Germany, Imperial. The Awards, Documents, and Photographs of Major Wilhelm Heimsch, Balloon and Airship Troops visually-hidden Colonel the Hon

Colonel the Hon

the figure of "Hawk" loomed above all the others I saw

1865 with the same unit

a recipient of the Knight’s Cross and Oak Leaves

Germany, Imperial. The Awards, Documents, and Photographs of Major Wilhelm Heimsch, Balloon and Airship Troops visually-hidden Colonel the Hon(Ballonzge Auszeichnungen, Ausweispapiere, und Fotos). A superb and fascinating lot of awards, documents, and photographs from the estate of eventual Luftwaffe Major Wilhelm Heimsch, who served with distinction in the balloon and airship troops of Imperial Germany, consisting of: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic