Claudio Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 (edited) Hi Vince, Very interesting... here is short biography from German Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmuth_Felmy Ciao, Claudio Edited March 10, 2010 by Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Another picture of Felmy in his Airplane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 More info on Felmy: from http://www.ww2.dk/misc/bio.htm#Felmy Hellmuth Felmy GenMaj 1.1.36, GenLt 20.4.37, General der Flieger 4.2.38 1.4.35 - 30.6.38 Kommandeur der Fliegerschule Cottbus 1.7.38 - 31.1.39 Befehlshaber Luftwaffengruppenkommando 2* 1.2.39 - 12.1.40 Chef der Luftflotte 2 20.5.41 - 20.6.41 Chef der Wehrmachtmission im Irak/Sonderstab F 21.6.41 - 11.9.42 Befehlshaber Südgriechenland 11.9.42 - 27.3.43 Kommandeur Generalkommando z.b.V. Felmy 28.3.43 - 8.12.44 Kommandeur Generalkommando LXVIII. Armee-Korps 9.12.44 - 8.5.45 Kommandeur Generalkommando XXXIV. Armee-Korps * also Befehlshaber Nord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Wonderful!! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Another picture of Felmy in his Airplane... Interesting...anyone else notice that the caption is written in english. Did he have an english-speaking fan that collected his photograph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hunter Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Interesting...anyone else notice that the caption is written in english. Did he have an english-speaking fan that collected his photograph? Very well spotted Claudius! It could be a possibility! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) After WWI Falke coming back as a POW tried to get the recognition from the newly established republic of Weimar, in order to get benefits or even a job in the 100'000 shrunk German army... Here a Major and commanding officer vouching for Falke's skills... Edited March 12, 2010 by Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Letter confirming is rank of Hauptmann (14.05.1920)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 He got also the written confirmation and approval on 9th of November 1920, to wear the uniform of a discharched Hauptmann (Fussart Regt 17)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) Another post-war (1920) more detailed evaluation of Falke's service in the army... Edited March 12, 2010 by Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Part two of the Beurteilung... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Third and last part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Claudio, this just gets more and more interesting. I didn't know Falke was CO of Kampfstaffel 24. The Beurteilung is written by Hauptmann Hermann Kastner at Karlshorst, and he was CO of Bombengeschwader 7, in which my uncle served as Flugzeugfuehrer in Kampfstaffel 22. He got the Ehrenbecher in 1918 for shooting a Spad off the CO's tail. It is quite likely that my uncle knew Falke from this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 @ Vince: it's such a small word. Falke tried to apply to get a commission as a major, which was refused in Nov 20, since he didn't fullfill the conditions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 His Wiederholungsspange EK 2. Kl. document... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.F. Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Claudio, This is an amazing collection of items to one Officer! My congratulations to you! Best regards Pierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 @ Pierce: Thanks for your kind words. His CV, written as presentation letter, for his career... quite an interesting WWI service status, I must say... after the Palestinian/Ottoman front he was transferred back to France where, during a bombing mission over Paris, was taken prisoner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 2nd page of his interesting CV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Interesting Lebenslauf, he was a very early member of the Fliegertruppe. My uncle also used to tell me about the raids on Paris with his Gotha, although he normally flew Albatros CIII. Any idea where his Grossordensspange is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) No Vince, I have no idea where his medal bar could be... the auctioneer didn't give any details more. Maybe he didn't have a medal bar, had his WWI decorations not mounted, but had for sure more than 1 set of ribbon bars. As you can see from the pictures he wore also a 1 row ribbon bar and in my group there's one with 2 rows... If there was one medal bar and was assembled by the same Ordenslieferant-Juwelier who put together the miniatures (Godet), it must have been quite a sight... :speechless: Edited March 13, 2010 by Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Claudio; It would seem I was premature in lauding your document group. A remarkable set of documents to a flieger. His ordensspange...if it does ever show up it should be easily identifiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Köhl's assessment of Falke (Falke's commanding officer and squadron leader) saying that, if he hadn't been taken prisoner shortly before war end, he would have feel obliged to propose Falke to be awarded with the Pour le Mérite... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 That recommendation doesn't get much better than that, and from someone like Koehl. Of course we know how few bomber pilots were actually awarded the Pour le Merite, although a few were 'vorgeschlagen'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) Falke's Ehrenbecher is being sold by Thies (43rd auction): 184. Ehrenbecher "Dem Sieger im Luftkampf", verliehen an Oberleutnant Richard Falke, Führer der Bomberstaffel 24. Silber. In der Wandung oberhalb des Schriftreifes Silberstempel "800", Krone, Halbmond und Reichsadler sowie im Boden Signum des Chefs des Feldflugwesens. Auf der Innenseite des Schriftreifsockels die eingeschlagene Nummer 34. Innenwandung vergoldet. Dazu das Übersendungsschreiben des Kommandos der Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung für den dem Oberleutnant Richard Falke verliehenen Ehrenbecher, "Dem Sieger im Luftkampf". Datiert Charlottenburg, den 18. Juli 1918. Abschrift des Besitzzeugnises für das durch das Kommando der k.u.k. Luftfahrertruppen an OberleutnantFalke, Führer der Bomberstaffel 24, verliehene k.u.k. Luftfahrerabzeichen. Ausgestellt vom kommandierenden General der Luftstreitkräfte gez. Thomsen. Mit Dienstsiegel des königlich preußischen Bombergeschwaders 7. Dazu Miniatur des Abzeichens. Beigefügt ein Originalfoto Oberleutnant Falkes. Die erstmals im Dezember 1915 an die Jagdflieger Oswald Boelcke und Max Immelmann verliehenen Ehrenbecher wurden an die Piloten der Jastas jeweils zum 1. Luftsieg verliehen.Sie wurden aus einem patriotischen Fonds finanziert, der dem Chef des Feldflugwesens (von der Lieth-Thomsen)zur Verfügung gestellt worden war. Bereits Ende 1916 ging man jedoch dazu über, statt der Silberpokale Ersatzmaterialien wie Eisen etc. zu verwenden. Gegen Kriegsende wurden gar keine Pokale, sondern nur noch Verleihungsurkunden ausgegeben. Sehr schönes Exemplar in feiner Qualität und Erhaltung. Der gehämmerte Effekt in der Wandung deutlich sichtbar und unverputzt. Nur wenige Pokale waren nummeriert, Diese Exemplare sind von großer Seltenheit. Schönes und sehr seltenes Konvolut. Zustand 1 – 2. Eur 12.500.- Too bad that I have been shopping quite a lot lately... Whoever who will win this auction can contact me if he wants to buy my group, to keep intact. Ciao, Claudio Edited November 19, 2010 by Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 and the documents (+ picture) going with the Ehrenbecher. I am wondering if the medal bar and some other ribbon bars of him are still around (see pictures, he wore also one-row ribbon bars...). Ciao, Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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