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Nice items and thanks for the reply. Don

Reminds of Texans that think they are their own country.

the back.

and a Saxon bar.

the reverse.

Two more flew in today. First up is Brunswick.

He also states he will refund your money if not as described yet he doesn't really describe anything....

Nice Greg, it looks like the heavy detachment is growing. Don

The reverse.

Mine. Don

Great thread Rick. I love when life is breathed into these old objects. thanks Don

I thought you were burnt out on militaria??? Catching a second wind? Don

True Rick, but they are junior officers, still guys in the trenches.

And here I was blaming it on the Astroturf the whole time. Thanks for clearing that up for us. Don

HHmmm, who to beleive???

I'm sure that in thier later years they shared stories over beers about the days of thier youth. I have Brunswick and Saxony on the way.

All of these guys helping out their Prussians cousins.

A Luebecker.

A sturdy Mecklinburger. What tales this guy could tell.

Lippe-Detmold next.

A Hamburger doing his duty.

And the NCO that led him.

Bavaria next, first the enlisted man.

Baden next.

A lot of collectors focus on high ranking awards and personalities. They forget that for every PLM winner there was 10s of thousands of little guys doing the things that lead to the big guy getting his award. So I say let's hear it for the little guy, the enlistedman who stood his ground. The NCO that provided the backbone needed to hang on. And the junior officer who provided that ounce of inspiration at the critical moment to push through and take the trench. They are mostly unknowen to us as they were unknowen to the bigwigs then but when you look at their awards you know they must have believed. First up, Anhalt.