\/B 121, before being assigned to Jagdgeschwader 107 (Essey-lès-Nancy, France) on 7 May 1943. He received the Pilot’s Badge on 14 May 1943 (with an entry in the Wehrpaß confirming the award document), after being promoted to Unteroffizier on 1 May 1943. Scholz was killed in action during aerial combat with Allied forces over occupied France, and is buried in the German War Cemetery in Andilly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49764794138901,"sku":"G61618","price":405.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/eMedals_G61618_2.jpg?v=1771002526","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/germany-luftwaffe-a-wehrpass-to-kurt-scholz-kia-over-france-with-pilots-badge-award-document-g61618","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}