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28 August 2006, 07:40 AM
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Monacles.
A popular English stereotype of the "typical" WW1 German officer would have been of someone wearing a monacle. Just wondered, were any pilots known to have worn one?
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28 August 2006, 07:58 AM
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Rudolf Berthold appears in one photo with a monocle, and I think that Egon Koepsch too.
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28 August 2006, 08:20 AM
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Monocles
Godwin Brumowski of the Austrian Airforce and that country's leading ace wore a monocle. His daughter said he wore it swimming.
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2 September 2006, 10:24 AM
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Even some observers wore glasses or monocles, e.g. Hermann Fricke (Plm) wore a monocle on some photographs.
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4 September 2006, 03:28 PM
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Monocles were by no means the exclusive domain of just the Germans. They were very popular within a particluar class of people, primarily military, diplomatic and landed gentry, and worn equally by British, French and Germans.
A close look at the British High Command for example will show almost all senior generals wearing such. The Navy too seemed to love the affectation. I'm sure that examples can be found of RFC officers wearing them too. As would apply to the Aviation Militaire. Last edited by Pips; 5 September 2006 at 03:05 PM. |
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5 September 2006, 12:37 AM
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In Maj Dallas' RNAS, RAF personel effects, returned after the war to his mother, was listed one monocle. I have no idea wether it was a souvenir from a German, someone else's, or his. He certainly had no trouble with his eyesight and was not given to affectation either.
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9 September 2006, 05:16 PM
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The CO of No.5 Squadron RFC with the BEF in 1914, 'Josh' Higgins, wore a monocle, thus earning the nickname 'All Bum and Eyeglass'. He was a much-respected commander but reputed to be as blind as a bat; his landing approaches being 'wonderful to behold' and a particularly bad one leading to the demise of the squadron's first Bristol Scout.
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