Pour le Mérite, House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross Commander Cross First Class with Swords of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
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International arms dealer, and Hermann Goering's financial confidant
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.[1] He was awarded Pour le Mérite, the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and the Iron Cross.
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...
Trotha Adolf Ritter von Tutschek Ernst Udet Max Ulich Walter von Unruh JosefVeltjens Heinrich von Vietinghoff Werner Voss Franz Walz Walter Warzecha Erich...
wartorn Finland". Hermann Göring politician, military leader Eduard Dietl JosefVeltjens 1942 Joachim von Ribbentrop Hirohito Emperor of Japan Ion Antonescu...
is claimed that they went to the assistance of a two-seater flown by JosefVeltjens, which was under attack by French scouts. After downing at least 19...
Finnish military leadership and Hermann Göring's personal emissary JosefVeltjens. The agreement was kept secret until the first German troops arrived...
1892-1956 35 Eduard Ritter von Schleich 1888-1947 35 Emil Thuy 1894-1930 35 JosefVeltjens 1894-1943 35 Heinrich Bongartz 1892-1946 33 Heinrich Kroll 1894-1930...
(France), Edgar Grimard (Belgium), Willy Daugs und Cie., Navigation JosefVeltjens KG, Matthias Rohde Frachtkontor (Germany) and other. Their partner in...
War II the whole of the property including the castle was owned by JosefVeltjens and his wife Leni. The castle was damaged during the fighting in 1945...
IC, MOMJ Emil Thuy German Empire Luftstreitkräfte 35 PLM, HOH, IC JosefVeltjens German Empire Luftstreitkräfte 35 PLM, HOH, IC Henry Winslow Woollett...
18) Oberleutnant Ernst Turck: 20 March 1918 – 18 May 1918 Leutnant JosefVeltjens (Acting): 18 May 1918 – 13 August 1918 Leutnant Olivier Freiherr von...
General Friedrich Uebelhoer, SS General Rudolf Veiel, German Army General JosefVeltjens, Luftwaffe Colonel Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German geneticist and...
ammunition in absolute secrecy by enlisting the German arms dealer JosefVeltjens. On 31 October, Molotov announced the Soviet demands in public during...
@Leutnant JosefVeltjens: 13 August—31 August 1918 Oberleutnant Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk: 31 August—28 September 1918 @Leutnant JosefVeltjens: 28 September—12...
take sick leave, and appointed Berthold's deputy commander, Leutnant JosefVeltjens, to take command of the wing. On 16 August, Berthold returned to Doctor...
missing, he was later confirmed to have been killed in action. German ace JosefVeltjens claimed a kill on a S.E.5a that same day, and is usually considered...
Saint Henry, and Iron Cross. Not far behind Berthold's 44 victories was JosefVeltjens, winner of 35 aerial duels, recipient of the Pour le Merite, Royal House...
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