A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: William Lawlor was born

Footnote: William Lawlor was born in Glasgow

light blue and dark blue embroidery on a brownish-green wool base

this is a fine collection of documents into the private life of the man considered by many to be the father of modern aviation

While still in the United Kingdom

he led component parts of his group in an outstanding attack against an enemy convoy in the vicinity of the Marianas Islands

A Wartime Signed Photo Of Reich Minister For Agriculture And Ss-Obergruppenführer Herbert Backe certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: William Lawlor was bornA photo, measuring 180x129mm, very fine condition, minor discolouration and intermittent warping. It shows Herbert Backe awarding a decoration to a civilian. Footnote: Herbert Friedrich Wilhelm Backe (18961947) was born in Batumi, Georgia, which at the time was under Russian control. His father had been a Prussian officer who left the military and became a merchant. When the First World War began, Backe was interned due to being a Prussian citizen.