Last saturday I got a most interesting document and photo group - and to be honest, I have not really an idea what I have here.
It is a group consisting of several photos, paperwork, letters, maps, drawings and telegramms, money and so on.
This man was Major d.R. Dr. Walter Schenk:
Here is a detail shot of his decorations:
He was somehow related as an official teacher or a diplomat in Afghanistan in 1935.
Here is the address on a letter:
German-afghanian company Kabul
Here is his calling card:
Photos show him together with afghanian soldiers:
On that last photo he is the guy with the pith-helmet.
There are also photos of afghanian airforce ?? equipped with german airplanes ??
...and a Lufthansa plane:
A hand-drawn plan of the german camp at Kabul:
A list of german people in afghanistan (this is one of several lists, there is also a group of OT-members listed)
Calling card with a dedication and signed photo of an afghanian general:
Photo:
Back of photo above:
Back of the general's calling card:
The afghanian general spoke perfectly german.
Some other stuff from that group, old afghanian money, original paintings, several maps and so on.
One of two telegramms which tell about a contract that was signed (whatever that was) 1934.
I could continue with more photos, a newspaper, more maps, some letters from the afghanian embassy from 1956 where the embassador again thanked Major Schenk for his work he has done for afghanistan.
I have a lot of questions, but the thing that interests me most is, what was the german-afghanian company and what did they do between 1934 - 1937 ?
Second - who was Major Schenk ?
Any comments, infos or what You think are highly appreciated, also if some of You know of a link in the internet with more infos.
And last, please do not take this for an advertisement, but I will sell or trade that group so I need any info to describe it better than now.
Thanks in advance
Robert
It is a group consisting of several photos, paperwork, letters, maps, drawings and telegramms, money and so on.
This man was Major d.R. Dr. Walter Schenk:
Here is a detail shot of his decorations:
He was somehow related as an official teacher or a diplomat in Afghanistan in 1935.
Here is the address on a letter:
German-afghanian company Kabul
Here is his calling card:
Photos show him together with afghanian soldiers:
On that last photo he is the guy with the pith-helmet.
There are also photos of afghanian airforce ?? equipped with german airplanes ??
...and a Lufthansa plane:
A hand-drawn plan of the german camp at Kabul:
A list of german people in afghanistan (this is one of several lists, there is also a group of OT-members listed)
Calling card with a dedication and signed photo of an afghanian general:
Photo:
Back of photo above:
Back of the general's calling card:
The afghanian general spoke perfectly german.
Some other stuff from that group, old afghanian money, original paintings, several maps and so on.
One of two telegramms which tell about a contract that was signed (whatever that was) 1934.
I could continue with more photos, a newspaper, more maps, some letters from the afghanian embassy from 1956 where the embassador again thanked Major Schenk for his work he has done for afghanistan.
I have a lot of questions, but the thing that interests me most is, what was the german-afghanian company and what did they do between 1934 - 1937 ?
Second - who was Major Schenk ?
Any comments, infos or what You think are highly appreciated, also if some of You know of a link in the internet with more infos.
And last, please do not take this for an advertisement, but I will sell or trade that group so I need any info to describe it better than now.
Thanks in advance
Robert
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