Tribute to Hans-Georg von der Marwitz by Ivan Berryman. [Postcard]

Artist: Ivan Berryman [browse all Ivan Berryman]

Credited with a total of 15 aerial victories, Hans-Georg von der Marwitz is shown here in his distinctive burgundy Pfalz D.III he flew as commander of Jagdstaffel 30 around the spring of 1918. The son of a Cavalry General and commander of Germany's Second Army, he began a military career in the cavalry, before moving to infantry regiments and then training as a bomber then fighter pilot. He survived the war but was killed in an air accident in 1925.

Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)