Chris Boonzaier

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Probably 3rd Batln IR 169 january 1916 or january 1917 , he was a Hauptman.

A hard one... footarty batl. 125

March 1917

October 1917

Okay, Round 2... I left up the pix that are not yet identified...

Now some more...

June 1916

I am a firm believer in a profi army, especially nowdays.

The Bundeswehr needs a total makover. Tonight on TV they showed the 50th Birthday of the Bundeswehr on the TV... even the military bands were playing very limp classical music instead of marches... not so long ago an officer refused to train his men "for war", he was disciplined... took the Bundeswehr to court... and WON !!! to require him to train his soldiers fr war is unconstitutional !!

I think it takes at least 3 full years to train a soldier, months is a waste of everyones time.

And what on earth have you against the keyboard player of Ace of base?

Pete

The same way I hated jackson Brown as a kid because I knew he was playing Doctor with Daryl Hannah... I heard the keyboard players has dibs on the blond in ace of base

A rather cool site,

http://www.project-x.org.uk/sa80.html

Darrell,

I figured I would make the first one one to remember...

Marc

Well... that succeeded... bloody nice indeed !!

Maybe the answer to the "Ban" is the following......

We have to "create" a MOH destroyer who has a webpage... he could live in ..say Vladivostok and is an oil billionaire.... his hobby is buying and destroying MOHs... create a web page with fuzzy photos of him apparently destroying MOHs under the treads of his restored T34...

THEN... publish these photos all over the web with a story saying "Why can anyone (Osama, Castro or the keyboard player of "Ace of base") legally buy and DESTROY these... and a patriotic, dues paying member of the OMSA who would love, treasure and respect the piece would end up in Jonkers with "50Cents" posse holding him down if he even tried to outbid the Russian T34 owner bent on destroying the medals".

The outcry would be so big... they would be begging youse to collect and save them !!!!

Just a though... dont say it to loud !!

You'd see headlines like "Geek Buys Real Hero's Medal/Probably compensating for personal inadequacies".

Then he would fit right in with the rest of the collecting community

You need a "Patriot factor" to push the price. EUR5000 is chump change for a nations highest award.

Imagine Donald Trump and Steven Spielberg and Clint Eastwood were super patriots, wanted to collect their nations highest award and had seen this?... Would not have helped them because it would be illegal.... but if it was not?

No foreigner would pay what British Patriots are paying for VCs. They may find it intresting, but they would not pay the prices that Lord Fauntleroy is paying..... to get those prices you need to go out of the regular collecting circle... and as long as it is banned....

I think the poster had made an error in the identification. Helmut Kinz was in a recon unit of the handschar, got the KC in May 1945, it cannot be the same man.

best

Chris

Does anyone have a photo of the Handschar KC winner Kinz?

Thanks

Chris

What would a nice non silver and zinc cross bring today?

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Chris

It seems to be a factory made band with the EKs and skript added by hand at a later date? Is there any origin to this piece or photos of it in wear?

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Chris

Rick, you be to fast for an old man !

Hello,

I collect Imperial German items mostly but recently I have wanted to add a WW1 trio to my collection to balance things out. I did buy one single medal and figured out how to look some information on the original recipient. That medal had a 5 digit number, a name, and an abbreviated name for his unit??

This week I was on the road and I found a trio and I am totally lost as to what or who this man was. I will list what the medals have on them and if you can help I would greatly appreciate it.

1914-1915 star

LIEUT. G. K. G. KERR.

SHROPS. L. I.

War medal (I am not sure of the real name)

LIEUT. G. K. G. KERR. R.F.C.

Victory medal

LIEUT. G. K. G. KERR. R.F.C.

I know the rank and name but I am lost as to the rest. I will post pictures when I get a little more time as they are on an interesting display from Harrods - sorry I am just worn out from the drive around Lake Erie.

Thanks,

CRBeery

Hi,

Sounds like a very above average Trio.

He moved from the Shropshire light infantry to the Royal Flying Corps, if you are very, very lucky, he may have been a pilot !!!!!!

By touching the screen and using my mental mind waves... I get the buzzing thought "Virgins" this smells like Virgins, young women...... am I close ?? Am I close???? Keys to a chastity belt ?????

(Yeah, yeah... I know, I cheated....)

You lucky man you !

I have a numbered, unissued set kicking around somewhere.

Hi,

whats the wing number?

Best

Chris

HOW?? Ricky,... HOW?????

We probably DON'T want to know

Will post a string more next week as I get the write ups finished.

best

Chris

Hi,

He was on the Westerwald at the outbreak of the war, then the destroyer Bernd von Arnim at Narvik, then at the 3rd U-Boot Flottile in La Rochelle, then the 2 U-L.D.

He was actually wounded on the way to Narvik when they were fighting the british GLOWORM.

I have all his awards, documents etc.

Sometime in the future i will do a write up.

Best

Chris

P.S. If you are really, really nice to me I will post the report he did about V.D. in the 3rd U-Boot flottille !

The best way to see a narvik Shield...

The wifes grandfathers.... now MINE !!