Huge document lot of a police officer from Boxer Rebellion to WWII

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I´d like to show you my favourite piece of my collection. The documents of Friedrich Wilhelm Neubert, born in 1878, participiant in the crushing of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900/1901 and from 1908 in service with the Gendarmerie.

Personal date

Born: 04.08.1878

Birthplace: Behlenhof / Ostpreußen

Military Service

13.10.1898: 1./ Infanterie–Regiment „von Boyen“ (5. Ostpr.) Nr. 41

16.07.1900: 7./ 1. Ostasiatisches Infanterie–Regiment

11.06.1901: 5./ 1. Ostasiatisches Besatzungs–Regiment

13.09.1901: 5./ II. Transport–Bataillon

13.11.1901: 1./ Infanterie–Regiment „von Boyen“ (5. Ostpr.) Nr. 41

01.10.1908: 1. Gendarmeriebrigade

04.04.1917: 1./ Ersatz–Bataillon Reserve–Infanterie–Regiment 59

24.05.1917: Feldgendarmerieabteilung Kowno

11.06.1918: Ersatz–Escadron Kürassier–Regiment „Graf Wrangel“ Nr. 3

01.07.1918: 1. Gendarmeriebrigade

Weapons Training

Pistole 08, Karabiner 88/05, Gewehr 88, Gewehr 98

Promotions

04.04.1901: Gefreiter

15.11.1901: Unteroffizier

08.02.1905: Sergeant

23.10.1907: Vizefeldwebel

27.01.1918: Feldgendarmerie–Wachtmeister (Feldwebel)

31.12.1922: Leutnant der Reserve

Medals

19.10.1901: Chinadenkmünze (Combat Clasps: Peitang–Forts und Huolu)

13.10.1907: Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse

18.01.1914: Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse

06.08.1918: Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1914

08.01.1920: Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe

16.01.1935: Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer (later upgraded to Frontkämpfer)

27.05.1941: Polizeidienstauszeichnung I. Klasse

01.09.1944: Kriegsverdienstmedaille

Combat Operations

09.09.1900: China Expedtions (til 14.09.1901)

20.09.1900: Capturing of the Peitang–Forts

20.11.1900: Skirmish at Augniatschuoang

23.04.1901: Skirmishi Huolu

24.05.1917: Service in Russia (til 30.05.1918)

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His Militärpaß:

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This page lists his promotions, the awarding of the China Denkmünze (unfortunetaly the citation is gone) and the combat operations the participated in.

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More pictures

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This page shows his release from military service and his posting to the Gendarmerie in 1908.

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He was recalled to serve with the MP in Russia in 1917.

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He was released from service and posted back to the Gendarmerie in June 1918.

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Last page of his Militärpaß

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Now I´ll show his award documents. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, the citation for the China Denkmünze is missing, so I´ll show the first citation I have of him. The Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse award in 1914.

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He was awarded the Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse on 06.08.1918, most probably for his service in Russia during 1917/1918.

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He got the Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe on 08.01.1920. His rank is Fußgendarmeriewachtmeister.

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As many WWI veterans did, he joined the Kyffhäuser veterans organisation and got himself the Kyffhäuser Kriegsdenkmünze.

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He was retired in 1932 and got the Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer in 1935.

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But he wasn´t able to live a happy retirement life because another war started and many younger police officers were needed elsewhere so his skills were needed again. So back in uniform he got the Polizei Dienstauszeichnung I. Stufe.

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He was rewarded for his service with the Kriegsverdienstmedaille on 01.09.1944. The citation was signed by Hans Haltermann.

http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZEI/SS-Gruf_H-N.html

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The next document I want to show you is his Wehrpaß opened in 1939.

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Personal Data

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Military Service

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Promotions and awards

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Combat operations

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His police soldbuch. All SS runes were carefully scratched away.

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More pictures

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Page with awards

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Weapons handed to him

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I also have his promotion document to the rank of Vize-Feldwebel