An Extensive Document Grouping Of General Of The Aviators Hermann Von Der Lieth-Thomsen Newly Listed interlaced with white and black

interlaced with white and black threading and giving definition to the wings

On 12 December 1936

with symbol of the Kampfgeschwader 3 “Blitz”

Canadian Engineers on transfer to the 3rd Battalion

An Extensive Document Grouping Of General Of The Aviators Hermann Von Der Lieth-Thomsen Newly Listed interlaced with white and blackThis is an extensive grouping of documents and photographs belonging to the General of the Aviators (General der Flieger) and founding father of German Aviation, Hermann von der Lieth Thomson. Included here is a transcript of a speech Thomsen gave to Major Wilhelm Siegert in 1916 on occasion of him being awarded the Knights Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords. As a token of Thomsens appreciation, he adds a small private award of his