Josef Veltjens
✓ Source-basedstableGerman fighter pilot in the First World War, head of the "four-year plan" of the Third Reich in the Dutch economic zone. Knight of the Order Pour le Mérite
Lived 1894 to 1943 · aged 49
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Josef "Seppl" Veltjens was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 35 victories. In later years, he served as an international arms dealer, as well as a personal emissary from Hermann Göring to Benito Mussolini. He was awarded Pour le Mérite, the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and the Iron Cross.
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Paul LauxAlso won Albert Order
Otto LancelleAlso won House Order of Hohenzollern
Veikko Antero KoskenniemiAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Risto SiilasmaaAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandHubert WeiseAlso won Albert Order
Ulrich GrauertAlso won House Order of Hohenzollern
Otto LancelleAlso won House Order of HohenzollernVeikko Antero KoskenniemiAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandRisto SiilasmaaAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandHubert WeiseAlso won Albert OrderUlrich GrauertAlso won House Order of HohenzollernAbout this person
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Lived 1894 to 1943 · aged 49
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