Stefan

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Hi, I have this medal bar with some service medal in the centre. What would be the correct name for that one? The other ones I know //Stefan

Hi, do you have a close-up on the Narvik shield doc? It would be fun to see the boat Regards, Stefan

Hi Mike! Now I have found some information (http://www.samlarforum.nu/viewtopic.php?t=7432 in Swedish). In short it is like this: 1918, 1939 ------------- 1st, 2nd class: Yellow band. 3rd, 4th class: Red band. 1941 ------ Red band for combat. Yellow band for other military services or civil services. If the medal is a combat award it got swords and a bow. Non-combat awards don't have swords and no bow. This is the more complicated part that I hope I have transleted correct: 16.12.1940 -- 18.8.1944: 1939 received crosses shall have the 1941 bands. But 1939 crosses received before 16.12.1940 doesn't have to be changed. After 18.8.1944: All 1939 crosses shall have the 1941 bands and shall be changed. On this medal bar: * The colour is correct, since it's a 2nd class and it's from 1918. * The bow is missing, but I think that is due to unawareness or it should look like the other medal bands. Cheers, Stefan

They are very nice to collect since there are very few copies and rather cheap Cheers, Stefan

2nd class, since it has white background. The 3rd and 4th got black background, 3rd with golden cross and 4th with silver cross. I believe there are a couple of liberty crosses in the Finnish threads. 1st class you had around the neck. Cheers, Stefan

Yepp, but that is wrong. Cheers, Stefan

Nice Jan Arne! Any chance of seeing the Narvik shield group a bit closer? Cheers, Stefan

Hello! This almost looks like Jantzen's bar. Does anyone have more information about it? If I had the money I would have bought it - it looks so nice with the Finnish cross (2nd class). Cheers, Stefan

Hello, I believe that "my" Konteradmiral Hans-Joachim Gadow also got this Bulgarian award. Anyone heard of that one? Cheers, Stefan

The burial

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Thanks Derek, nice photo. I received some photos that I won at ebay. It's a burial of the Hauptsturmf?hrer of the 2nd Reiterschwadron and some more men. The seller translated all of the text of the backside but not the rank and name. I believe it to be Hauptsturmf?hrer G?rtz. G?rtz is my best guess since he was the commander the 2nd squadron in SS-Kav.-Reg 1. According to "Riding East" (page 151) G?rtz died 18th of March 1942. Translation: "Der Schimmel ist das Pferd von dem gefallenen [Haupsturmf?hrer G?rtz] der 2. SS Reiterschwadron in Cholm". I guess "Schimmel" is a type of horse? Regards, Stefan

Thanks Derek. Are you guys in the thread collectors of SS-Kavallerie (items, documents, ...)? I am a beginner in this niche so it would be fun to see what you have more Cheers, Stefan

Yepp, I agree... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=9944 Cheers, Stefan

Thanks Derek, nice picture. Do you know anything more about it - what unit it might be? I just missed out on several good SS-Reiter pictures on german ebay. The seller got an offer and closed the auctions Cheers, Stefan

Sorry, it seems I removed it. Here's the link again: http://www.anbratt.se/helmets/1813ek2/ Cheers, Stefan

Hi Robin! Is that your photo? Do you have the whole picture to show? Cheers, Stefan

Hello! I thought I should start a new thread regarding the discussion about my 1813 EK2. On http://www.sammlergemeinschaft-deutscherauszeichnungen.net/ it was said that this was a copy. The certificate from Nimmergut says it's ok. But then Uwe at http://www.bretzendorfer.de/ helped me out and came to the conclusion that it was not good and that even Nimmergut should have seen it. Right now I got a reply from Detlev that he too thinks it's a top quality copy. Huesken also believes it is a copy. Everything settled with the dealer - I get my money back Cheers, Stefan

Monsun: I belive I missed your reply. Yes, that should be enough for the Destryer's badge Too bad you had to sell/trade it away. Cheers, Stefan

They are from 1943, no doubts of that. But after the change in 1958 they are called m/39-58, post war altered WW2 uniform one can say. The price of m/39-58 in Sweden are about 5 EUR per jacket or trouser. The cost for a m/39 is 25-45 EUR and not that easy to find. Cheers, Stefan

Ok I'll see what I can find... /Stefan

Anyone saved some pictures from the 1813 EK auctions - #665, #666, #668? /Stefan

http://www.mortonandeden.com/pdfcats/21web.pdf Nice helmet story at #76 /Stefan

Nice cross Dan Is the ribbon original? Regards, Stefan