Chris Boonzaier
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Hi, anyone notice a trend here.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4177300/Faces-Nazi-guards-killed-million-Jews-online.html -
German Made Combat Infanteryman's Badge
Chris Boonzaier replied to Uffz. Rohleder's topic in United States of America
Very Interesting! I wonder if any were made woth pins like the Nahkampfspange? -
Hi, Jup, unfortunately a split group at some stage. It is from Major Heinrich Graf von Luxberg, A Generalstabs Officer who served on the staff of the II B.A.K. from the outbreak of the war until the end of May 1916, He was 3. Generalstabsoffizier (See here) Then he joined the 10th Bavarian Reserve Arty Regt commanding a Battery, before taking over the regiment in 1917
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Hi, hard to say, I am not sure if it had a proper ribbon or just a bow, usually these veteran thingies had the ribbon in their local coulors... blue white for Bavarian etc...
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A Gladbach veterans association cross, added to a chain at some stage, could have been done by the seller, or the vet...
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Bingo! Usually for colonels and above it was apparently also for officer ranks lower than colonel in general staff positions? So now i have the crowns. I know need the blankets and saddle!! :-)
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Not the rarest of the rare... but this is a pretty nice group and Waffenfarbe.... can anyone guess what the large crowns are for?
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OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH... sometimes the world is cruel!!!
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Hi, which Garde Regt z. Fuss is it?
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Can anyone guess what this is....? :-)
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Somme related items
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in The Great War 1914 to 1918
Ooooohhh... nice, strong South African connection for Delville wood, which Bavarian unit? -
Very nice, especially when from the family!
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Here is a not too comman pair.... Bavarian General Staff from an officer on the Staff of the Bavarian II A.K. from 1914-1916
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88-94, in abeche 92. Did you know Pete Kane/Cain, Canon 20 in the CEA 88-90ish?
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2REI/3eCIE
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Hi, what unit were you there with? Best Chris
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Indeed, often a specific Company, or even a Battalion was taken from a Regiment and designated as the Sturm Unit of the division Although in some divisions they seem to have picked the younger and fitter men to form a sturm unit, they were still on the rolls of their parent unit as far as pay etc went.
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Hi, Many Divisions etc had formed designated Sturm Units by 1918, often they went through a rudimentry training course with their local Sturm Bataillon, but were not part of the bataillon. Nice find!
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Durch Kopierstift? That would have been a story to tell the kids!! I would never in a million of years have guessed that.....
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Hi Any thoughts on this? Kemmel XXXX XXX (Rechte?) Auge entzundet (Keine selbstverschuldung) ? Thanks Chris
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Duh! Call me blind.... I totally ignored the entries by the printed bits and was just looking at the written part on the top... Right you are!!
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Hi, I dont see a wound badge anywear on the page?
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Magic, thanks, thats Joe's book right? I have been meaning to get it for ages!
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Duh! Thanks, I should have seen that! Does 3. General Stabsoffizier give him any particular function, or does it just mean he is one of many? Thanks Chris
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Does anyone know what this staff position is? 3. Gxx. Stabsoffizier Thanks Chris
