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Tom, the elephant is the trade mark of the Metzler Reifen (tire) company Hardy

Gaffken, MARVELOUS! - do you know the recipient ( i.e. the man with the bad hand writing) of this beautiful and rare Halbmond? Hardy

Sascha, is that Feldwebel Himmelstoss? Hardy

WOW!

Thank you Don, during the second World War the Wehrmacht employed about 2.75 million horses and 1.7 million of them became casualties. Some years ago in Toronto I met a German cavalry veteran, he had tears in his eyes when he said: "They carried us until they could go no more and when we were starving they fed us" Regards, Hardy

Christian, very nice stuff. I have to stop visiting the CCCP section before I get permanently infected. Regards, Hardy

Now I'm curious Christian, what are your crown juwels? Regards, Hardy

Chip, thank you for correcting me, well presented. Regards, Hardy

Here it is, the full text. It took Dave, Rick, myself and a couple of beer to decipher this one 27.2.16 vom k. t?rk. Generalleutn. Zeki Pascha ge- schenkt erhalten Eiserner Halb- mond verliehen 25.12.1915 "February 27 1916, received from the imperial turkish Lt. General Zeki Pascha the Gallipoli Star as a gift. Awarded on December 25 1915" Regards, Hardy

deciphered another word, = erhalten sometimes you just have to look long enough and the word reveals itself to you Regards, Hardy

GHQ = Grosses Hauptquartier Hardy

http://wdienstgrade.tripod.com/luwa-stoffz.htm Hardy

I agree with Dave Hardy

Besides the dates, February 27 1916 and December 25 1915 I can read: Zeki Pascha and Eiserner Halbmond Hardy

Chris, I don't know the Bataillon of the boards, I just posted that unlike the other Batl.'s the II. was stationed in Heidelberg. As to 101 or 110, the Saxon 101 would be square top boards. Hardy

The 109er Leibgrenadiere had only a crown on their boards, Hardy

Chris, 2. Badisches Grenadier-Regt. Kaiser Wilhelm I. Nr.110 28. Division Garnison: Mannheim, II Bataillon Heidelberg vom XIV Armee Korps Hardy

Wilhelm Huber 1917 - 1943

Missing at Stalingrad since December 1942 Regards, Hardy

Today I received Volume II FK from the MIA list of the German Red Cross and on page 46 (Inf. Div. Nachr. Abt. 376 1 Kp.) I found my Uncle's picture.

Some more pictures of Wachtmeister Wilhelm Huber, 1./Nachrichtenabteilung 376 : Im grossen Donbogen (in the great bend of the Don River)

