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Brian, it is Bayern not Baden. The ribbon is correct. Prinzregent Luitpold's 90th birthday

He is wearing the Hanseatic Cross of Lübeck .

Yes, nice portrait of an early Reichswehr officer wearing the unpopular skinny shoulder braids. .

It appears your man is in the Reichswehr Reiter-Regiment 13 of the newly formed (1921) 3. Kavallerie-Division der Reichswehr. In the Reichswehr Kavallerie history it says: "... after the Reiter-Regimenter of the Reichswehr were formed in 1920/21 and slowly settled in their new garrisons, the officers and men wore for a long time their old imperial uniforms of their former units. :cheers:

Jerome, he also carries a pre-war Imperial M89 Kavallerie Parade Degen for a Hussar enlisted man. Can you scan a close-up of the sword handle? Here is one from my collection - I would be interested to know if the crown was removed on your Hussar's Degen

Beautiful portrait! "That mind-boggling script" reads: Meiner lieben guten Else zum ewigen Andenken an Deinen Martin Hannover im März 1822 The pencil script below the signature reads M. ...hardt Martin dedicated the portrait to his lovely and good Else (female acquaintance) to remember him by. .

- Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 1 - Rekruten-Depot in Pillau (Ostpreussen) - 7. Komp./Grenadier-Regiment Nr.3 - 2. Maschinen-Gewehr-Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment Nr.3 Hugo Friese was born on July 8, 1881 - In 1903 he became school-teacher in the small village of Bösenrode. He retired in 1940 .

Nice! :love:

Glenn, vielen Dank für deine Mühe! You are the Best Hardy

1966 - most interesting. Thanks Dan :cheers:

Very interesting document. Well, Röttiger's new year (1945) did turn out "lucky" after all - he survived.

Wow, Christophe – my compliments!

... if it is original (which can not be confirmed on account of the poor picture) Stuart knows what he is talking about - have the Bavarian helmet plate authenticated - if real it might be worth $150.

There was no PzRgt.22 at Normandy Panzer-Regimnet 22 was created from Panzer-Abteilung 22 in 1945. Panzer-Abteilung 22 was build in September 1944. During the battle in Normandy Panzer-Regiment 100 was under the command of the 21.Panzer-Division In early June 1944 the PzRgt.100 was stationed around Aubigny. The I. Abteilung, commanded by Major Wilhelm von Gottberg, was in Jort. The II. Abteilung commanded by Major Martin Vierzig was in Fresné-la-Mère. The RzRgt.100 took heavy losses in the summer of 1944 at Normandie and was finally destroyed at Falaise und Caen. The PzRgt.100 of the 21.Panzer-Division was not rebuild. The 21.Panzer-Division received a new Panzer-Regiment in 1945. It was Panzer-Regiment 22 created from Panzer-Abteilung 22. Panzer-Regiment 100 is often misnamed Panzer-Regiment 22 since Panzer-Regiment 22 replaced the destroyed PzRgt.100 and some of the officers and men that served in PzRgt100 were in 1945 serving in the newly created PzRt.22. Igor, I think you are looking for the officers of I./ Panzer-Regiment 100

Hi Mike; I cannot comment on the authenticity of the tag since better scans are needed. However, the inscription looks right. Value if real would be over $100. Here is some info on this unit SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 11 The 11th Armored Infantry Replacement Battalion of the SS was created in December 1941 from foreign SS volunteers. The Battalion provided replacements to the SS Divisions "Nordland", "Nederland" and others. Many Dutch and Scandinavian volunteers served in this unit. The Battalion was stationed in Graz (Austria). Hope that helped :cheers:

Thanks for the tip! Hardy

The coat of arms is Bavarian (can't tell by the picture if its original or a copy) The helmet looks British

Brückenkolonne B 107 I will have some info later for you

Jason, here is the link - if you need assistance with translation let me know. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/PionierErsBat/PiErsBat30.htm .

Lettgenheim, July 1917 - Major Sonden October 1917 Lettgenheim, January 1918 - Kaiser Wilhelm's birthday parade with Oberst von Barsewisch

Schweighausen, February 1917

continued Thelus, June 1916 Hartmannsweilerkopf, January 1917

The photos of Leutnant Hans Gunkel December 1916 in Raismes - driver Lt. Stollewerk, sitting in the back are Major Werdelmann and Hauptmann Münch Spring 1916 in Thelus bunker near Thelus - Spring 1916

Before I show some of the photographs the Lt took himself - here is Lt Gunkel in field gear (sitting on the right)

Most interesting - on the back of the ID card there is a free-passage note. The Lt is granted free passage to return, without being held up, to his reserve-unit. The note is dated November 13, 1918 (two days after the armistice) and signed by the local leader of the revolutionary (communist) worker and soldier's council.