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ROBERT RITTER VON GREIM (1892-1945) German Field Marshal and later head of the Luftwaffe, a Knights Cross winner. Fearing torture and execution at the hands of his Soviet captors, he took cyanide uttering his final words: "I am the head of the Luftwaffe, but I have no Luftwaffe". Rare war-date D.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], July 31, 1943, a military award to a Luftwaffe officer. File holes at left margin, else very good to fine. $500-600

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February 25, 2007 12:00 PM EST
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