FW 200 photo with Two knights cross signatures

A 6 x 4" black and white phto of a WW2 German Condor plane signed by both Jope & Kowalewski. Original/genuine signatures and not facsimile/printed copies. Excellent condition. Hauptmann Robert KOWALEWSKI. Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Pilot in the Stabsstaffel/X Fliegerkorps Oberstleutnant Bernhard Jope (born 10 May 1914 in Leipzig ; died 31 July 1995 in Königstein im Taunus ) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( German : Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub ). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Jope flew the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor" on missions across the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean in support of the Kriegsmarine, damaging the RMS Empress of Britain in October 1940. He led Kampfgeschwader 100 (KG 100—100th ) in the attacks on the Italina battleship Italian battleship Roma , the British battleship HMS Warspite and cruiser HMS Uganda , and the US cruiser USS Savannah