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Dear Friends, Months ago, I got pictures that belonged to an engineer of Todt Org. This man, when the war ended, emigrated to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). After his death, his house was sold for a for a friend of me. In the basement of the house, in middle to a lot of garbage and dirt, my friend found a trunk with clothes, books, magazines and newspapers totally deteriorated. Wrapped up in plastic (for that they didn't deteriorate) albums and pictures of the died engineer's. I bought these pictures and albums, and now I share with you. You can notice that, in the first pictures, we can see Speer. Enjoy ! Otto PS. The albums are sutterlin hand writing, for that reason, I can not to say the name of the engineer.

As promised: I will try now, to explain in the best possible way as it began my interest for Carl Holler. When I was still child, my grandfather Johannes Wilhelm August Kruse, son of Johannes Kruse and of Mary Holler (Mimi, the sister of Carl Holler), told me Niels Sornsen's history (artistic name of Carl Holler), your uncle singer. Surprisingly my grandfather didn't count that he had been pilot in WWI. The years (many) passed and I finished forgetting about Carl Holler. In the year of 2004, separating some books powdered in the attic of my mother's house, I found a small genealogical book regarding the Holler's family, written by Carl Holler. In one of the pages, I discovered that Carl Holler, besides singer, had been pilot during WWI. I was happy and curious and immediately I began to seek information in the internet. In one of the researches, I found the site of a forum (theaerodrome) and I asked for help. Immediately I began to receive information on Carl Holler. One of the members (Taz, that some of you know well) told me that he had a friend, Gary Perkins, a former-pilot of USAF, that had served in England in the eighties, that possessed some items belonged to Carl Holler that he had bought when it had been parked in England. From this moment, I began to change emails with him. He ordered me pictures of the items (awards, medals, pictures, papers and other items) that had belonged to Carl Holler. I was very excited and I asked to him that, if some day he intended to sell these items, it informs me .Some weeks later, he sent to me an email saying that it was recuperating an old Ford, and he would need to do some money. He offered me then the collection. I was very happy, but at the same time very nervous. I didn't have the necessary money for the purchase on that moment. Commenting on the subject in another forum (Pickelhaubes), which was not my surprise when one of the members offered to buy the collection saying that I could pay later. I won't say the name of that member for request of him, but I want him to know one more time, that I will never forget the help and the friendship that he demonstrated. Yes guys, miracles exist! Otto

Rick and John, Thanks for the visit and the kinds words. As you know, my English is a Tarzan's English. I need to prepare a readable story of how the collection was ended on my hands. Tomorrow I will post that. Regards, Otto