Auction 124
WW2 Military Aviation Autograph Auction RAF Luftwaffe BOB, Crash Relics, Vintage and Signed Books
By Chaucer Auctions
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Apr 26, 2023
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 20:
Field Marshall Erhard Milch signed 6x4 WWII sepia Hoffman wartime postcard photo. Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 - 25 ...
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Sold for: £160
Start price:
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120
Estimated price :
£120 - £140
Buyer's Premium: 22.95%
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Field Marshall Erhard Milch signed 6x4 WWII sepia Hoffman wartime postcard photo. Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 - 25 January 1972) was a German general field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) of Jewish heritage who oversaw the development of the German air force (Luftwaffe) as part of the re armament of Nazi Germany following World War I. He was State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Aviation and Inspector General of the Air force. During most of World War II, he was in charge of all aircraft production and supply. He was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Milch Trial, which was held before a U. S. military court in 1947, and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, Milch's sentence was commuted to 15 years in 1951. He was paroled in 1954, and died in 1972. WW2 German General. Set in corner mounts on blue card with typed biography information. Est. £
