Wolfgang Späte Autographs
Wolfgang Späte (8 September 1911 – 30 April 1997) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II, with 99 victories claimed. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. For fighter pilots it was a quantifiable measure of skill and combat success. He used an early version of the speed to fly theory to win the 1938 Rhön gliding competition flying a DFS Reiher. Already a talented glider pilot before the war, he went on to become one of the Luftwaffe's foremost test pilots.
Späte was born on 8 September 1911 in Dresden, at the time in the Kingdom of Saxony of the German Empire. He studied at the Technische Universität Darmstadt and then became a test pilot with the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight').
World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. During this invasion, Späte served with 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of Heeres-Ergänzungs-Aufklärungsgruppe 23 (23rd army reconnaissance group), flying aerial reconnaissance missions, and received the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse) on 8 November. Trained as a fighter pilot, he was posted to 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) on 1 January 1941. The Staffel was headed by Oberleutnant Hubert Mütherich and subordinated to II. Gruppe (2nd group) of JG 54 commanded by Hauptmann Dietrich Hrabak. At the time, the Gruppe was based at Bonn-Hangelar Airfield at Sankt Augustin for a period of rest and replenishment following the losses sustained during the Battle of Britain.
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Current items with a signature of Wolfgang Späte
These are the most current items with a signature of Wolfgang Späte that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Wolfgang Späte Signed Cut Signature GOE Lithograph 1987 (d) WWII German Ace | $32.95 |  |
| Wolfgang Späte Signed Cut Signature GOE Lithograph 1987 (d) WWII German Ace | $32.95 | |
Traded items with a signature of Wolfgang Späte
The most expensive item with a signature of Wolfgang Späte (TOP SECRET BIRD: THE LUFTWAFFE'S ME-163 COMET-Wolfgang Spate Signed By Spate + 3) was sold in August 2025 for $282.50 while the cheapest item (Wolfgang Spate Signed CUT AUTO PSA/DNA Authentic) found a new owner for $9.50 in May 2024. The month with the most items sold (1) was May 2010 with an average selling price of $13.50 for an autographed item of Wolfgang Späte. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with $134.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was April 2014. In average, an autographed item from Wolfgang Späte is worth $30.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Wolfgang Späte were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ***HAND SIGNED PHOTO OF WWII GERMAN LUFTWAFFE ACE WOLFGANG SPATE-99 VICTORIES*** | $39.02 |  |
| ***HAND SIGNED PHOTO OF WWII GERMAN LUFTWAFFE ACE WOLFGANG SPATE-99 VICTORIES*** | $39.02 | |
| LUFTWAFFE ACE COMET PILOT Wolfgang Spate signed RARE 8x10 - 99 KILLS | $75.00 | |
| LUFTWAFFE ACE COMET PILOT Wolfgang Spate signed RARE 8x10 - 99 KILLS | $75.00 | |
| TOP SECRET BIRD LUFTWAFFE ME163 COMET SIGNED WOLFGANG SPATE/KURT SCHIEBELER MINT | $134.99 | |
| TOP SECRET BIRD LUFTWAFFE ME163 COMET SIGNED WOLFGANG SPATE/KURT SCHIEBELER MINT | $134.99 | |
| WOLFGANG SPATE GERMAN WWII ACE HAND SIGNED PHOTO | $29.99 | |
| WOLFGANG SPATE GERMAN WWII ACE HAND SIGNED PHOTO | $29.99 | |
| Wolfgang Spate Signed 8 X 10 Photo / Autographed WW2 Luftwaffe Ace | $38.99 | |
| Wolfgang Spate Signed 8 X 10 Photo / Autographed WW2 Luftwaffe Ace | $38.99 | |
| Wolfgang Spate Signed 8×10 Photo-WWII German Fighter Ace 99 Victories Flew ME262 | $26.00 | |
| Wolfgang Spate Signed 8×10 Photo-WWII German Fighter Ace 99 Victories Flew ME262 | $26.00 | |
| Wolfgang Spate Signed Cut Signature (d) WWII German Ace 99V | $19.95 | |
| Wolfgang Spate Signed Cut Signature (d) WWII German Ace 99V | $19.95 | |
| WOLFGANG SPATE VINTAGE ORIGINAL SIGNED 8x10 B/W PHOTO MILITARY ACE WAR PILOT | $17.99 | |
