Known as the "Hot Poppas", these men, wearing heavy asbestos protective suits, risked their lives to rescue pilots and crewmen from burning aircraft during emergency situations.
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A Zunghans stopwatch manufactured for the Waffen-SS with the eagle and swastika.
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