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03-23-2009 05:57 PM
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
Nice dagger Ade , i love them with a bit of wear and tear !! The grip colour looks great , with real depth to the tone and great patina to the grip wire . Lovely story too , that`s what you call an army career !! I wonder what the german officer Jock took it from was doing with a luft dagger when he was in a tank ? who knows , a lot of unexplainable things happened at that time , which is another part of the fascination of our great hobby ![Smile](https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
cheers Al
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
Hi Adrian
Very interesting read, thanks for sharing. I love stories behind items like these. The dagger is made by my favorite maker as well...
Greetz
Nick VR
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
A friend of mine has a Luft. 2nd pattern .. also with a story.
The British airman who "liberated it" had been held in a POW camp in Germany.
The airman suffered with piles, and knowing this, a German officer in the camp made it a point to kick the airman up the backside as a "joke" on a regular basis.
Anyhow, .. liberation came, .. and the airman was sent out to a local farm to collect eggs for a fresh meal.
In one of the farms barns, .. he was surprised to find the said German officer hiding !
The Officer immediately jumped out at him with intent and tried his usual trick of kicking the airman.
The airman in a rage let go of his pent up frustration ...
They struggled, and the German who still had his parade dagger tried to pull it on the airman .. but the airman got the better, grabbed the dagger, and dispatched the bully forthwith.
... This same dagger now resides in mine friends collection in pride of place !
Gary J.
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
Great story Gary!
A friend of mine has one taken from a crashed German aircraft shot down over England. He is older than me and has had it since he was a kid and it was given to him by the soldier who took it from the plane, a Bf109. Why the pilot was carrying it into action is anybody's guess?
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
Hi Al, the "Hermann Goring" Div was a Luftwaffe ground unit equipped with armoured vehicles. They are an interesting unit. They started out as a Police unit transfered to the Luftwaffe and raised to a "Fallschirm-Panzer Korps".
Cheers, Ade.[/QUOTE]
Great info again Ade , that explains it , i`m listening and learning
thanks . So the Herman Goring Div. were like our paras / commandos ?
cheers Al
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
Hi Al, more like the Luftwaffe's version of the Waffen SS. It was a crack unit and volunteers were supposed to be ardent Nazis. Goring regarded them has his own and they were given preferential treatment in regards to supplies etc.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Luftwaffe dagger with a bit of history
Hi Ade , that makes your dagger even more special , no wonder you cherish it !
cheers Al
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