German WWII VDA Postcard of Luftwaffe Knights Cross Recipient Hauptman Joachim Helbig Police Headgear The blue material of the

The blue material of the actual pillow case shows some age toning

the crews of the He 111's were taking heavy casualties with a large number of head wounds

There are also names written inside the front cover in red pen

we already made a floral band

one on each side

German WWII VDA Postcard of Luftwaffe Knights Cross Recipient Hauptman Joachim Helbig Police Headgear The blue material of theGerman WWII VDA Postcard of Luftwaffe Knights Cross Recipient Hauptman Joachim Helbig The VDA (Verband Deutscher Artisten, a German artists' association) produced a postcard series featuring images of German military personnel who received the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. Helbig was a bomber pilot during the war. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 and served almost all of his career with Demonstration Wing 1 (Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1). With his unit,