This page from Der Adler's French-language wartime edition offers a lighthearted counterpoint to combat reportage: the comic tale of 'Diogène,' a Luftwaffe fighter squadron's pet tortoise mascot who briefly went missing, told by war correspondent Joachim Schulz-Werner with cartoon illustrations by artist Thomas and a photograph of the animal itself. A companion sidebar recalls Germany's first public air meeting in 1912, when crowds flocked to see early monoplanes fly. Together the pieces show how Der Adler blended aviation nostalgia and squadron camaraderie with its wartime propaganda mission. Project: 218709