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Lieber Hans Sende dir Herzliche Grüsse aus Flandern bin hier mit Landsturmleuten, mit welchen ich auf Patrouille bin in einem Dorf unweit Menin Ein Unteroffizier hat uns geknipst. Dein Onkel Hugo Dear Hans. I send you heartfelt Greetings from Flanders. I'm here with some Landsturm men, I went on patrol with in a village near Menen. An Unteroffizier took the picture. Your uncle Hugo Menen or Menin, a town in Flanders was located only a few kilometers behind the frontline. In 1917, the inhabitants had to evacuate the town, which was severely damaged during the fighting.

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. . Abbreviations and Symbols of German and Foreign awards in the 1928 Rangliste

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. . Abbreviations and Symbols of German and Foreign awards in the 1914 Rangliste .

Like this award document? http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/46117-krfrw-kanonier-emanuel-sterns-ekii-award-document/page__p__425513__hl__translation__fromsearch__1#entry425513 .

Don't mistake a man's convictions for brown-nosing.

Ludwig Ganghofer (1855 - 1920) was awarded the Iron Cross second class for his work as a voluntary war correspondent from 1915 to 1917. He traveled to the lines in the East and West to report directly from the front. On one occasion Ganghofer was seriously wounded. He was Kaiser Wilhelm's favorite author. .

I agree - the medals do look original and so does the bar itself. The ribbons look very fresh and a bit off color (probably the picture) but appear to be original in weave and material. The two Gefechts-Spangen make sense in their combination. However, I can not comment on their originality. Let's wait for more input from others.

FAKE TAG! Cavalry 2.Badisches Dragoner Regiment Nr.21

Very nice!

I agree with army historian .