FALLSCHIRMJAGER SOLDIER'S PHOTO ALBUM SOLDBUCH FUHRERSCHEIN AND P.O.W. FILE Exceptional grouping of material concerning Fallschirmjager Cpl. Walter Lindner born in 1919 and serving with the 5th Fallschirmjager Battalion. Lindner participated in the invasion of Crete and returned with his comrades to Germany later captured during heavy fighting on the Brest peninsula on Sep. 18 1944 after he was nearly buried by earth from a nearby artillery explosion. From Nov. 11 1944 he was held prisoner at camps in Gordon Georgia and at Fort Jackson S.C. Included is Lindner's personal photo album with about 165 photos pasted within with brown textured faux leather cover with silver Luftwaffe eagle insignia. The first photo shows Lindner taking his oath upon a regimental flag with the following images showing field training (some commercial) soldiers parachuting with a great sequence of four photos showing a soldier jumping and his parachute just beginning to open wrecked German and British transports at Crete artillery offloading of supplies at an airport on Crete occupation of Athens and Crete funeral of a comrade on Crete his commanding officer receiving the Knights Cross in the field in Winter and Spring 1943-44 packing parachutes etc. Also included: Lindner's Luftwaffe Soldbuch issued Feb. 26 1940 lists all equipment issued to him medical history promotions etc.; Wehrmach-fuhrerschein cloth issued by the 5th Fallschirmjager issued Apr. 2 1944; and a fairly complete P.O.W. file including personnel records medical records records of clothing and equipment issued pay records medical assessment mentioning ""buried by earth""; two small photos as P.O.W. driver's permit and more. Lindner was held until at least April 1946 before he was finally released.