For those who do not know, the man above is Flugkapitaen Baur, the storied pilot of Hitler, himself.
He wrote a memoir once it was all over.
For those who do not know, the man above is Flugkapitaen Baur, the storied pilot of Hitler, himself.
He wrote a memoir once it was all over.
Thanks for Mr. Wim and Mr. d'Alquen for the further enlightenment. Uniformkunde takes many turns.
d'Alquen, is it possible the photo from Schreck has been "photoshopped" in those days,
starting early this thread (post 1), in relation to the leaf upon the collar-patch?? Are there
more photos of him where you can see this leaf being worn. The other photo shows the
leaf as such was worn indeed. But my question is about Schreck.
Many years ago (30 or so) it was told to me this could be done. There also exists the exact
same photo of him with a pip next to the leaf, the pip was anyway "photoshopped". I had
this photo, but cannot find it.
Maybe it was only the pip what was added by "photoshopping" and not related to the leaf
at all!!
It is for sure Bauer did wear his Lufthansa-uniform into late 1933 anyway or early 1934. I
have a photo of him. Later he did wear the black and field-grey SS uniform. I also must have
a photo of that, but cannot find it. My photos are a mess. I thought I used it in a book, but
I cannot remember in which??
Last edited by Wilhelm Saris; 08-30-2015 at 04:00 PM.
Photographs were retouched routinely in the early 20th century, i.e. the rank changed on collar patches, decorations added etc.
The Deutsche Wochenschau with Hitler in the air to the front at various times included Baur in a field grey uniform.
Wim,
No, the photo in post #1 and the close-up of the tab are from the original glass negative. Here is another shot from that photo session showing the tab, again this is from the glass negative so no retouching. The collection of Hoffmann negatives was returned to the Bayerische Staatsbibliotek by the US government many years ago.
Nice photo. Maybe I mixed up Schreck with somebody else. I am not that good with faces.
Bever was!
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