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Place of Birth: Geldern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Josef Veltjens
- Josef "Seppl" Veltjens (2 June 1894 – 6 October 1943) was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 35 victories.
- In later years, he served as an international arms dealer, as well as a personal emissary from Hermann Göring to Benito Mussolini.
- He was awarded Pour le Mérite, the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and the Iron Cross.
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Photographer: o.Ang.
Willi Sanke
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| Alternative names | W. Sanke; Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke | ||
| Description | German publisher The Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke in Berlin published a series of about 600-700 numbered postcards, showing World War I era aviators from about 1910 to circa 1918 /20, when he went out of business.[1][2] On some of these postcards, the photographers are identified. | ||
| Work period | until circa 1918 /1920 | ||
| Work location | Berlin | ||
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