One for Sal and other Spanisch crosses lovers

[Stijn David]

Hello Sal & Friends,

Here is a picture i have from a glider pilot legacy, it does show Hptm (in the picture still Olt.) Dumke togheter with a few of his Ofw & Fw's arround him.

The picture s to date arround early 1944 and i tought it was a nice and interesting one for the Spanisch cross lovers.

The spanisch cross soldier was a towingpilot attache towards the glider unit.

Cordial greetings,

[Stijn David]

Hello,

And here we have a close up from the Spanisch cross => probably a bronze grade?

Cordial greetings

[Paul R]

It is a great photo! Thanks for posting it! What is the black stuff on their faces?

[Stijn David]

Hi Paul,

I believe it was shoe polisch or something like that, this was to celebrate the promotions that where given towards the soldiers who had their faces a bit dirty => the celebration of the improvement of rank towards Oberfeldwebel (strange habit, but then again it was war )

These guys do belong towards the so called L.L.G.2 (Luftlande Geschwader 2).

Cordial greetings,

[Sal Williams]

Fantastic Stijn!! Can you send me scans of all pertinent info for my Spanienkreuztraeger list? You have his first name? Was the shoepolish a common tradition?

Thanks for posting!!!