Early parachutist license (2)
Is anyone would like to share early Luftwaffe parachutist's license. Let's start..
JYN
JYN
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Jean-Yves,
I find it so sad that asolutely outstanding
pieces like this receive little or no response on the forum. I think most people just cannot appreciate the rarity and significance of a piece like this. I would much rather see one thread like this than a thousand about badges that are available by the truck load that no one will ever know if they are real or not.......but that's me.
Great, historical piece and thanks for sharing it.
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JYN
Very nice! I agree with Eric. I would much rather have something like this that was named to an individual than a medal or badge any day.
Interesting that he De-nazified the eagle...
Do you have other items belonging to him? Any other history?
Regards,
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Well said, Eric! Jean-Yves's 1937 parachute licence is an outstanding item. Where documents remained in the possession of their original owners or their next of kin, to be produced to the authorities as proof of pension entitlement and so on, they were usually de-nazified as display of the swastika was - and remains - illegal in Germany. Believe it or not, there are collectors who would reject a document like this because of the erasure of the swastika!
Prosper Keating
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By 1935, W. Rakebrandt (1917-2000) joined the Landespolizei Gen. Göring in Berlin/Charlottenburg. Then on 02.10.36 the Pionierzug I. Jäger Btl. Rgt. Gen. Göring.
From 16.03. to 14.05.37 he was at Stendal par's school and get his badge on the 13.08.37. Then 14 and 15./Fallsch.Komp. RGG and finally in 1938 the 5./FJR 1, 1./FJR 1, Stab./FJR 1 and 4. komp Fallschirmschule 2 Wittstock.
Medals :
13.03.38 Erinnerungsmedaille (Ostmark)
22.05.39 " " " (Sudeten)
15.12.41 EKII
Campaigns : Holland and Russia. He spent most of this wartime as an instructor in Wittstock and finished the war in the HQ of the 23 FJD in Holland. Then he became a POW.
I get most of his papers just after my book came out. He was sad to do not offer me more photos as he lost a lot of them behind the wall.
Denazifed documents are just showing that papers had a second life as normal identity passes in after-war time.
This second photo is full of interest and nice signatures.
On the 11.11.37 Karl-Lothar Schulz signed the license. At this time he was the commander of the 15(Pi)Fallsch.Kp. RGG and then you will find the signature of Walter Koch commander of the 1./FJR 1 by 1939. Then the signature of Major Weiland ex banner-holder of the RGG.
Yea, a real piece of history !
Jean-Yves Nasse
[img] http://images.andale.com/f2/105/107/7341996/1003954154395_Fallsch2.JPG[/img]Comment
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Jean-Yves,
A very nice history! To, me that is what collecting is all about. My comment about the denazification was certainly not meant to be a negative one...implied was the exact point that you and Prosper made. He certainly had a full career. What a special treat to be able to meet him personally.
Congrats,
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Rick,
As you were asking for more :
1)Portrait as Gefreiter in RGG
2) His paybook (duplicata) with stamps from germ. paras vets association dated 1953 and english markings
[img] http://images.andale.com/f2/105/107/7341996/1004032341437_Rak1.JPG[/img]
3) His veteran's asso' card signed by Student
from 1951
[img] http://images.andale.com/f2/105/107/7341996/1004032338122_Rak3.JPG[/img]
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