I got this photo from the daughter of a vet...
Any help identifying the guys would be appreciated...
Calvin
Any help identifying the guys would be appreciated...
Calvin
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-Calvin Hall, repressed Appalachian American.
Desperately seeking a Juncker Knights Cross ribbon loop and well used Knights Cross ribbon!!! -
note on reverse...-Calvin Hall, repressed Appalachian American.
Desperately seeking a Juncker Knights Cross ribbon loop and well used Knights Cross ribbon!!! -
full scan of the photo...-Calvin Hall, repressed Appalachian American.
Desperately seeking a Juncker Knights Cross ribbon loop and well used Knights Cross ribbon!!!Comment
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Hi Calvin,
No idea who they are looking at them but I'll take a guess at the writing being:
Generaloberst Lohr
General HomburgComment
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The place name could be Swindik near Lublin (Poland)
and the name of the Generaloberst could be Löhr (Loehr)
GerdanComment
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The airfield is Lublin-Świdnik.
The positions held by the two generals at the time of the photo are in bold, below:
LÖHR, Alexander. (DOB: 20.05.85 in Turnu-Severin/Romania). (RE). 15.03.38 trf to the Luftwaffe from the Austrian Army with a rank of Gen.Maj. 24.03.38 promo to Gen.Lt. (RDA 01.02.38). 01.04.38 appt Kommandierender Gen. und Bef. der Luftwaffe in Österreich. 01.02.39 appt Kommandierender Gen. der Lw.Kdo. Ostmark. 18.03.39 appt Chef der Luftflotte 4. 25.03.39 promo to Gen.d.Fl. (RDA 01.03.39). 30.09.39 awarded Ritterkreuz. 03.05.41 promo to Gen.Oberst. 02.07.42 appt provisional Kdr. der 12. Armee. 12.07.42 appt Oberbefehlshaber der 12. Armee. 01.01.43 appt Ob. Südost. 01.01.43 concurrently appt Ob. Heeresgruppe E. 20.01.45 awarded Eichenlaub. 21.03.45 Ob. Südost. 15.05.45 became Yugoslavian POW and subsequently sentenced to death for probable war crimes. †16.02.47 or 12.06.47 executed by hanging in Belgrade.
HOMBURG, Erich. (DOB: 02.10.86 in Rosenthal/Kreis Habelschwert/Schlesien). (PleM). 30.10.18 awarded Pour le Mérite. 15.06.34 Leiter des Luftamt Hannover. 01.03.35 designated as an Erg.-Offizier (Luftwaffe) with a rank of Flieger-Kommandant. 01.03.35 promo to Maj. (RDA 01.01.35). 01.04.35 appt Kdr. Luftgau-Reserve 9. 01.03.37 appt Gruppenleiter Ib beim Luftgau-Kdo. 9, Hannover. 01.01.38 promo to Obstlt. 01.04.38 appt to Stab des Lw.Kdo. Österreich. 18.03.39 appt Oberquartiermeister der Lfl. 4. 01.11.39 activated. 20.12.41 appt Kdr. Technischen Brigade “Mineralöl”. 30.01.43 trf to Führerreserve OKL (pending assignment) and ordered on temporary duty to Wehrwirtschafts-Inspektion VI. 01.04.43 ordered to Rüstungs-Inspektion VII, München. 10.07.43 appt stellvertretender (deputy) Rüstungs-Inspekteur XIIa, Münster/Westfalen. 1944 appt Leiter des Abschuss-Kommission bei der Luftflotte Reich, Wiesbaden. 07.03.45 assigned to Führerreserve OKL – at the disposition of the Flieger-Ers.-Div. 30.04.45 retired. †04.07.54 in Wiesbaden.
--BHS1956Comment
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Is that Galland walking away?Comment
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No, that's Löhr. Galland was still an Obstlt. in June 1941 and much younger looking. But I agree: there are similarities in both the physique and face.
--BHS1956Comment
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I also noticed the resemblance to Galland.
Larry,
Thanks for the information concerning Löhr and Homburg. Much appreciated!-Calvin Hall, repressed Appalachian American.
Desperately seeking a Juncker Knights Cross ribbon loop and well used Knights Cross ribbon!!!Comment
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