WW2 (Nazi Germany) Military Airmail Envelope (Luftfeldpost) w/Soldier's Uniform Portrait

This is an authentic WW2 Nazi Germany lot grouping of a German Luftfeldpost (Air Field Post) envelope sent by a serviceman to his family in Germany accompanied by the uniformed portrait of the soldier who sent it. These were used by personnel serving on the front lines to send mail home quickly.

Envelope:
Features a distinct light blue Luftfeldpost admission stamp issued by the Deutsches Reich, featuring an airplane over stylized landscape text. This authorized the military letter to be transported quickly via air transport rather than standard ground rail. The circular ink strike over the stamp is the standard military cancellation mark used to process field mail. The Stamp features a silhouette of a Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft flying over a landscape with the text
DEUTSCHES REICH. Introduced in April 1942, these specific stamps were explicitly distributed to active service members to authorize free airmail privileges for letters weighing under 10 grams.

Envelope Transcription:
• Top Center - Luftfeldpost (handwritten and underlined in red to denote priority airmail delivery).
• Recipient (Anschrift):
Frau Else Berndt (Mrs. Else Berndt)
Niedersedlitz / Sa. (Niedersedlitz, Saxony)
Bergstr. 7 l. (Bergstraße 7, 1st Floor)
b/ Dresden (near Dresden)
• Sender (Left):
Abs: Walter J. Berndt (Sender: Walter J. Berndt
Fp. 12604 (Feldpostnummer 12604)

The Feldpostnummer (Fp. 12604):
Military units used a secret 5-digit code instead of a geographical location to hide their positions from enemy intelligence. Historical databases link Feldpostnummer 12604 to a medical supply and transport unit, specifically the Krankenkraftwagenkompanie 156 (Ambulance Company 156), which operated under the 56th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.

The Photo Connection:
The uniform worn by the soldier in the accompanying photo matches a Luftwaffe (Air Force), distinguished by the eagle insignia (Hoheitszeichen) on his peaked cap and the collar tabs.

The photograph shows the young soldier shortly after joining as a basic Flieger (Aircraftman or Private), but by the time he mailed this specific Luftfeldpost home, while serving on the Eastern Front, he had been promoted to the rank of Gefreiter (the rank on the envelope).