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IrishGunner, I knew this would be right up your alley, thank you for the reply. I think the tubes are still in place, only retracted. Have a look at this close-up from Jens' picture – It appears the crew left in mid loading. - Great link btw.

Very nice! .

Yes, it appears to be the same battery! Any details with the picture? .

Thank you Jens, so it is a captured British Howitzer battery position. Great! Now, it appears the Howitzers are in a recoiled state - is this normal or have they been rendered useless by the British before capture? .

Came across this picture of an Artillery position in a German Lieutenant’s photo-album. I thought it to be German but the caption with the picture implies that it is a captured British position. The location is Holnon Forest - the time, late March 1918. Are the Artillery pieces British or German? Please follow the link below to see the picture. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47317 .

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From the photo album of Leutnant Wilhelm Hurst, Infanterie-Regiment Nr.170 the caption reads: "Im Holnon Wald wohnt schwere englische Batterie, März 1918" - In Holnon forest dwells a heavy English Battery, March 1918 Is it a captured British Artillery Battery?

I understand! I also believe that the abbreviation is perhaps key :cheers:

Thomas I think the abbreviation starts with an A ... compare with the letter "A" from: Auf Wiedersehen ..and yes, Rudolf is not the Best in Rechtschreiben .

Thank you Thomas for posting the script. I'm still not sure what the abbreviation means. " ... ist eben Krieg" There is some irony in the words of Pionier Rudolf Heintze. .

... same here Sorry Thomas but the more I look, the less it appears to be a patch at all. .

Thomas, could you post the entire script? "15 tum. II Battl.' next to the undecipherable he spelled Bataillon wrong. Dyslexic?

No, for an IC more than attendance in a firefight was required. .

(on the receiving end) under fire - summer 1944 outskirts of Dobrin .

In Northern Russia, Autumn of 1941

Awesome picture! I have to see if I find some in my albums

In 1914 there are 4 officers by this name - 1 Major, 2 Hauptmann and 1 Lt. With the exception of the Lt. all served in Artillery Regiments. But only one of them is a Johanniter Ehrenritter - Hauptmann (1914) von Gilsa - Stab of FAR25 .

Your logic might apply if Germany wouldn't have lost the war. Long service medals were not awarded during the war - I'm sure there were plans by the imperial Ordenskanzlei to hand them out again after the war. After Nov. 1918: No Imperial Ordenskanzlei - the Kaiser and his Reich gone - foreign occupations in the east and west - attempted revolutions by the left and the extreme right - three years of hunger and political instability to follow .. A slice of moldy bread was in higher regard then a medal for service in a defeated Army. .

Addressed to: Fräulein Otti Eckinger in: Wildbad, Württemberg Aug. 15, 1916 My dear Otti! Heartfeld Greetings, I will write you a letter soon Your R ....(undecipherable) 1. Komp. W.Geb.Bat. Werf... During August 1916 the W.Geb.Batl. was fighting in the Vogeses (Hartmannsweilerkopf) attached to 12. (Preußische) Landwehr-Division. In September 1916 the Battalion was attached to the 222. Infanterie-Division. In October 1916 the battalion was sent to Romania attached to the 11. Bayerische Infanterie-Division of the 9th Army. .

Agree, verunglückte tödlich = fatal accident

Here is a Hauptmann board (1 pip missing) Model 1915 with subdued number'

One could still be a Gemeiner i.e. EM (Mannschaften) like Gefreiter or Obergefreiter, Krankenträger, etc., after nine years of service. .

Reiterabzeichen in Bronze Award Statistics: (Numbers compiled from award documents) Numbers awarded Between March and August of 1941 the count was changed from number awarded since institution to number awarded within the year.

Brian, this is not a military award but simply an unofficial birthday medal anyone could get and wear. The colors for such patriotic tokens are usually the national colors (In this case blue and white for Bavaria) .