Partial List of fallen soldiers of the RIR 119 at the Somme 1916 (more to follow) Name: Rank: Regiment: Company: Date and Place of Birth: Date and Place of Death: Allmendiger, Erhard Landsturmmann 119 Res. 1 7/14/1879 Ulm 6/26/1916 Near Beaumont Busch, Gottlob Landwehrmann 119 Res. 1 8/18/1886 Allmersbach 6/26/1916 Near Grandcourt Dietrich, Gotthilf Reservist 119 Res. 1 5/10/1888 Renningen 6/26/1916 Beaumont Friessling, Josef Landwehrmann 119 Res. 1 10/13/1891 Neckergerach 6/26/1916 Velu Dobler, Petrus Unteroffizier 119 Res. 2 4/19/1885 Kaufbeuren 6/26/1916 Beaumont Glocker, Franz Wehrmann 119 Res. 2 1/30/1885 Bockighofen 6/27/1916 Beaumont Bauer, Wilhelm Musketier 119 Res. 3 9/6/1895 Stuttgart-Heslach 6/27/1916 Near Beaumont Eichenbrenner, August Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 3 3/16/1887 Aldingen 7/1/1916 Near Beaumont Glauner, Matth?us Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 3 2/24/1882 Altheim 7/1/1916 Near Grandcourt Gl?ck, Wilhelm Landsturmmann 119 Res. 3 1/10/1890 Rielingshausen 7/1/1916 Near Grandcourt Greiner, Gottlob Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 3 3/20/1886 Thomashardt 7/1/1916 Near Beaumont Haist, Wilhelm Gefreiter der Landwehr 119 Res. 3 1/1/1882 Stuttgart 7/1/1916 Near Grandcourt Blankenhorn, Albert Wehrmann 119 Res. 4 11/5/1883 Stuttgart 7/1/1916 Near Beaumont Bretzler, Wilhelm Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 4 7/31/1889 Unterbr?den 7/1/1916 Near Beaumont Brumm, Georg Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 4 1/5/1886 Rossfeld 7/1/1916 Near Beaumont G?tsch, Gustav Gefreiter 119 Res. 4 11/26/1882 Stuttgart 7/1/1916 Miraumont Aronsohn, Viktor Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 5 9/9/1891 Colmar 7/1/1916 War Hospital at Caudry Golz, Paul Kriegsfreiwilliger/Off. Asp. 119 Res. 5 10/27/1892 Stuttgart 7/1/1916 Near Beaucourt Grieb, Heinrich Unteroffizier 119 Res. 5 10/11/1878 Stuttgart 7/13/1916 Velu Haller, Friedrich Musketier 119 Res. 5 6/13/1895 Grunbach 7/15/1916 Near Beaucourt Aldinger, Hermann Recruit 119 Res. 6 10/15/1893 Stuttgart 7/16/1916 Reserve Hospital Sankt Arnold, Jakob Wehrmann 119 Res. 6 8/8/1886 Maichingen 7/16/1916 Hospital 3 in Cambrai Bodemer, Karl Landsturm Recruit 119 Res. 6 2/2/1887 Fellbach 7/20/1916 Near Beaumont Fiderer, Paul Gefreiter der Landwehr 119 Res. 6 4/10/1881 Brettach 8/1/1916 Near Beaumont Frey, Bernhard Gefreiter der Landwehr II 119 Res. 6 12/2/1877 Sch?negr?nd 8/23/1916 Velu Gerlach, Hermann Unteroffizier Der Landwehr 119 Res. 6 2/20/1882 Stuttgart 8/25/1916 Feste Staufen by Grandcourt Gerlach, Hermann Unteroffizier der Landwehr 119 Res. 6 2/20/1882 Stuttgart 8/28/1916 Feste Staufen by Grandcourt Ackermann, Friedrich Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 7 1/20/1884 Ingersheim 9/2/1916 Staufen Sector by Grandcourt B?umler, Johannes Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 7 10/5/1891 Brackel 9/3/1916 Missing by Grandcourt D?bele, Wilhelm Wehrmann 119 Res. 7 2/13/1884 Stuttgart 9/3/1916 Beaumont Feil, Otto Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 7 1/18/1887 Ebnat 9/3/1916 Near Beaumont Gold, Michael Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 7 7/30/1886 Bartolom? 9/3/1916 Near Grandcourt G?thle, Ernst Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 7 9/1/1891 Ebersbach 9/3/1916 Potsdam Burrer, Wilhelm Kriegsfreiwilliger 119 Res. 8 9/3/1916 Near Beaumont Anstelt, Richard Unteroffizer der Res. 119 Res. 9 8/12/1890 Stuttgart 9/3/1916 Near Beaumont Ballier, Gotthilf Landsturmann 119 Res. 9 5/2/1878 Markgr?ningen 9/3/1916 Near Beaumont Dongus, Georg Wehrmann 119 Res. 9 12/3/1880 Deckenpfronn 9/3/1916 Near Beaumont Engstler, Albert Kriegsfreiwilliger 119 Res. 9 5/12/1896 Stuttgart 9/5/1916 Le Cateau Friedrich, Bernhard Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 9 12/28/1886 B?hmenkirch 9/6/1916 Velu Gehring, Bernhard Unteroffizier Der Landwehr 119 Res. 9 6/23/1883 Haagen 9/24/1916 Near Beaumont Gehring, Friedrich Unteroffizier der Landwehr 119 Res. 9 6/23/1883 Haagen 9/29/1916 Near Beaumont Alber, Hugo Unteroffizier/Officer Aspirant 119 Res. 10 5/9/1889 Stuttgart 9/29/1916 War Hospital, Detachment 6, Baumann, Friedrich Ersatz Reservist 119 Res. 10 3/25/1889 Sattweiler 9/29/1916 Near Thiepval Brischle, Pius Gefreiter 119 Res. 10 2/18/1889 Weier, Baden 9/29/1916 Near Thiepval Brose, Emil Unteroffizier Der Landwehr 119 Res. 10 6/23/1881 Stuttgart-Botnang 9/29/1916 Near Beaumont Borst, Wilhelm Gefreiter der Landwehr 119 Res. 11 8/1/1881 Essingen 9/29/1916 Between Miraumont and Grandcourt Egner, Rudolf Kriegsfreiwilliger 119 Res. 11 12/8/1895 Stuttgart-Gaisburg 9/29/1916 Near Beaumont Engelhardt, Johannes Gefreiter der Landwehr 119 Res. 11 2/11/1883 G?ttingen 9/30/1916 Fremicourt Engerer, Georg Unteroffizier der Reserve 119 Res. 11 10/18/1889 Ansbach 9/30/1916 Near Beaumont Gottlieb, Friedrich Unteroffizier der Reserve 119 Res. 11 5/15/1888 Langenselbold 9/30/1916 Near Beaumont Gschendtner, Hermann Unteroffizier/Officer Aspirant 119 Res. 11 1/16/1895 Hohenstadt 9/30/1916 Near Beaumont H?ge, Adolf Vizefeldwebel der Landwehr 119 Res. 11 11/2/1879 Unterurbach 9/30/1916 Near Beaumont Frech, Paul Leutnant der Reserve 119 Res. 12 10/8/1891 Brittheim 10/3/1916 Pronville Frech, Wilhelm Landsturmmann 119 Res. 12 3/31/1879 Stuttgart-Degerloch 10/3/1916 Near Beaumont H?gele, Johann Landsturmmann 119 Res. 12 9/15/1878 Weiher 10/4/1916 Near Beaumont Bosinger, Gustav Leutnant der Reserve 119 Res. 1 M.G. Co. 4/15/1893 Stuttgart 10/4/1916 In the Field Hospital, Cambrai Graf, Friedrich Sch?tze 119 Res. 1 M.G. Co. 8/28/1896 Oberndorf 10/18/1916 Miraumont Regards, Hardy

Yes 1916, if anything

the second last word I believe is: April

Thank you Dave, Hardy