German airman, born in Frankfurt, Germany. He was a leading German air ace in WWI, and from 1935 worked in the German air ministry. A Luftwaffe quartermaster-general in WWII, having fallen faoul of the Gestapo, he committed suicide by crashing his aircraft. The authorities described his death as an accident while testing a new air weapon. Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Udet in uniform holding a cigarette, signed in fountain pen. A couple light bends and some scattered light silvering, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
