Friedrich Pohl - German Aviation Pioneer & WWI Pilot - Photos, Docs and Awards

[Don D.]

Perhaps he was put in for it and the paperwork never came thru.

[Ferg 1]

Hi Jeff, here's the broach in question. I am afraid my camera i( or me) is not the best at taking close ups. The engraving is on the reverse far wing in the picture and only seen through an eye glass but it is certainly F Pohl .


Ferg1

[saschaw]

What is not listed is the Tapferkeitsmedaille from Hessen. This is the medal with "Für Tapferkeit" on reverse.

It's not an the medal bar nor on one of the ribbon bars. Sure it is his? I doubt it.

[jaba-the-hunt]

Sascha on first post the 4th ribbon bar. On the last position is the ribbon for the TKM.

But it seems this bar doesn't belong to Pohl. It diferently to his medal bar.
Or we have the same situation like his EK1.

Regards Alex

[Don D.]

I'd say it is far more likely he got the TWM and it just wasn't enetered in his book. They were handed out to whole units.

[Colorado]

I agree, since it is proven that his records do not reflect an EKI that he is seen wearing, there may be other entries that are not in his Wehrpass. There is no record of him being a pilot prior to WWI, yet there he is on a flight from Trier to Metz in 1910.

Of course it always possible something extra from another family member could have become part of the collection, but this is exactly how it has been since WWII. There are also items that could be in this grouping from his career as well that were not with his family. I think it's a miracle this much survived intact.

He did write about his WWI experiences. I found a reference titled, 1930 Pohl, Friedrich, Das wahre Gesicht. 53 Monde 1914-1918.

It is located on this Website: http://www.altearmee.de/index2.htm

[Don D.]

Copied to the Indiviuals History forum for wider viewing.

[Colorado]

This grouping is now for sale on estand as a complete group. Thank you all that contributed to this thread.

[Sonderkommando]

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Sadly this group got split up and the last pieces of it are being sold on the e-stand (23-10-2016).


http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=883332

[Dansson]

Very sad that complete groupings like these get splitted By pure greed

[Willie Ryan]

Hi Jeff, new member and just came across this thread, not much info on pohl but regarding post 16, Emil jeannin with his aviatik-farman, winner of the trier-metz air race, organised by the berliner aeroclub. cheers Willie.