Chris Boonzaier

Thank yee kindly! Any idea what rank he had ? All the best Chris

I think the Gen commanding the 185th Div...

24 rir

17th RIR 24th May 1917

Super Glenn, Thanks... future generations will be beholden to you... I think this may be a bit difficult... battalion commanders for the 15 RIR, 2nd Garde Res Div....

A Russian spy then !!!!!!

Ta Daaaaahhhh!!!!

For the 10 RIR

I may have asked this before... Inf.akt. Wilhelm Kirchd?rfer As a name in an EK award document to a bavarian Reserve Regt. Could it be "Infanterist aktiv" as a rank to differentiate him from the reservists? Any ideas? Thanks Chris

Finally pulling my finger out again... From mid 1920 !! Maybe bayer?

Could it have been made somewhere in the far east for US troops stationed there?

Hi, Nope, Ermelo in the transvaal. Cloete was just of Dutch Origin. all the best Chris

I read somewhere that the Luftwaffe lost planes to swiss AA as well.

This is on EBAY as a nichtkaempfer... I dont think they IDed the ribbon right.. Any thoughts?

A very interesting document--- No simple name, rank and number.....

Hi, ebay, so far I have only got a few of them, the seller is playing his cards close to his chest. Best Chris

After the Vogesen von Hoehn and his men were in the front line for the Nivelle offensive, if Schmitt and Von Hoehn could have guessed what the tactical theories mentioned in von hoehns letter would bring.....

Super!!! I think it is "Verwendung als Ia" ?

Hi, Its just the shell, insides are missing. All the best Chris

The Younger generation..... man o man.... ;-) Thanks, its a start. All the best Chris

You do the difficult bits... I will figure out the easy bits ;-)

Gerd, if you want to impress me... do the note in the 3rd post on this thread ;-) http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=15268

Any idea who may have used this? Obviously French, it is old and period... a real "Barn Find" Any ideas?

This is a really large pic, I assume it was blown up after his death and the EK1 added. Is it 1st bavarian infantry? Pic taken in trostberg, no date.

Hi, I am not so sure, none of the white ribbons seen to have been awarded outside of Germany. Pauls one is in a bit of a grey area as to where the guy served, could only be cleared up with a militaerpass. many folks in occupied Belgium got the black ribbon while hundreds of miles from the front. No white ribbons even for guys in the Eisenbahn HQ in Brussels.. regular black. White ribbons inside Germany seen to all be non serving military INSIDE of germany. Black ribbons for homefront service seem to be serving military. I think the crux is... the white ribbon is not THE award for non combattants, as they also get black ribbons.... but it is for people in the HEIMAT (other than a handful who got a black ribbon)