Nice set of four scarce documents to the same man, consisting of:

1. Ausweis with his Soldbuch awards page glued to the reverse. A good example of how Luftwaffe awards were sometimes kept separate from the Soldbuch for flying personnel and paratroopers. Nice photo showing him wearing his EKI, Observer badge and a Flight Spange as a Feldwebel. The awards page on the reverse shows that he earned the EKII (30 June 1944), the EKI (1 October 1944), the Luftwaffe Beobachterabzeichen (Observer Badge), the Frontflugspange (T) in Silver and the Frontflugspange (T) in Gold.

2. Luftwaffe Bombenschützenschein (Air gunner for bombers) dated 1 November 1943 as a Feldwebel.

3. Luftwaffe Beobachterschein (Observer’s License) dated 1 November 1943 as a Feldwebel. On the reverse of this document is the extremely rare notation that he qualified as Waffentechnisch Fallschirmkampfbeobachter (Paratroop Battle Observer). The need for men trained to circle above battlefields where paratroopers were landing and moving to secure objectives on the ground, and observe and understand what the paratroopers were doing arose in the after action reports of the invasion of Crete in May 1941, when German Luftwaffe personnel in the skies above the battlefield frequently misinterpreted what was happening on the ground and did not provide the right support in the right places. As a result, a number of men were sent to a special training course for this and were qualified as a "Paratroop Battle Observer" (Fallschirmkampfbeobachter). The document also notes that he was additionally found "geeignet für Kettenflugzeuge." (capable for chain formation flights of three bombers together).

4. Postsparbuch (Savings Account Booklet) begun as a Feldwebel in August 1944 and continued postwar with additional entries after the war, together with his Ausweiskarte (Savings Account ID Card) inside the Postsparbuch.

Very interesting grouping of Luftwaffe documents to a highly experienced and highly decorated flyer.