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    Sometimes a small and common object can tell a great story.

    Here is a example !

    A small ribbon bar with only three awards, nothing much too see, a typical Saschen EK decvice but value?

    maybe 10 $ , but what is the story behind such bar?

    Wait and see...

    Christer

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    let me present Arthur Bruno Helm

    Unteroffizier d res in 3 Komp Ers Inf Rgt 32

    In war from 2 Aug 1914 then in Brig Ers Batl 63

    16 Aug transferred to Ers Inf Rgt 32

    From 20 Aug 1914 he was figting in France among other places he was at Verdun for almost two months in 1917

    He was awarded the Iron Cross II 17 July 1916, and the EK I 10 Nov 1918

    also FAM in Bronce 5 Feb 1918 and 1 month after FAM in Silver 7 March 1918

    The day after he got hes EK I he was captured by the French 11 Nov 1918 and was released Februari 1920

    He was 29 Years old and could at last go home to Dresden again

    A interesting story just from a small ribbon bar and a n old Military record

    Christer

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    Guest Rick Research

    Very nice documentation!

    While some returned POWs got duplicate Milit?rpasses filled out on their return, most apparently did not. Since all these records were destroyed by war's end in 1945, it is only such copies like this that allow for a WW1 prisoner's war record to be known.

    I wonder what his regimental history has to say about being attacked on Armistice morning? :banger::banger::speechless:

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