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PRUSSIA – SANKE CARD – LEUTNANT ALBERT DOSSENBACH – AVIATION – NR 416.
Albert Dossenbach (1891-1917) was an early PLM-winner, having shot down fifteen enemy planes. He is shown here in uniform, with his PLM at his throat. The postcard is in good condition and has never been mailed.
PRUSSIA – SANKE CARD – LEUTNANT ALBERT DOSSENBACH – AVIATION – NR 416.
Albert Dossenbach (1891-1917) was an early PLM-winner, having shot down fifteen enemy planes. He is shown here in uniform, with his PLM at his throat. The postcard is in good condition and has never been mailed.
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PRUSSIA – SANKE CARD – LEUTNANT ALBERT DOSSENBACH – AVIATION – NR 416.
Albert Dossenbach (1891-1917) was an early PLM-winner, having shot down fifteen enemy planes. He is shown here in uniform, with his PLM at his throat. The postcard is in good condition and has never been mailed.
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SANKE CARD NR 361 – OBERLEUTNANT MAX IMMELMANN – “DEATH CARD.”
This is Sanke Card Nr 361 of Max Immelmann who, along with Oswald Boelcke, was an early winner of the Orden Pour le Mérite. Immelmann was killed in the summer of 1916. The Sanke Card is a studio pose that features Immelmann wearing his PLM, his 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class, and his Prussian Army Pilot Badge. He is also wearing a large medal bar.
Directly under Immelmann’s name, a small cross indicates that he is deceased. It also means this card was produced in 1916 (and later). The postcard shows some silver oxide on its edges. It was never mailed and remains in fine condition.
SANKE CARD NR 361 – OBERLEUTNANT MAX IMMELMANN – “DEATH CARD.”
This is Sanke Card Nr 361 of Max Immelmann who, along with Oswald Boelcke, was an early winner of the Orden Pour le Mérite. Immelmann was killed in the summer of 1916. The Sanke Card is a studio pose that features Immelmann wearing his PLM, his 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class, and his Prussian Army Pilot Badge. He is also wearing a large medal bar.
Directly under Immelmann’s name, a small cross indicates that he is deceased. It also means this card was produced in 1916 (and later). The postcard shows some silver oxide on its edges. It was never mailed and remains in fine condition.
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Karl Emil Schäfer was one of Jasta 11’s best-known pilots under Manfred von Richthofen’s command. During 1917’s “Bloody April,” he shot down no less then fifteen enemy airplanes. He was awarded his PLM and the Knight’s Cross of the Hohenzollern House Order on 26 April 1917. He was also transferred to Jasta 28 as its jastaführer. He was killed in action on 5 June, with a total of thirty confirmed victories. Young Schäfer is shown before his PLM award. All that is visible in his tunic’s buttonholes are the ribbons for two decorations. One is the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. The card is clean on both the front and back.
Karl Emil Schäfer was one of Jasta 11’s best-known pilots under Manfred von Richthofen’s command. During 1917’s “Bloody April,” he shot down no less then fifteen enemy airplanes. He was awarded his PLM and the Knight’s Cross of the Hohenzollern House Order on 26 April 1917. He was also transferred to Jasta 28 as its jastaführer. He was killed in action on 5 June, with a total of thirty confirmed victories. Young Schäfer is shown before his PLM award. All that is visible in his tunic’s buttonholes are the ribbons for two decorations. One is the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. The card is clean on both the front and back.
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This card shows a Feldwebel Wagner. There is little information that I can find on him other than he flew in the Balkans. In this studio pose Wagner is seated wearing his schirmütze and black leather gloves. He is wearing a Prussian Army Pilot badge and the ribbon in his second button hole for the 1914 iron Cross 2nd Class. The postcard was not mailed.
This card shows a Feldwebel Wagner. There is little information that I can find on him other than he flew in the Balkans. In this studio pose Wagner is seated wearing his schirmütze and black leather gloves. He is wearing a Prussian Army Pilot badge and the ribbon in his second button hole for the 1914 iron Cross 2nd Class. The postcard was not mailed.
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$25.00
This German propaganda postcard depicts an idealized German Aviator. He strikes a heroic pose. The image is taken from a brown/yellow-toned lithograph. It reads “Und Ihr? Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe” (And You? Buy War Bonds). Obviously, it supports the German War Bond effort.
This German propaganda postcard depicts an idealized German Aviator. He strikes a heroic pose. The image is taken from a brown/yellow-toned lithograph. It reads “Und Ihr? Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe” (And You? Buy War Bonds). Obviously, it supports the German War Bond effort.
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