Hunter in the Night
by Richard Taylor
Flying a Ju88 C-6 night-fighter Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Geschwaderkommodore of NJG/2 successfully attacks a Lancaster from 44 Squadron RAF over Magdeburg on the night of 21 January 1944. The role of the Luftwaffe’s night-fighter force was one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs of them all. Although highly feared, they were eventually overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and tactics as RAF Bomber Command increased their night-time offensive against the industrial heartlands of Hitler’s Third Reich. |
| Available in the following editions |
| 20 | Collectors edition | With the matted signatures of one Ju-88 pilot and one Lancaster pilot | $275 |
| 10 | Veterans edition | With the matted signatures of three Lancaster crew and three Ju-88 pilots, including | $835 |
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| Both editions - EXTREMELY low inventory |
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Restricted to just twenty copies worldwide, each print is mounted to include the signatures of two highly-regarded pilots; one who flew Ju88s with the Luftwaffe, the other flew Lancasters in the RAF: |
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| Oberleutnant Karl-Horst Meyer zum Felde GCiG | Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC |
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| With all components of the Collector’s Edition, this highly prized Veterans Edition is limited to only ten copies. Each print is matted to include the additional autographs of two more veterans who flew in Lancasters with the RAF, plus a further two Luftwaffe veterans who flew Ju88s, including the exceedingly rare wartime signature of the famous Ace whe flew the Ju-88 depicted. Additional signatures: |
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| Maj. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein KC w/ Oak Leaves & Swords | Unteroffizier Fahnenjunker Walter Bogdan |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker GCB CBE DSO DFC AFC | Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC |
 Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-WittgensteinBorn on 14 August 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn joined the cavalry of the German Wehrmacht in spring of 1937. He was accepted for flight training and transferred to the emerging Luftwaffe. He initially served as an observer and then as a pilot in Kampfgeschwader 1 (KG 1) and Kampfgeschwader 51 (KG 51). He saw action with these units in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, and Operation Barbarossa before he transferred to the night fighter force. He claimed his first aerial victory on the night of 6/7 May 1942. By October 1942, he had accumulated 22 aerial victories for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 October 1942. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 31 August 1943, for 54 aerial victories. Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein was appointed to command Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 (NJG 2) in January 1944, and was killed in action on the night of 21 January 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. |
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