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Re: Pilot Badge with Diamonds Recipients

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Post by coburg22 » 29 Mar 2015, 17:59

Dieter,

I am sorry but you are wrong. You and everyone know that according to regulations, General Max Mohr could not wear the badge in that manner above the EK I and KVK I unless it was the diamonds award which it is. It clearly shows the P/O Badge in Gold with Diamonds being worn on the center of the left breast pocket above other awards! I will email the pic to another moderator and have him upload it for you to see!

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Re: Pilot Badge with Diamonds Recipients

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Post by Michael Miller » 29 Mar 2015, 18:23

Gentlemen:

Here is the picture in question.

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Re: Pilot Badge with Diamonds Recipients

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Post by von thoma » 01 Apr 2015, 23:06

Does anyone know who gives this diamond badge to Francisco Franco ?
And if it's possible when.
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Post by malvinas82 » 19 Sep 2015, 23:38

Who's this Slovakian holder?
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Post by Mark Costa » 20 Sep 2015, 00:02

In the photos above it is quite obvious that General Max Mohr is NOT wearing a Diamond studded badge. The badge is definitely NOT with diamonds. in regards to the comment about regulations -- high ranking officers always seemed to defy the regs and wore badges etc any way they wanted. And the photo just above does NOT show a Slovakian general wearing a diamond studded badge either. This is quite evident with the size of the wings in question. The same goes for the photos of Mohr as well. Hence neither man is a recipient of this rare badge. Sorry.

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Post by Steen Ammentorp » 21 Sep 2015, 16:11

I have not been able to let go of the unidentified French officer behind D'Astier in the photo posted by Mark on the previous page (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 9#p1871809)

While the officer may still be René Marie Yves Louis d’Arnaud de Vitrolles and he may still be a recipient as the rest of the members of the French party, but while searching for verification of this I stumbled upon another most likely recipient.

The pilot, who flew Vuillemin and his delegation to Germany in the Amiot 340 prototype, record holder commandant Jules Maurice Rossi 1901-1966, and he writes in his memoirs about the trip:
Notre réception en Allemagne fut des plus cordiales. Le Maréchal Gœring me remit, suprême distinction, l'insigne de pilote allemand.
In: "Au service l'aviation Franc̜aise (1919-1939)", by Jules Rossi (1941) p. 245.

And since the rest of the French party, except Arnaud de Vitrolles, have been verified as holders of the badge with diamonds, I would think it most likely that Rossi got it with diamonds as well.

I should note that all contemporary French sources relates to Vuillemin's bagde simply refers to it as plainly as "insigne de pilote allemand" and not "insigne de pilote avac briliants allemand", so it is not possible to rule Rossi out simply because he only refers to it as insigne de pilote allemand
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Re: Pilot Badge with Diamonds Recipients

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Post by Mark Costa » 21 Sep 2015, 21:54

Steen:

Excellent observations. I would put Jules Maurice Rossi into the possible category. Your comment about the lack of the word "diamonds" is very telling as the award document given to Mussolini for the Diamonds Badge was also missing the word "Diamonds". So it is very possible that Rossi is referring to the diamonds badge even though the word is not used.

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Post by malvinas82 » 04 Jun 2016, 01:44

Kindelán and Franco wearing their badges.
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Post by Mark Costa » 04 Jun 2016, 17:17

Malvinas:

Excellent photo of Kindelan and Franco.
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Post by von thoma » 08 Sep 2016, 04:54

Werner von Blomberg wearing the award.
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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 18 Nov 2016, 01:32

Gentlemen,

That's the first time that I heard that Blomberg was the holder of the Pilot Badge with Diamonds!

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Post by malvinas82 » 08 Oct 2017, 16:25

Bulgarian holder of the badge?
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Re: Pilot Badge with Diamonds Recipients

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Post by Mark Costa » 08 Oct 2017, 22:53

It does not appear to be a Bulgarian recipient as the badge itself does not have the correct wings and the swastika does not sparkle. Too blurry to be sure but I would say just a standard badge.

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Post by norwest » 11 Jul 2021, 19:21

This photo of Graf is dated Sept 1943. I don't know what date he was awarded the diamond pilot badge, but I assume he is wearing it here. Note that he has it positioned above his Iron Cross.

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Re: Pilot Badge with Diamonds Recipients

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Post by graveland » 12 Nov 2022, 17:13

Did Generalleutnant Heinz Scheurlen receive this award?

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