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    Naxos

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    1. In Bavaria existed in the 50's and 60's City Police units called Stadtpolizei, these units where taken over by the Landespolizei Bayern (Provincial Police) in the late 60's and 70's. Your Badge is original from the 1950's - here is a matching uniform badge from the 1960's Regards, Hardy
    2. It looks like a Gesellenst?ck - don't know the term in English
    3. The irony: In 1947 a Maria Dosch of Nassig made a claim for damages to her agricultural fields incurred by the allied occupiers. Landratsamt Tauberbischofsheim: Kriegs- und Besatzungssch?den / 1943-1959 Titel: Besatzungssch?den, Schadensort: Nassig Dosch, Maria, Landwirtin, Nassig Laufzeit: 1947 Umfang: 1 Fasz. Vorsignaturen: - Schlagworte: Nassig TBB; Dosch, Maria Dosch, Maria; Nassig
    4. Rick, quite a few Dosch's live in in Nassig/Wertheim in Baden-W?rttemberg
    5. Chip; there is a single hole in the middle - do you think this board originally carried just an Oberleutnant pip and no number? Also 13 would suggest W?rttemberg and for that it has the wrong thread through the silver. Hardy
    6. A total of four women were awarded the Iron Cross during WWI: Frieda Gessert, Elfriede Scherhaus, geb. Buchholz, Sophie Gr?fin zu T?rring-Jetterbach und Lonny Hertha von Versen. There was one American born woman that was awarded the Iron Cross second class in 1870. Her name was Agnes Leclerq Joy (*1840 in Franklin, Vermont, USA; +1912 in Karlsruhe). Agnes was a distant relative to Abraham Lincoln (and probably Rick L Research) Hardy
    7. The nurses Elfriede Scherhaus and Frieda Gessert, assigned to an Infanterie Regiment fighting on the Eastern Front, have received for their courage the iron cross second class on the black/white ribbon in November 1914. from: Die Ritter des eisernen Kreuzes; page 54 Regards, Hardy
    8. Here is a picture I own of the same model of tank The picture was taken by a Leutnant of Panzer-Regiment 11 on 25 June 1941 near Rossienie Hardy
    9. I have Pionier Boards with red and black underlay - this one has only the black velvet Regards, Hardy
    10. Emil Adolph F?rstenau On the back is a dedication from F?stenau to Oberstabsarzt dR aD Dr. Max W?rkert - the man that amputated the arm.
    11. The manufacture of the Iron Cross 1914 pouring the molten iron in the mold finishing of the the dies sawing out the frames pressing the silver frames pressing the finished frames on the core The crosses are burnt black polishing of the finished crosses the stages of manufacture
    12. Musikmeister Hans Limoro Seefliegerhorst Kommandantur Schleswig April 1st 1938 Hardy
    13. Christer - The FR 122 was transferred in the beginning of May 1917 to the new formed W?rttemberg 243. Division - around the time of Frick's death the FR 122 was in action at the front sector Juvincourt - Neufchatel (located south of Sissonne). Hardy
    14. Thanks Chris - I think I,m gonna listen to some CSNJ now (it's been a while) Hardy Oh, I almost forgot - nice document - looks psychedelic in nature.
    15. For comparison http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/graphics/...0OF%20HONOR.jpg
    16. Bidding/Buying is for one NUMBER at a time http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...A:IT&ih=018
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