Chris Boonzaier

Indeed, but outside of a documented group, a single with a spange is just a space filler.

I still have not managed to find the answer to the question... is there a central where the citations for the medaille Militaire can be found?? As they are numbered, there may be a chance...

Realating to this thread... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12485 can anyone say with any authority WHY the Tchad bar is still awarded? Is operation "Epervier" still going?

Hi Jens, Do you still have this group? I had overlooked this post.. man, it is a killer set. I bet it cost less than an unnamed EK1 as well ;-)

Is the one pictured an older one or one of the newer "crappy" ones?

Now I need to find an EK doc, awarded late 1916 to a guy from the Infanterie regt 49. They would have opposed each other at Verdun...

Indeed yes... the Hessen EK2 !

That kinda makes me feel better

And to complicate matters... I once contacted S and L for some leaves. They told me they did not have any in stock, they simply collected orders... and when they had enough they whacked out a batch... so TECHNICALLY, they were making them for the collectors market. The alternative was to contact the late Werner Sauer who was the guy who was their "collectors liason" and had stocks. Soooo, seeing that S and L were making batches for collectors... where does that leave us?

Thats what I thought, but they have 08/15s with no sledge?

Any idea what those cross straps are for ??

oooooooh you bastard! Dont say you actually own those !!!

Hi, I have the documents shown in the thread to the man of the 5th Battery, and the EK2 document to the author of the original text. :-) Best Chris

Do you have a 1945 photo of him after his return? best Chris

A silly question.... Are there official Govt contracters for the 57 pieces? To be devils advocate here.... if 57 pieces are private purchase items with no govt contracts awarded... technically there could be no "Official" 57 oakleaves and basically anything made by any firm could be considered "original" ?

Interestng study of the shield...

These guys look the part...

A nice shot indeed... have never seen one of the waggons on the left, and wonder what the leather case is that he is carrying...

Closer to the front...

Grandfathers, not so close to the front...

Ditto on this one...

A heavier gun now with some Landwehrmen, nitice the round container again...

A variation stand on this one...

Another MG0815 crew

Here is a nice MG0815 shot