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    Chris Boonzaier

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    1. Chris Boonzaier
      This has a pretty pragmatic approach... no fancy wording, just "He is entitled to wear it having bee awarded it in April 1917""
    2. Chris Boonzaier
      the handwriting is terrible, and I am not sure if there is anything relevant to the occasion....
    3. Chris Boonzaier
      Here is a very interesting one of a soldier visiting his brothers grave... putting on his EK2 for the occasion..
    4. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, I was reading an article somewhere about descisions of French military courts in the 1900... some of the cases were pretty heavy. Guy took a few drinks from the officers mess... landed up in a disciplinary battalion for 5 years etc. etc. Best Chris
    5. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, it was luck. I am always on the lookout for interesting EK things. There are millions of patriotic EK cards that are a collecting field all on their own, but these 4 centering around the pride of the wearers really interested me. Best Chris
    6. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, I have an EK 2 doc to them, unsigned as well. Some units seemed to have done it that way... my docs for the 27th infantry, have 3 EKs to them, none signed, just stamped. best Chris
    7. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi Veteran, any idea of how to approach the Service Historique? Does one have to contact a researcher first? Thanks Chris
    8. Chris Boonzaier
      Fantastic piece indeed!!!!!!! Would not mind one myself.... where do they grow ? :-)
    9. Chris Boonzaier
      Having seen the quality of military aircraft maintenance in central africa on a number of occasions... I am convinced these are given to pilots each time they take off! ;-)
    10. Chris Boonzaier
      Gaston de La Tour D'Auvergne, Many, they had really cool names back then if you were wealthy and French....
    11. Chris Boonzaier
      There may be more out there, but these are the variations I have found to date. Best Chris
    12. Chris Boonzaier
      Then on the aisne...
    13. Chris Boonzaier
      Then at the Somme....
    14. Chris Boonzaier
      Yes folks, the EK2 is fake, but it is just to give you an idea about the size of these docs... They also did commemorative documents... For those who were fighting on the souville nose an Verdun.... (See here for a brief article about the fighting... http://www.kaiserscross.com/60401/134122.html )
    15. Chris Boonzaier
      Waaaaaaaay less well known is their Iron Cross 1st class document....
    16. Chris Boonzaier
      The R.I.R. 81 had in its ranks a man named Wilhelm Lefebre. Old Willy sure could draw! It also had quite a budget when it came to printing documents for the men.... Well known is their Iron Cross 2nd class document.... It is in most books...
    17. Chris Boonzaier
      A whooooole bunch of stuff up today... http://www.kaiserscross.com/152301.html
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    20. Chris Boonzaier
      Hail the conquering heroes!
    21. Chris Boonzaier
      Back then a source of pride... I am sure the recipients would roll over in their graves if they saw the bargain bins of crosses at shows today... I used to me "anti maker mark" collecting, but at least it has given a certain value to EK2s.... On the back of this postcard a man of the 108th Schutzen Regiment proudly announces he has just been awarded the EK...
    22. Chris Boonzaier
      For Stephan....
    23. Chris Boonzaier
      All from the same series, a picture of the crownprince on the back so maybe for the 5th Armee although it does not specify...
    24. Chris Boonzaier
      Taking a French trench in the forest of Avocourt...
    25. Chris Boonzaier
      Beating back a French night assault on the "dead man" hill...
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