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It looks to me like a "K" ? any help is appreciated Hardy

I think it says: "Profisor. b. kl. Pionier Komp. 1" Josef might have spelled the the abbreviation for "provisorisch" wrong (f instead of v) ..which would mean that he was provisorisch = provisional "serving for the time with the W?rttemberg Pionier Kompanie" Hardy

Could it be a Bavarian assigned to a W?rtt. Pi. Batl.? Hardy

Kevin, this is what I found out: A work detail of the W?rttemberg Pionier Bataillon 13 removed the bell of the Church steeple in Saulgau during WWI (sometime between Oct 1916 and April 1918) on the back of your card it mentions the Hofskirch in Saulgau W?rttemberg Arbeitskommandos u. a.: Glockenausbau in Alpirsbach, Fachsenfeld, Hochdorf, Hofen, Moosheim, Pommertsweiler, Saulgau, Schomburg, Trochtelfingen, Waldsee und Wasseralfingen Okt. 1916 - 8. Apr. 1918 Hardy

Yes

"Furchtlos und trew"

I believe he belonged to the Pionier Kompanie 13 can't quite make it out (could you scan the writing on the side better) Hardy

Kevin, his name is Josef St?rk and he from W?rttemberg.

Thanks Rick, were there other colors? Hardy

Rick, its dark grey but not as dark as it appears on the picture

Barry, that is an amazing document Hardy

I'm not sure on this one: Hardy

I feel the same way about an award. To have provenance or, like above, evidence that the item "was there" goes a long way for making allowances on condition. Regards, Hardy

You are such a tease Darrell seriously, from what I have seen - you have an awesome collection! Regards, Hardy

I don't know what your problem is - my eight year old has Pyjamas just like that. He loves them. Hardy

sample: Unterfeldwebel of the

I thought this might be helpful Hardy

Oberfeldwebel Note the lack of piping on the boards Hardy

My humble contribution: Sanit?tsfeldwebel

What haven't you seen?

Stahlhelmbund? What are the dimensions? Hardy

It looks like there are anchors on the buttons of his great coat, yet the piping on his cap indicates Infantry white. The Belt is not German and what is the Arm Shield - does not appear to be Krim or Kuban.

I'm currently reading an account of a German Soldier belonging to the 4th Division of the Guards. On August 21, 1917 at Saint Auguste near Lens he took part in a trench raid and according to his notes they encountered Canadians. In his account he mentions that the Canadian soldiers had the letters 'BS" or perhaps "BC" on their shoulder boards. Can anyone identify the unit? Regards, Hardy

Mossop Hermann Historica had one for sale: http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hh...;db=kat48_2.txt Regards, Hardy

Unusual post - I'm responding to one of my own posts to correct myself (well, partially anyway). My statement above is correct - except were I say that Baupioniere and Fallschirmpioniere wore the same Waffenfarbe (black piping and tabs). I now believe that Fallschirmj?ger of all trades with perhaps the exception of medical personell, wore the yellow Waffenfarbe. Looking at pictures of my father I thought that his collar tabs were black during the time he was a combat engineer in a Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon. Later he was transfered to a Fallschirm-Panzer-J?ger-Abteilung and the pictures show a much lighter Waffenfarbe (yellow). Since I never asked my father while he was alive, I assumed that once he was transferred from the combat engineers to a paratrooper anti tank battalion the black tabs were exchanged for yellow ones. Last week I was scanning more of his pictures and noticed that in some pics the apparently black tabs seemed much lighter, I then checked pictures of flight officers of the Luftwaffe (yellow tabs) and noticed that very dark appearing tabs are not uncommon. That led me to start a thread over at the WAF. http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ad.php?t=242698 To some of you this might be a non-event, but to me it's a discovery Regards, Hardy