Himmler wearing pilots badge

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Bob Lyons
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Himmler wearing pilots badge

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Post by Bob Lyons » 10 Jan 2017, 03:59

Just wondering what the heck Himmler is wearing in this photo, it appears to be a pilots badge, but is certainly
not one that was normally awarded, is this a one off presentation piece or something entirely different.... ??

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Post by Mark Costa » 10 Jan 2017, 04:38

He is wearing the rare Combined Pilot/Observer Badge in Gold with Diamonds. It was presented to him by Göring. This was a special award given by Göring to special Luftwaffe personnel and Foreign Dignitaries as well as some special Reich leaders such as Himmler. It was Göring's personnel decoration. Around 80+ were presented from 1935 to 1945.

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Post by Bob Lyons » 10 Jan 2017, 07:00

Thanks Mark, the shape of it threw me....

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Bob

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 10 Jan 2017, 11:11

Links offering further information on the subject:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t=Heydrich

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Post by VtwinVince » 12 Jan 2017, 21:57

What's more interesting is the badge he is presenting in this photo.

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 13 Jan 2017, 11:20

Himmler is presenting the "Germanische Leistungsrune" for the first time on 01.02.1944 in the SS-Ausbildungslager Avegoor.

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Re: Himmler wearing pilots badge

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Post by VtwinVince » 13 Jan 2017, 20:28

Ganz richtig.

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