Friday, September 04, 2009
A Luftwaffe evening dress mess jacket
A Luftwaffe evening dress mess jacket
Fine Luftwaffe blue gabardine with grey silk liner bearing a tailor's label of "Stechbarth/Berlin" with wearer's name "Obstlt. H. Rath - 10.9.42 ". Upgraded through promotion, with gold-coloured collar cording and golden buttons, gold-embroidered breast eagle on sewn-in shoulder boards in cello embroidery.
Hans-Joachim Rath, 1940 - 42 commander of KG 4 (bomber sqadron 4) "General Wever", received the Knight's Cross on 9 May 1942, commander of Pilot School4 in Thorn, 1943 commander of air forces on Crete, senior commander of Flight School A/B, 1943 - 45 commander of 1st Flight School Division.
Hans-Joachim Rath, 1940 - 42 commander of KG 4 (bomber sqadron 4) "General Wever", received the Knight's Cross on 9 May 1942, commander of Pilot School
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