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Quote: "Has anyone ever tried to track down former employees of S&L to see if they could shed any light on the debate." Maybe Frau Hannelore Kutscher, Vertrieb von Orden und Ehrenzeichen at Steinhauer und L?ck, can help? info@steinlueck.de http://www.steinlueck.de/index.php?rubrik=kontakt Regards, Hardy

means yes Regards

Is this item Luftwaffe related? The little statue is 80mm tall. Regards, Hardy

Giorgio, details on Stalag 344 you find here: http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/cSt_344.htm Regards, Hardy

Authentic it is Steve, here is a link: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4976 Hardy

Hi Steve, beautiful collection, thank you for the nice pictures. I think the EK is a four piece sheet metal construction. Regards, Hardy

Darrell here is the thread that Lukasz started http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1395...order+of+canada Regards, Hardy

Found this in German Army Handbook April 1918:

Good point, now did strecher-bearers wear Red Cross armbands as non-combatants to retrive the wounded ? Hardy

So , if stretcher-bearers had no special first-aid training, then anybody could double as one. One wouldn't need to specifically employ the bandsmen for that. Hardy

Gentlemen, what is the difference between a stretcher-bearer and a Medic? Were German Medics used as regular soldiers or was there a distinction between the two? My Grandfather served as a Medic Sergeant during WWI http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11829&hl= In all the pictures I have of him he is wearing the regular Artillery uniform with no distinction whatsoever. He was also awarded the EKII as well as the silver bravery medal of Baden. I have seen pictures of Medics in special uniforms (Red Cross etc.), are they in a different category (like combatant Medics and non-combatant Medics) or did they serve a different function? Regards, Hardy

How close was that for a guess? Whatever happened to Willy Rohr after 1918 - did he serve in the Reichswehr and later in the Wehrmacht? If so, what unit? By the way that is a great EK document Chris Regards, Hardy

Dan, that is a very interesting cloth Fliegerabzeichen. If Mr. Zeiger indeed had the badge for sale it could have only been between 1914 and 1918 since after the war Metz became french again until 1940. During the German occupation (1940 to 1944) the currency would have been RM = Reichsmark and not M = Mark. Based on the circumstantial evidence I say the cloth badge is a period item from 14/18. from: Wikipedia By the Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871, Metz became a German city, and was made a most important garrison and a strong fortress. Despite the departure of many inhabitants who fled to France to avoid living under German rule, Metz nonetheless expanded and transformed during the period of German rule. The fortifications on the south and east were levelled in 1898, securing space for growth and development. Some large neo-Romanesque buildings typical of the German empire appeared in the city. Following the armistice with Germany ending the First World War, the French army entered Metz in November 1918 to great cheering from the population, and the city was returned to France at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. Metz was again annexed by Germany between 1940 and 1944 during the Second World War, and was liberated in November 1944 by the French and American armies. Regards, Hardy

Eugen Marcus Hofjuwelier Berlin unter den Linden 81

Stogie, you were faster than my request! Thank you, Hardy

Rick, I really appreciate your comments. Stogie, I would like to see that pic if you find it. Any idea how F?rstenau lost his arm? Thank you, Hardy

Thank you Christophe, any idea what the medals are on the bar? Hardy

Thanks Doc, the Best is that on the back of the Photograph is a dedication by Colonel F?rstenau himself to an Army Surgeon: " To my dear Oberstabsarzt Dr. Wuskert in remembrance of the War-years spent together, with thankfull recognition In the field, October 18 F?rstenau, Oberst" I wonder if it is the same surgeon that amputated his arm? Hardy

Gentlemen, let me introduce you to Emil Adolphe F?rstenau

Hi Doc, Yes it is for real - Baden's little War Cookbook, recipies for wartimes. Would you like a particular recipe? Regards, Hardy

"It's a Cookbook!" Tips for homemakers during wartime

Darrell, that is the most beautiful crafted 57 EKII I have ever seen

Darrell, yes it is Steinhoff before his accident - nice signature ! Regards, Hardy

I never seen this type before http://cgi.ebay.de/1-WK-2-Stueck-orig-Flug...1QQcmdZViewItem All the Best of the season, Hardy