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Major Franz Kieslich (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Major Franz Kieslich (deceased)

Franz Kieslich

Franz Kieslich
The signature of Major Franz Kieslich (deceased)

31 / 8 / 2012Died : 31 / 8 / 2012

Major Franz Kieslich (deceased)

Franz Kieslich born in Bochum ion 12th March 1913 and served with 7./St.G. 77 in France in 1940, and later serving in Yugoslavia. Transferring to the Russian Front he was promoted Gruppenadjutant III./St.G. 77. And in October 1942 became Staffelkapitan 7./St.G. 77. In February 1944 he was promoted Kommandeur III./SG 77. He fought at Stalingrad, Kursk, Kiev and most of the other major engagements on the Eastern Front. In February1945 he became Kommodore erganzungs-SG148. Awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, he flew over 1000 combat missions, and had been shot down twenty times. His wards were awarded Ritterkreuz on 05.01.1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän 7./StukaG 77 and ( 619 ). Eichenlaub on 10.10.1944 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur III./StukaG 77. He passed away on 31st August 2012.

Items Signed by Major Franz Kieslich (deceased)

 German Ju87 Stuka. ......
Stuka - Tribute to Hans Rudel by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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German Ju87 Stuka. ......NOT
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 Pilots prepare for their bombing missions in their Ju-87 Stukas. ......
Stuka Ju87 - Preparing for the Day by Ivan Berryman. (P)
Price : £670.00
Pilots prepare for their bombing missions in their Ju-87 Stukas. ......

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 The Ju-87G Stuka of Hans Rudel is being quickly turned around between missions while serving in Slovakia, June 1944. ......
Bombing Up - Stuka of Hans Rudel by Ivan Berryman. (B)
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The Ju-87G Stuka of Hans Rudel is being quickly turned around between missions while serving in Slovakia, June 1944. ......NOT
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 The Ju-87G Stuka of Hans Rudel is being quickly turned around between missions while serving in Slovakia, June 1944. ......
Bombing Up - Stuka of Hans Rudel by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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The Ju-87G Stuka of Hans Rudel is being quickly turned around between missions while serving in Slovakia, June 1944. ......NOT
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 Byron Duckenfield is recorded as having shot down a Stuka near Dover, but the exact circumstances are not clear.  501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions -  depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju.87. ......
Straggler's End by Ivan Berryman. (B)
Price : £380.00
Byron Duckenfield is recorded as having shot down a Stuka near Dover, but the exact circumstances are not clear. 501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions - depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju.87. ......

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  Byron Duckenfield is recorded as having shot down a Stuka near Dover, but the exact circumstances are not clear.  501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions -  depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju.87.  By......
Straggler's End by Ivan Berryman. (C)
Price : £510.00
Byron Duckenfield is recorded as having shot down a Stuka near Dover, but the exact circumstances are not clear. 501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions - depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju.87. By......

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 Byron Duckenfield is recorded as having shot down a Stuka near Dover, but the exact circumstances are not clear.  501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions -  depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju.87. ......
Straggler's End by Ivan Berryman. (P)
Price : £730.00
Byron Duckenfield is recorded as having shot down a Stuka near Dover, but the exact circumstances are not clear. 501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions - depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju.87. ......

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 A Ju87 Stuka pilot who flew over 1,000 missions.    despite being shot down 21 times, he survived the war having served in the major engagements of the Eastern Front, and was decorated with the Knights Cross and Oak Leaves.  He died in 2012.......
Clipped Signature - Franz Kieslich.
Price : £50.00
A Ju87 Stuka pilot who flew over 1,000 missions. despite being shot down 21 times, he survived the war having served in the major engagements of the Eastern Front, and was decorated with the Knights Cross and Oak Leaves. He died in 2012.......

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 Junkers JU87 R-1 Stukas find a gap in the cloudbase en route to their target during the Norwegian Campaign of 1941. ......
Dawn Raiders by Ivan Berryman. (C)
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Junkers JU87 R-1 Stukas find a gap in the cloudbase en route to their target during the Norwegian Campaign of 1941. ......NOT
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 Junkers JU87 R-1 Stukas find a gap in the cloudbase en route to their target during the Norwegian Campaign of 1941. ......
Dawn Raiders by Ivan Berryman. (D)
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Junkers JU87 R-1 Stukas find a gap in the cloudbase en route to their target during the Norwegian Campaign of 1941. ......

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 The Stuka when dressed for war was an awesome spectacle. Robert Taylors outstanding painting shows a formation of JU87s bombed up and fitted with long range tanks heading out on a shipping strike over the Mediterranean in 1941. Following its success......
Stuka by Robert Taylor.
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The Stuka when dressed for war was an awesome spectacle. Robert Taylors outstanding painting shows a formation of JU87s bombed up and fitted with long range tanks heading out on a shipping strike over the Mediterranean in 1941. Following its success......NOT
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 The Stuka when dressed for war was an awesome spectacle. Robert Taylors outstanding painting shows a formation of JU87s bombed up and fitted with long range tanks heading out on a shipping strike over the Mediterranean in 1941. Following its success......
Stuka by Robert Taylor (AP)
Price : £330.00
The Stuka when dressed for war was an awesome spectacle. Robert Taylors outstanding painting shows a formation of JU87s bombed up and fitted with long range tanks heading out on a shipping strike over the Mediterranean in 1941. Following its success......

