This picture was taken by Heinrich Hoffmann, and it shows Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht) ceremonially awards the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten to Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52). The ceremony were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942. Luftwaffe fighter ace Hermann Graf formally received the Brillanten on 16 September 1942 after achieving 172 aerial victory.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
Major Hermann Graf (Staffelkapitän 9.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 52) posed in a studio photo taken by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, after the Brillanten award ceremony which were held at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on 7 October 1942.
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