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    Kappenabzeichen with german background


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    I want to show you my collection of austrian and german cap-badges (Kappenabzeichen) with a german background.

    Tha means, either they are german ones, or austrian ones, that was worn by germans, or could have been worn by gemans (no photo-proof), or just an austrian unit under german command. I won´t show an Edelweiß, because about the Edelweiß we have a lot of threads here in the forum.

    1.)

    Karpathenkorps

    A german unit (1. and 200. ID)

    2.)

    b.8.Res.Div.

    A bavarian unit.

    3.)

    21.Korps

    In that corps was the group Seekirchner. An austrian unit, commande by bavarian Gen.Lt. Seekirchner

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    7.)

    11.Armee

    a geman army with ca. 50% austrian units

    8.)

    47.Res.Div.

    a german division, that served in the austrian 4.army

    9.)

    Heeresfront Erzherzog Carl

    There were some german units in that front: Südarmee, 9.Armee, Heeresgruppe Mackensen

    Edited by The Prussian
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    10.)

    Armeeabteilung Woyrsh

    a german unit, that served with the 2nd austria army in the Armee Woyrsch (Woyrsch commanded the Army Woyrsch and the Armeeabteilung)

    11.)

    b.11.Inf.Div.

    a bavarian unit

    12.)

    Karpathen Korps Hofman

    This german corps served under the geman Südarmee

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    15.)

    Heeresgruppe Mackensen 1914-1915

    A german unit, badge from 1914-1915

    16.)

    Heeresgruppe Mackensen

    The same unit in 1916-1917

    17.)

    Heeresgruppe Mackensen in cyrillic

    for the attached 3.bulgarian army

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    Hi,

    I dont think any were actually made for Medal bars, just soldiers who mounted them on the bar after the war.

    I think this is what you get when you order a "badge with 2 prongs"..... and what you have is when they write a letter and say "those prongs were garbage, things keep falling off, can you do 3 thin ones....?"

    I have wanted one of these for years.... now finally!!!

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    Chris,

    I've seen those Lindner pieces on the cards several times over the years. I had one of this style some years ago, but when I found a pin-backed example, I passed the prong- backed one along. It just seemed if I was ever going to attach it to a cap, it would be much easier to do with a safetypin style attachment.

    Chip

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    Chris,

    I've seen those Lindner pieces on the cards several times over the years. I had one of this style some years ago, but when I found a pin-backed example, I passed the prong- backed one along. It just seemed if I was ever going to attach it to a cap, it would be much easier to do with a safetypin style attachment.

    Chip

    I agree 100%, thats why I think these are likely to be "Version one"... and they were soon improved on with another system.

    I found it sexy because of the card :-)

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    I think he ain´t got germanic or bavarian roots. Note the uniform. He wears an Verwundetenabzeichen (since march 1918) and an "old" 07/10 tunic with prussian buttons!

    Probably the reserve regiment got their uniforms from prussian magazines

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