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 Targul Fromos, Rumania, April 1944.  10th Staffel (Panzerjager) Schlachtgeswader 2. ......
Tank Hunters by David Pentland. (B)
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Targul Fromos, Rumania, April 1944. 10th Staffel (Panzerjager) Schlachtgeswader 2. ......

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 Junker Ju87B-1s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 swoop down to attack coastal targets. This opening phase of the Battle of Britain was to prove very costly for the Stuka squadrons as they found they could no longer operate unescorted against the RAF. ......
Stukas over England, South Coast, July 1940 by David Pentland. (B)
Price : £400.00
Junker Ju87B-1s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 swoop down to attack coastal targets. This opening phase of the Battle of Britain was to prove very costly for the Stuka squadrons as they found they could no longer operate unescorted against the RAF. ......

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 Junker Ju87B-1s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 swoop down to attack coastal targets. This opening phase of the Battle of Britain was to prove very costly for the Stuka squadrons as they found they could no longer operate unescorted against the RAF. ......
Stukas over England, South Coast, July 1940 by David Pentland. (P)
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Junker Ju87B-1s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 swoop down to attack coastal targets. This opening phase of the Battle of Britain was to prove very costly for the Stuka squadrons as they found they could no longer operate unescorted against the RAF. ......NOT
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 Junker Ju87B-2 flown by Hauptmann Helmut Bruck. Stab I, Stg 77 targets a Royal navy ship during the Battle for Crete. ......
The Stukas Prey, Crete, May 1941 by David Pentland. (P)
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Junker Ju87B-2 flown by Hauptmann Helmut Bruck. Stab I, Stg 77 targets a Royal navy ship during the Battle for Crete. ......NOT
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 Junker Ju87D-3s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 escorted by Me109Gs of JG52, during the epic Battle of Kursk. ......
Target ahead, Kursk, Central Russia, July 1943 by David Pentland. (B)
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Junker Ju87D-3s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 escorted by Me109Gs of JG52, during the epic Battle of Kursk. ......

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 Junker Ju87D-3s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 escorted by Me109Gs of JG52, during the epic Battle of Kursk. ......
Target ahead, Kursk, Central Russia, July 1943 by David Pentland. (P)
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Junker Ju87D-3s of 7 Staffel, Stg 77 escorted by Me109Gs of JG52, during the epic Battle of Kursk. ......NOT
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Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Major Franz Kieslich (deceased)

Luftwaffe Ju-87 Stuka Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor.
Pack Price : £400.00
Saving : £95
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

Dawn Raiders by Ivan Berryman. (B)
Stuka by Robert Taylor (AP)

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Major Franz Kieslich (deceased)


Major Franz Kieslich
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Major Franz Kieslich
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Ju87
Manufacturer : Junkers
Built : 6500


Ju87
By 1935 the German Luftwaffe was developing its first monoplane divebomber which entered production in 1936 as the Ju87 Stuka. The Stuka was to evolve into arguably the most successful single engine Axis divebomber of WW II. Utilizing a nearly vertical dive position the Stuka was stunningly accurate in the days when horizontal bombing was a relatively inaccurate science. The Ju87 was built for functionality and ruggedness. A fixed landing gear and exceptionally strong wing design were incorporated and no attempt was made to minimize protrusions. The Stuka was not designed for speed; it was an aerodynamic nightmare. The Stuka also incorporated a siren which when activated during a dive was designed to inflict psychological damage on the enemy below. The Ju87 was used with tremendous success in the Blitzkrieg attacks on Norway, Poland, Belgium, France, Holland, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Virtually unchallenged in the air during these Blitzkriegs the Stukas took a devastating toll on Allied ground and mechanized forces. Shipping was also vulnerable to the pinpoint attacks of the Stuka, and the Ju87 destroyed more Allied shipping than all other German aircraft put together during WW II. During Hitlers air attacks on Britain the Stukas reputation for invulnerability was shattered. Facing British Hurricanes and Spitfires the slower and less maneuverable Ju87s were destroyed in large numbers, eventually forcing their withdrawal from that conflict. Germanys attempt to develop an improved twin engine divebomber resulted in the introduction of the Messerschmitt 210 which was an unmitigated disaster. As a result, the Stuka remained in production longer than expected and the aircraft played a major role in Germanys surprise attack on Russia. In the first day of combat alone Stukas were credited with the destruction of over 700 Russian aircraft with minimal losses. One of Germanys top aces of WW II was Hans-Ulrich Rudel. Rudel flew over 2,500 combat missions in Ju87s, and was shot down on twelve occasions. Rudel was credited with destroying 519 tanks, 800 vehicles, 150 artillery pieces, one Russian battleship, one cruiser and one destroyer. Rudel was also credited with shooting down nine Russian aircraft in air-to-air combat.

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