I know you guys here will make short work of this one -- who is this Officer?
Mike
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Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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Reverse of the Photo
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Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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I say...
it looks like.... Oberlt. Erich Homburg, awarded on -- 13 Oct. 1918.-Ralph AbercrombieComment
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That's him ...
Ralph,
Many thanks -- that's him. I pulled out the Luftwaffe General's volume and it is him.
Thanks again!
Mike
Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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Mike, Ralph,
Interesting...he is wearing a Commemorative Pilots badge but I can not find him on any of the vicotry lists? Do you know how he won his PLM?
Gary BANA LM #1201868, OMSA LM #60, OVMS LM #8348Comment
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According to the book, he was Fuhrer der Flieger-Abteilung (LB) 260 from April to November 1918 ...
Mike
Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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As an aside Homburg was an Aerial Photo specialist.
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Mike........
........ can you post a HD scan/blow-up of the PLM? Looks interesting with skinny-tail... be nice to see the detail of this PLM, so few fotos are crisp enough to do that!Comment
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What , oh what is the badge to the left of the EK1??
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I was interested in that, too! What IS that?Originally posted by McCullohWhat , oh what is the badge to the left of the EK1??
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It's the Pilot's Badge of Finland. They used the swastika too.Originally posted by Ralph AComment
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Thanks Robin
I should of known that. I saw this piece recently at Weitze - for a mere $1800:-Ralph AbercrombieComment
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