Citation EK 2 Flak Regiment 7 France 1940 Weise signature

Citation for the EK 2 to Gefreiten Hinrichs.

The documents was awarded on 16 June 1940 for bravery shown during the battles in France 1940.

It was signed by the commander of Flakkorps I General der Flak Artillerie Hubert Weise. (DKIG + Knightscross)

Weise received the Knight's Cross for the superior performance of his I. Flak-Korps during the French campaign of 1940. Attached to the Panzer group Kleist, his Korps distinguished itself through its endurance, excellent cooperation with the motorized units and the following material successes; claimed from the beginning of the campaign until the 19.07.1940...

- 372 aircraft destroyed in the air
- 252 aircraft destroyed or captured on the ground
- 47 tanks
- 30 bunkers
- 1 warship destroyed
- Numerous field positions destroyed

Two units of the Korps (II./38 and I./51) scored hits on Allied shipping in the English channel, amounting to 12 warships, 8 transports and 1 cargo ship.

Good used condition.

Unfolded

code: C25379