An Interesting Farewell Card To Colonel Of The Luftwaffe From Officers Newly Listed Order of Leopold I -

Order of Leopold I - Commander - Silver gilt and enamels

The Hun crew leapt overboard

In stamped pebbled zinc alloy

marked " "FOR TOUGH BEARDS" ALSO FIT GEM AND EVER-READY RAZORS" on the reverse

In mid September 1922 he was transferred to Field Artillery Regiment 2 in Gustrow and commanded the second battalion

An Interesting Farewell Card To Colonel Of The Luftwaffe From Officers Newly Listed Order of Leopold I -Despermann, Ln. Abt. 138, 4 pp., foldable, 23. 1 x 30. 5 cm; Date of item: 1942; Extremely fine. A farewell card for lieutenant colonel Despermann, the commander of the Ln. Abt. 138 (Luftnachrichten Abteilung = air signal corps), serving as a memento. Apparently he is either being retired or relocated. It is signed by the officers and officials of his corps. Several names are decipherable, for example Westphal, Oblt. (lieutenant colonel), Kanz, Lt.,