Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Lt d.R. Michael Taffner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 A photo, probably from 1916 where he is (I think) Vizefeldwebel d.R.Alpenkorps Edelweiss on the cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 From the Tirol fighting in 1915, I think he is the little guy with the ammo pouches. The bread bag straps used to keep them up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Also probably in the Tirol, him in the middle again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Not far from here....In 1916 (probably), Taffner and some of the men he was training in the Ersatz Batln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 An NCO in the group.... and idea if that is a silver bravery ribbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Too follow is his headgear and award docs etc....watch this space.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) Hello Chris:Yes, that is a TKM ribbon to be sure! He is also wearing his EK ribbon underneath. If we know the unit and the time that the photo was taken, it may be possible to come up with the name of the recipient.Do you know which company this is?Best regards,"SPM" Edited June 1, 2007 by Schie?platzmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Through the letter "H" I count already 9 Silver Bravery Medals to members of the 2. J?ger-Btl. There might be too many to reasonably narrow it down. I can make a full list of all the 2nd J?ger Bravery Medals, if there isn't already one somewhere, later this evening. Does the battalion history already have a list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Through the letter "H" I count already 9 Silver Bravery Medals to members of the 2. J?ger-Btl. There might be too many to reasonably narrow it down. I can make a full list of all the 2nd J?ger Bravery Medals, if there isn't already one somewhere, later this evening. Does the battalion history already have a list?Golden Bravery Medal:Bohlender, Anton, Sanit?ts-UnteroffizierDaum, Alois, Oberj?gerGeib, Rudolf, Sanit?ts-SergeantGruber, Alois, J?gerHuth, Hugo, J?gerLetzel, Bernhard, VizefeldwebelMaidhof, Peter, UnteroffizierNickl, Max, UnteroffizierNiedermeier, Georg, VizefeldwebelSchuler, Wilhelm, VizefeldwebelWeihnacht, Philipp, Sanit?ts-SoldatSilver Bravery Medal:Amtmann, Josef, VizefeldwebelAum?ller, Max, Oberj?gerBaunach, Josef, J?gerBeck, Hans, Oberj?gerBecker, Adolf, GefreiterDittmann, Georg, Oberj?gerGollwitzer, Friedrich, VizefeldwebelHillerbrand, Albert, VizefeldwebelHofmeir, Jakob, GefreiterK?gel, Oskar, J?gerM?ller, Ludwig, Oberj?gerNiedermaier, Karl, VizefeldwebelP?tzold, Ernst, GefreiterR?hrig, Anton, VizefeldwebelSchneider, J., KriegsfreiwilligerSchroeder, Emil, Offizier-StellvertreterUebel, Ludwig, VizefeldwebelVorndran, Franz, J?gerWeber, Johann, Oberj?gerWollinger, Georg, Oberj?gerZwick, Georg, Oberj?ger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 Hi,It would very probably be a man who had the medal and was at the Ersatz Battalion back in A#berg in Feb -June 1916.More than that there is not to know....More to follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Maidhof Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 QUOTE(Dave Danner @ Jun 1 2007, 13:05 ) ← Through the letter "H" I count already 9 Silver Bravery Medals to members of the 2. J?ger-Btl. There might be too many to reasonably narrow it down. I can make a full list of all the 2nd J?ger Bravery Medals, if there isn't already one somewhere, later this evening. Does the battalion history already have a list? Golden Bravery Medal: Maidhof, Peter, Unteroffizier Any further information about the Bavarian 2nd Jaegers? I'd like to find out more about this gentleman as I am a namesake of his. Apparently earned it at Schlacht bei Souchez in 1915. Thanks in advance, Pete Maidhof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi Pete, will see if I can find anything. Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Maidhof Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Anything about the battalion or its exploits would be appreciated. Respectfully, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Anything about the battalion or its exploits would be appreciated. Respectfully, Pete Hi Pete, I found a bit of info, will get it up today. Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Maidhof Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi Chris, any luck? Thanks again, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi, I found a little bit on him, am on the road at moment, when i get home tonight I will dig it out. Basically he was wounded twice in a day, and stayed in the trench keeping his men together during enemy arty fire. Watch this space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Maidhof Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Watch this space... Will do. Thank you very much for whatever else you dig up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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