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EK 1914 AWS type 3 core.......4 bolt version
Chris Boonzaier replied to Motorhead's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Hi, I am guessing that it is "Type 1, Type 2 etc" as they have been cataloged as opposed to "First type, second type etc" as they were produced? It makes a world of difference as I suppose we cannot date them to see which was produces 1st , 2nd or 3rd? Best Chris -
EK 1914 1914 EK1 mm "FR"+"Fr"
Chris Boonzaier replied to Motorhead's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Well, Guessing is a first step, an important one...as long as it stays as such... it only becomes dangerous when lists come out based on guessing. There are a few lists out there..... at some stage someone matched existing names to the Letters on EKs and came up with a list of often "long shot possibles" that somehow has been spread all over... I rememeber when FR was identified as Frank and Reif... I called up the company to ask if they had ever made EKs in WW1... the old guy on the phone said "NO! Definately not!" On top of that, Frank and Reif are a Prägewerk.... they just do metal stamping, no jeweller work etc. etc... I think the Fr is correct.... but think FR is still unclear.... -
EK 1914 AWS type 3 core.......4 bolt version
Chris Boonzaier replied to Motorhead's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Here is a thought... A special cross for Buddhist Prussian officers... I was just imagining the patience someone needed to crew this on and off... :-) -
Belgian Spy and her BWM
Chris Boonzaier replied to azyeoman's topic in Great Britain: Orders, Gallantry, Campaign Medals
Read this and weep... i stupidly sold it and got EUR200 for it... ;-) http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/3245-strange-bwm/ -
Pretty stupid soldier....
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Modern Campaigns and Conflicts
Hi, the green sleeve diamond is a legion badge. To the above, the legion has no pilots, these are regular french Air Force. There is no French Skull tradition in the army, although boys will be boys, I think there was a "Normal" amount of skull patches and badges in France in the 1980-90s as well. Like I said, I dont think this was BAD, just stupid in the modern day and age to do something like that....... -
Realting to NCOs and other ranks...Although we see awards from different Länder on bars for prussian soldiers... so far I have not had a group where a Prussian has had a MVK in their document group. As Bavarian Generals awarded the EK, could it be that they awarded that instead and reserved the bavarian medals just for Bavarian soldiers?
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... i am between two camps here... i think if i was 19 and in the army again I would have wanted one as well, but with a bit more age and hopefully a bit more grown up... I can see the damage something like this may do... The french high command are trying to identify the soldier in the picture in Mali... and he will probably get his ass kicked....