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Is it possible to post bigger scans?

Feuerschutz Luftgaukommando like Unterbrandmeister?

I already have a copy

I will be incommunicado

It will be part of my mission. The above list is from my Grandfather's Regiment RFAR52 - He is #5. I believe that the detailed info on the awards is to be found in the regimental Diaries, rather than the Grossherz?gliche Ordensrollen

These lists of recommendations with full names, award dates and details can be found at Karlsruhe. I will be there next week (to get more scanned)

He did not loose his whole thumb. I don't think that throwing grenades would be a problem since he was right handed, but Don is right about handling a pistol. One needs the entire left thumb to chamber a round into a P-08. Jakob Maier was fully kv in August of 1917 and rejoined one of the best fighting Divisions of the German Army, but not the Sturmbataillon.

Yes, and a copy of his Stammrolle. He was my maternal Grandfather. The (badisches) Infanterie-Regiment 169 (52. Division) was removed from the Somme sector late in December 1916 and send to the Ober-Elsass were it received extra training and took part in the fighting (Stellungsk?mpfe) there. At the same time SB16 was created in the area (Ober-Elsass) by Armeeabteilung B (from mostly W?rttemberg and Baden men). According to my Grandfather they were looking for volunteers in the Regiments of the 52. Division, SB16 wanted men with front experience. He and some others in his company volunteered. Not all volunteers were taken by SB16 or remained with the battalion after the training.

An incredible epsonized group!

I second that. ... besides, what's with the crosses between the dates in addition to the dots, 25.+9.+1914? The dots are sufficient. Crosses in dates (at the beginning) are used to indicate KIA.

Chris; From Stammrolle and Milit?rpass of Gefreiter Maier Jakob Maier, born Oct. 22, 1896 October 1915 to IR169 in Lahr From Jan 22, 1916 to Dec 1916 at the front (Serre, Somme North) with 5./IR169 Jan 1917, Musketier Maier volunteered for Sturmbataillon 16 (fighting in the Ober Elsass). Maier was wounded in April 1917 while fighting in 4. Sturmkompagnie SB16 (rifle round to left thumb) Maier lost half of his left thumb. After hospitalization he was first placed in Ersatzbataillon 114, then in August after a full recovery he rejoined his old unit, 5./IR169 Maier was promoted to Gefreiter (f?r Tapferkeit vor dem Feind) and awarded the EKII. Since he lost the use of his left thumb he was no longer fit for Sturmbataillon 16.

Shoulder straps appear to be Offizierstellvertreter?

nice!

That is a beautiful blade with nice patina :cheers:

A worn shoulder board without any holes poked in, is not easy to find.

5. Garde-Regiment zu Fu?

PK, during Weimar the colors were: Schwarz - Rot - Gold This goes back to the first German Democracy in 1848, originating in the colors of the L?tzow Freikorps of 1813 (Black uniform, Red piping and Gold buttons) Black-Red-Gold (German National Flag from 1848 to 1866) precedes the colors of the Second Reich (1871) Black-White-Red.

According to Dietrich's short bio published in the Reichstagshandbuch of 1930, Dietrich served in SB5 and SB2 before becoming a Tanker. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2009/post-1062-1243349753.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2009/post-1062-1243349940.jpg

That is a great image! Thank you for showing

Different prints of award booklets: From left to right: 1933, 1935 and 1942 http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2009/post-1062-1243298486.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2009/post-1062-1243298510.jpg

The Mette family was very wealthy - one of the biggest landowners in Germany. Mette Seeds were exported internationally. The family even owned a castle (quite uncommon for commoners at the time) they build villages for their laborers families.

Don, perhaps you can post a larger scan ... of the boutonniere ribbon :

Heinrich Hermann August Mette was the Manager and heir of Heinrich Mette & Co GmbH est. 1787, a large agricultural seed growing company in Quedlinburg. History of the family business: http://www.bbs-quedlinburg.de/mette/mette.html

Signatures can be most difficult to read - in a lot of cases you need to compare to a known sample in order to positively identify the name.

I'm trying to read it - so far I got: Bett- und Pferdedecken