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    Just to let you know what I mean by 'rare", I have some award summaries to Bavarian artillery units from 1914-18 and an award roll for a Landwehr regiment.

    ONLY 2-3% of all the EK1 awards went to enlisted men under the rank of Vitzfeldwebel.

    In looking at the award summaries from the Dresden newspapers-this 3% seems to hold true throughout the war.

    There's a great quote about this that I'm reworking at the moment, but I plan on writing it up for the JOMSA next year.

    Medals mattered in Germany, they conferred social status and having the EK1 after the Machtergreifung sometimes got you preferential treatment if you were Jewish.

    The below is of an EK2 award....but still...

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    Just to let you know what I mean by 'rare", I have some award summaries to Bavarian artillery units from 1914-18 and an award roll for a Landwehr regiment.

    ONLY 2-3% of all the EK1 awards went to enlisted men under the rank of Vitzfeldwebel.

    In looking at the award summaries from the Dresden newspapers-this 3% seems to hold true throughout the war.

    There's a great quote about this that I'm reworking at the moment, but I plan on writing it up for the JOMSA next year.

    Medals mattered in Germany, they conferred social status and having the EK1 after the Machtergreifung sometimes got you preferential treatment if you were Jewish.

    Very interesting!

    Here is a Gefreiter with EKI

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    Lt von Oertzen of the famous 24th IR in April 1916.....

    Fritz von Oertzen in 1916 Leutnant und Zugführer in 8th coy of II.Batl. I.R.24

    Born: Mai 16, 1894 at Salow in Friedland - Killed on: March 23, 1918 at Ste.Christ

    If you are interested in his "minute by minute" action on Febr.25 1916 at Douaumont, let me know.

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