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Here is your chance to pick up a stunning example of a first pattern Luftwaffe officer’s dagger. This dagger has a nice patina on the exterior and the leather is still soft and supple. Aluminum fittings. Manufactured by the firm Carl Eickhorn from Solingen and complete with the chain. The clip on the aluminum chain is OLC marked. The chromed blade would rate excellent. Nice grip without damage. A gorgeous example that’s for sure investment grade. Click HERE to view more images of this item! This and other items are from a recently acquired Vet bring back lot from the Estate of Lewis Carl Pattillo who was originally in the National Guard Corps of Engineers in the late 1930’s. Eventually after the US entry into WWII, LCP came ashore on June 6th, 1944 with V Corps. From there he ended the war in Pilesn, Czechoslovakia. LCP finished the war as either a Major or Lt. Colonel according to the family and retired in 1961 as a Brigadier General. A Google search on the individual is most interesting! Click HERE to view more images of this item! With the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the Luftwaffe’s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through German re-armament and conscription would be announced on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a Luftwaffe detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing ground for new tactics and aircraft. Partially as a result of this combat experience, the Luftwaffe had become one of the most sophisticated, technologically advanced, and battle-experienced air forces in the world when World War II broke out in 1939. The Luftwaffe also operated Fallschirmjäger paratrooper units.The Luftwaffe proved instrumental in the German victories across Poland and Western Europe in 1939 and 1940. During the Battle of Britain, however, despite inflicting severe damage to the RAF’s infrastructure and, during the subsequent Blitz, devastating many British cities, the German air force failed to batter the beleaguered British into submission. From 1942, Allied bombing campaigns gradually destroyed the Luftwaffe ‘s fighter arm. From late 1942, the Luftwaffe used its surplus ground, support and other personnel to raise Luftwaffe Field Divisions. In addition to its service in the West, the Luftwaffe operated over the Soviet Union, North Africa and Southern Europe. Despite its belated use of advanced turbojet and rocket propelled aircraft for the destruction of Allied bombers, the Luftwaffe was overwhelmed by the Allies’ superior numbers and improved tactics, and a lack of trained pilots and aviation fuel. In January 1945, during the closing stages of the Battle of the Bulge, the Luftwaffe made a last-ditch effort to win air superiority, and met with failure. With rapidly dwindling supplies of petroleum, oil, and lubricants after this campaign, and as part of the entire combined Wehrmacht military forces as a whole, the Luftwaffe ceased to be an effective fighting force. Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
