Chris Boonzaier

I am not sure... I have it on my hard drive, I think it was labeled "Totenschlucht"

Waking this thread up again.... Does noone have any examples of Allied Gear used by the germans ??????

Saw one of these at Kassel, also KS... at EUR800 !!! Is that realistic? When I think of the 2 I ruined as a kid playing with them....

I saw a nice one of these at kassel... It was an officers one, but the title, Regt Histoy and large photo of the officer were EUR1200 :-(

Just what i was about to post until I hit the bottom of the thread and saw you beat me to it :-(

Hi, Does anyone know to which Division the garde J?gers were attached in April 1917? I must be missing something as i cannot find them :-(

His career is a blank page up until Mid 16 where he seems to join the 2. J?ger for a few weeks at Verdun where he is wounded, lands up at Hanau in the Hospital, then lands up in the newly formed Bavarian 15th Div (31. Regt) and is then wounded on the Aisne, missin the Regts stint in Verdun. He was paid in June 1917... July 1917 is missing, August 1917 is in hospital.

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Mow... no Milit?rpass... so maybe some cleverer minds than me can figure out something from his Soldbuch...

But not a J?ger Batln award for this !!

Still a J?ger res officer in 1918

Well... some of you know how I love the 2nd bavarian J?ger batl.... Just got these today.... A patent from 1916

Ahhhh... but the important question is.... Why does the content of the research not effect the price? If I am offered a medal with research that says "Was a good brave soldier"... ok, I will give you your USD90... if it says Killed 10 facist invaders with his MG... I will give you USD150... if it says "Killed 3 with the bayonet" lets say USD175... if it says "Killed three with the bayonet while shooting his machine gun and playing with a yoyo as he tap danced on a bucking T34" I will go to USD250...

Can it be a WW1 EK2 and HK ribbon?

That is a good question... I was hoping someone would whip out an answer....

Hi, From the Ersatz Batallion of a regt the men could land up in any of the other regts in the same division. i.e. a soldier in the 155 I.R. ersatz batallion could land up in the 37. R.I.R. or vice versa. the erstaz batallions seem to have been a personel pool for their respective divisions, more than for their respective regiments.

indeed we did! My question was a trick question. My theory is.... the order of Glory 3rd class are the most underated medals on the market today. My first one, with its reaearch was about UsD150, which I was told at the time was way. way, over its market value. Maybe it was, but it was worth it to me. Lets calculate, order of Glory USD50, basic research USD80.... a USD130 medal (we agree that with the OOG, without the research it is unintereting)... Imagine if the EK2 was named, and citations were availible (takinginto account there were about 3-4 times more EKs.) IMAGINE what they would cost? What would a named and attributed Bronze or silver star with citation cost? No need to speak of brit medals as we know what a GOOD citation does there.... I would say, if the german collectors had an equivelent ( numbered, researchable, citation) the things would be worth (or "would get on the market") somewhere between USD250-1500 a medal, depending on Unit, Citation, place of battle. My first OOG'er got his medal for killing 15 Germans with his machine gun as German tanks overolled his positions, he hid in a bunker till the germans retreated, then hit 'em again. Worth its USD150 to me.... Imagine that was to a German machine gunner!!! It would be well over USD500 or More!! I have ordered research on my other two OOG'ers, maybe they did interesting things as well, Would love it if one was a tank gunner with 20 or so "victories"....

I was just wondering if someone could give me a good idea of what one without the book is worth on the open market.

Mine, the guy also got a EK1 while in the region,,,

A post war photo...

Here is another one, during the July 1918 offensive he and his 2 machine guns fired 20 000 rounds, then with his pistol in his hande he gathered up the remains of other sections and counter attacked...