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    A final goodbye, Robert Ritter von Greim

    Hi guys,

    managed to add this signed and dedicated picture to my collection.
    It is signed by Robert Ritter von Greim in the final stage of his life and
    the war, just before he flew with Hanna Reitsch to the Führerbunker and weeks before he shot himself in the
    head as supreme commander of the Luftwaffe.
    Very rarely you find autographs from high ranked officers that late in the war.
    It is dedicated to Alois Mayr, a befriended Luftwaffe commander. It came with two pictures from Mayr during the first world war
    and a pencil drawing.
    The Von Greim picture is in excellent condition and very sharp in detail. It's an Agfa Brovira picture. It gives a good view on his zinc cored Juncker Knight's Cross and
    Godet swords. Total measurements of this signed picture
    is 36 X 30cm. It has some foxing on the white carton but preserved nicely.
    The dedication reads:

    'The excellent proven commander of 1/Luftnachrichten regiment 35 and longtime
    member of my staff Major Mayr in thankful recognition and loyal friendship.
    14.3.45 Von Greim'

    The only thing i can't translate is the abbreviation of the location.
    I would be very grateful if somebody could help me with that.
    Also further information about Alois Mayr would be very helpful.


    Jelle
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      Alois Mayr in the first world war.
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        The location i can’t decipher.
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          #5
          Stunning!!!
          When you go home
          Tell them for us and say
          For your tomorrow
          We gave our today

          --Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
          Iwo Jima 1945

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            #6
            Hi, very nice, a great find.
            best Colin

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              #7
              Thanks for the feedback!

              Jelle

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                #8
                Great piece of history. Especially when one like to read books about the last days in the bunker. Congrat's with this signed picture, Jelle!!!


                Regards, Wim
                Freedom is not for Free

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                  #9
                  That is a great piece, it took me some time to find a signed photo of him, and mine dates from the French campaign.

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                    #10
                    Hard to read... Not Sütterlin. I thought it might be FHQ... but probably not.

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