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God

Arts & Humanities > European History Biography: Carl Gustav Von-Rosen- 20th Century Knight

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Count Carl Gustav Von Rosen was born in Sweden in 1909 and rather notoriously was Herman Goering's nephew (his aunt was married to Goering). Obviously of privileged background he started his professional career as a Pilot (largely influenced by Goering who was Head of the Luftwaffe and a WW1 Flying Ace) as part of a Flying Circus, firstly as a Mechanic and then as a Pilot. When Mussolini invaded Ethiopia (then ruled by Emperor Haile Sellassie a direct descendant -as Ethiopians will remind you- of the Queen of Sheba), Von Rosen promptly dropped everything and joined the Red Cross, flying Me...

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