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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare Royal Romanian Air Force General's Dagger by F.W. Holler Solingen. German-made, measuring approximately 10 inches in length with the scabbard on, this dagger has a silvered bronze blade, magnetic, double-edged diamond cross section, with un-sharpened edges and an extremely sharp tip, ornate design on both sides, the obverse with the cypher of Carol II in the middle of the design, the reverse with the Romanian coat-of-arms in the center of the design, the reverse ricasso maker marked F.W. HOLLER SOLINGEN, exhibiting scattered surface wear, the blade measuring 6 inches in length.
The dagger has a bronze gilt crossguard, the quillon turning downward at one end and upward at the other, the obverse with the Romanian coat-of-arms, the reverse inscribed NIHIL SINE DEO (Nothing Without God), ivory grip with bronze gilt grip spine. Scattered gilt wear on the handle hardware, the ivory grip is excellent, the dagger measuring 9.7 inches in length. The scabbard is steel with a clip on the reverse for attachment to a belt, the scabbard measuring 6.4 inches in length. Overall very good condition.
The Air Arm of the Royal Romanian forces in World War II was officially named the Aeronautica Regala Romana (ARR), or the Romanian Royal Aeronautics, though it is more commonly referred to in English histories as the Forţele Aeriene Regale ale României (Royal Romanian Air Force, FARR), or simply Forţele Aeriene Române (Romanian Air Force). It provided support to land forces, carrying out reconnaissance and mounting air raids between other missions.
FARR flew aircraft from Germany and Italy, with their own and other foreign aircraft, as well as captured enemy aircraft. The Royal Romanian Air Force fought against the Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierö (Royal Hungarian Air Force) during the Hungarian annexation of Northern Transylvania in 1940. The most basic unit of their formations was the squadron (Grup). The Romanian Air Force fought alongside the Luftwaffe during the advance into Ukraine and Crimea, until the Battle of Stalingrad, when the Southern Luftwaffe Command was installed in Bucharest. It also carried out some reconnaissance and patrol missions over the Black Sea alongside Bulgarian units. The Romanian Air Force was tasked with the air defence of the Ploiești oil installations, and also Bucharest against Allied air raids, and to protect Axis convoys in the Black Sea. These units fought against the USAAF and RAF during their raids against Romania.
The main models of aircraft used include the PZL P.24F, Hawker Hurricane, Heinkel He 112, Messerschmitt 109E and G types, Messerschmitt 110 (for night defence), IAR 80A were used too, alongside other types of interceptors used by the Luftwaffe units in area.
When the country was invaded by Soviet forces, King Michael I ordered Romanian forces to attack Axis forces, and the FARR was allied with the Soviet Air Forces against German and Hungarian forces in Transylvania and Slovakia, though some units continued to fight with the Axis in Luftwaffe volunteer units.
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