Chris Boonzaier

​He actually spend the whole war in the Ersatz Battalion, then transfered to the 2nd Reserve in the field, got sick after a month then rejoined the Ersatz Battalion... lucky dud.... sorry... "dude"

methinks me needs to put the breaks on a bit... or the wife will kill me....

A Bavarian Jäger :-)

HI, optically not as pleasing as the first one, this came along.... what was really nice abozut this was he was in the 2nd Reserve Jäger battalion in 1916... and wounded on the 23rd of June 1916 in the attack on Fleury at Verdun (of course, not nice for HIM). The Alpenkorps attack on Fleury on the 23rd of June os one of "the" dates for WW1... Am very happy with this Krug :-)

Very nice! Do you have any other things from the DOB ?

Yup... those are not Chickenman eagles... Nice!

Technically he would have qualified for an EK2 with the Silver wound badge...

wow... that is an unusual unit for the KVK!!!!!

Very nice... I have a thing for bars that are all crosses and no round medals....

Sorry in advance for the spoilers, but I was so happy to get this photo I would like to "keep" it for now.... I member of the RIR67 on the Comdres heights... probably early 1915.....

... something really good this week :-)

Hi, An article I did on the Ring is in the latest IMC magazine. A small part of the article had to be edited due to space so here is the list of battle days for the Leib Regiment... The Battle calendar of the Leib Regiment shows a diversity of theaters which includes fighting in the Alps, Romania, Serbia, Italy, as well as sectors like Verdun, Kemmel and the Redtower Pass. Keck took part in every battle listed on the Calender. 10.-13.8.14 – Gefechte bei Badonviller 14.8.14 – Gefecht an der Vezouse 18.- 19.8.14 – Gefecht bei Saarburg 20. – 22.8.14 Schlacht in Lothringen 23.8. – 14.9.14. – Schlacht bei Nancy Epinal 23.9. – 6.10.14 – Schlacht an der Somme 7. – 10.10.14 – Stellungskämpfe westl. St. Quentin 11.10.14 – 19.5.15 Stellungskämpfe an der Somme 26.5. – 16.10.15 Kämpfe in Tirol 30.10. – 28.11.15 – Feldzug in Serbien 1.12.15 – 3.3.16 Aufmarsch an der griesch. Grenze 4. – 19.3.16 – kämpfe an der griesch. Grenze 1.4. – 2.5.16 – Stellungskämpfe in d. Champagne 5.6. – 17.8.16 – Schlacht bei Verdun 15.6. – 21.7.16 - kämpfe u. Fleury u. die M-Räume südl. Fleury 23.6.16 – Erstürmung von Fleury 11.7.16 – Wegnahme der M-Räume südl. Fleury 5. – 11.8.16 – kämpfe um Zwischenwerk Thiaumont 18.8. – 8.9.16 – Stellungskampf in den Argonnen 11.9.16 – 10.4.17 – Feldzug gegen Rumänien 26. – 29.9.16 – Schlacht bei Hermannstadt 30.9. – 24.11.16 – Grenzkämpfe am Roten Turmpaß 25. – 30.11.16 – Verfolg. Kämpfe bei Curtea de Arges-Pisesti 1. -3.12.16 – Schlacht a. Arges 4. – 8.12.16 – Verfolgung nach der Schlacht am Arges 9. – 20.12.16 – Verfolg. Kämpfe am Jalomitaprakova und Buzaul 21. – 27.12.16 – Schlacht bei Rimnicul-Sarat 28.12.16 – 3.1.17 – Verfolg. Kämpfe nach der Schlacht bei Rimnicul Sarat 4. – 8.1.17 – Schlacht an der Putna 9.1. - 10.4.17 – Stellungskrieg a Putna u Sereth 21.5. – 29.7.17 Stellungskampf im Oberelsaß 6.8. – 3.9.17 Durchbruchsschlacht an Putna und Susita 28.8.17 Einnahme von Munceuil 4. – 11.9.17 Stellungskrieg am Sereth und Susita 3. – 15.10.17 Aufmarsch hinter der Isonzo Front 16. – 23.10.17 Stellungskämpfe am Isonzo 24. – 27.10.17 Durchbruch durch die Jilischen Alpen 24.10.17 Erstürmung des Hevnik und der Höhe 1114 25.10.17 Erstürmung des Kuk und Eroberung des Luicopasses 27.10.17 Einnahme von Cividale 28.10. – 3.11.17 Schlacht bei Udine 1.11.17 Gefecht bei Bonzicco 4.- 11.11.17 Verfolgung vom Tagliamento bis zur Piave 12.11.17 – 22.1.18 Gebirgskämpfe in der Venezianischen Alpen 29.1. – 6.3.18 Stellungskämpfe in Löthringen und in den Vogesen 7.3.18 – 9.4.18 Stellungskämpfe in Löthringen 9. – 14.4.18 Schlacht bei Armentiers 23. – 29.4.18 Schlacht um den Kemmel 29.4. – 6.5.18 Stellungskrieg in Flandern 11.8. – 23.9.18 Kämpfe an der Somme 10.10. – 1.11.Rückzug in Serbien

HI, I laid out EUR70.... still more than I would probably get back on it.....

jim! First one is a killer!

Looks pretty interesting... http://mashable.com/2015/04/17/new-zealand-great-war-museum/

thanks, I will translate ASAP :-))

When you start hanging things from the ceiling you are going too far!!!

Hi, as extra info, he was here out the are, his location Aschaffenburg/Alzenau.... he also recieved the EK2 and BMVK 3rd class with swords during the war, then the beamten Ribbon one after the war....

​Nice, I had missed that info!! :-)

Oh you guys!! Are you blind!! Can you see them now?????

OK, I am confused.... Why the 3 different widths? I picked up a few lengths of ribbon this weekens.... the one for the bar 25mm... understood.... the 30cm for buttonhole... but why the 35mm?

I am not much of a Handwork guy... but am proud of this invetion :-)

I had been meaning to get a box for the wifes greatgrandfathers cross.... it arrived last week... a home at last! :-)

Was happy to pick up these odds and ends.... not a complete group I think....

Earlier precedent..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1332407/Soldier-sold-comrades-medals-eBay-fighting-Afghanistan.html