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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.

And the reverse. This badge shows honest to goodness wear. I wonder who the recipiant was?

Nice PABs all. I have only bought 1 PAB in the last 8 months and it was an Ebay pick up. He he is.

It is a slippery slope.... but it sure is fun!!! Nice collection. Don

Looks like a "G" to me.

I thought the war ribbon looked like this?

and Lubeck

Here are a couple of bars.

Let's see what we can assemble. I'll start with IR 180 Wurtemburg.

That is pretty much becoming SOP for opposing views lately. JMHO Don

What is up with this bar. Was the wearer too lazy to get it done correctly or too cheap? Don

Not a good one IMHO. Details are lacking, shoddy workmanship etc... Don