Description

Lead Statue of WW2 German Luftwaffe Soldier in Dress Uniform (soldado de gala), ALEMANIA (GERMANY). end some chips and wear on the paint. Age and manufacture unknown.

Germany is referred to as “Alemania” in several languages due to historical and linguistic connections to the Alemanni tribe, a Germanic group that inhabited the region.  Soldado de gala is spanish for Soldier in Dress uniform.
Historical Context
The name “Alemania” originates from the Latin term “Alemanni,” which referred to a confederation of Germanic tribes that lived in what is now southwestern Germany and parts of Switzerland. The Romans used this term to describe these tribes, and it eventually became associated with the entire region inhabited by Germanic peoples.

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