Chris Boonzaier

That is indeed a find.... maybe he was listed early and later in the war they listed all folks who had recieved it, listing him a second time. Best Chris

Its a good thing to have around, I have the odd thing i want to eventually get around to posting... ...

Thanks, I will get back to you as soon as i have found a bare jacket :-)

I didnt know either, until I was 12 and suddenly the store bought ones did not fit anymore.... :-(

Hi Joe, are there any specific collar or shoulder badges or would the "LG" be enough? Thanks Chris

If i needed one to make a 1917 lewis Gunner, can I take one without badges, or would I have too look out for a specific set of badges? Thanks Chris

That was my thought.... right out of the "exorcist" or something... ;-)

Fantastic story and group.... Woulda thought after he burned the house down that he would have gotten his butt so whipped he still would not have been able to sit down to fly a plane in 44-45!

Here is a secret tip ;-) http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/nafziger.htm Nafziger is free and online. A great list Hucks.

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I am off t bed after a long day, but thought I would share this top secret document with you......

Hi Joe, I have a couple more coming. Same unit, but not such good detail. best Chris

Nice, the top is really "salty"....

That is a very nice group indeed. any luck with him for service in SA in WW2?

ooooooohhhhh.... subject that made me cry.... I saw a mons star group to the division for a very, very reasonable price, contacted the seller within a couple of minutes of it being posted.... and 3 days later he came back and said..."sorry, someone else was faster".... I made a wax doll and stuck pins in the lying bastid :-(

Interesting bit of Family history!!! How old was your dad at the time?

Maybe the shoulder strps have been replaced?

Hi, I am not big on these, but I thought only the 119 and 123 had the Swedish cuffs and Litzen, the 126 should (I thought) have had brandenburg Cuffs and no Litzen? Like I said, i am no expert on these, so I could be wrong. best Chris

Magic, thanks. I was going by what I thought I remembered reading ages ago. I imagine it is a moot point, as I said, I would think a man around long enough to get wounded 3 times probably had one already. And if not, if the 3rd wound was light and treated locally, his commander probably considered him for an award anyway, although with a citation and not "automatic" Best Chris

Hi Dietrich, Are you sure on that? Unfortunately I just last month gave away a binder with dozens of old BDOS heft articles on the EK, so cannot go back and look it up, but I seem to remember that Silver Wound was automatic for an EK2 unless the guy had disciplinary problems in his record. On the other hand, the chances of a guy having enough single wounds for a silver or Gold wound badge, and not have picked up the EK2 someway along the line must have been so minimal that it seldom or ever happened. I think the order for the "automatic" award was meant for guys were were wounded badly enough to be send back to a hospital outside of their Etappe, and in that case the Wehrkreis could award the Cross without having to have some citation made out. best Chris

Is the Blue piped one a medic? My wifes Great Grandfather was a Doctor in the 6th Feld Div. Best Chris

Hi Andi, I think Feldgrau is having an update, should be up again today. The snowshow photos were loose, so no details. We have a few threads on the Alpenkorps here on the forum... I think Chip and I share a passion... Would love to see more pics. Do you have any award documents foe the Alpenkorps? Best Chris

Its a grateful dead patch ;-)

Very nice, I am hoping one of those uniforms will find it to me one day... :-)