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Darrell,
Nicely done and excellent research !
Regards,
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Robert
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an absolutely astounding array!
i'd LOVE to read the book!
marvelous!
joe
Thank you Joe, I'm very glad you liked it.
Kind regards,
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Robert
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Robert, I read that outstanding article. Kudos on a wonderful piece. Fantastic.
However, you should put a warning out where that link goes. Heaven forbid our eyes goes blind or evil things happen if we go .... "there" where no man is safe to tread anymore
Thanks Darrell
Then for those who won't go or can't go....Here's a sample.
Regards,
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Robert
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Dan,
Sorry, but I got a little bit ahead of myself on this thread ,I wanted to post only one photo and.....
I intend to present the whole grouping in the collectors showcase forum later this summer. I want to do this properly and in chronological order. It was acquired from Erwin's daughter Ingeborg(she had moved to Canada with it).
Regards,
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Robert
It has been over two years since this posting, but like they say "IT'S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER".... If you don't mind going to WAF, the Konvolut has been posted here;
Regards,
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Robert
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Hello All,
Can anyone help me out with this. I was wondering, what the criteria was for earning the close combat badge in Gold - Silver - Bronze. To earn the gold badge, a soldiers perfomance must probably out-strip, that of a ritter kreuz winner, which on my understanding was awarded for one act of outstanding bravery, as against many acts of bravery for gold badge. Any information is welcome.
Regards
Only 98 men received the CCC in gold and the Knight's cross, I highly recommend this wonderful book " THE FACE OF COURAGE ":
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Robert
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From " ASSAULT ON MOSCOW 1941" by Werner Haupt
The German soldiers' cemetery in LYUBLINO, southeast of MOSCOW . 500 German soldiers are buried here that had died in Russian prisoner of war camps
in the greater Moscow area after 1945.
The photograph shows the author during a visit in early 1984.He found that in spite of all the protective precautions, there were bouquets of flowers
on individual graves, showing that Russian women had climbed over the " BERLIN WALL " to decorate the German graves on memorial days .
He wrote that these small acts of love mean much more than the peace declarations of politicians from the East and WEST....
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Robert
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There is a pretty good book on the "innocents" Korps called "Langemarck" by Karl Unruh.
best
Chris
Too bad that it is not available in english.... I received a copy last week .
This could be a nice translation project for you Chris .
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Robert
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@ CHRIS,
They say that " the massacre of the innocent " is one of the the most poignant episodes in the history of the whole salient , but surprisingly there is only one thread that was ever started about it on this forum :LANGEMARCK
I am very much looking forward to your article and to view some of your documents . THANK YOU
@ DAVE,
I see that the volunteers from MARBURG university could have been recruited by a number of those regiments , but I wonder if they tried to keep the university STUDENTEN KORPS or classes together within the same regiment ?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Cheers,
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Robert
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Hello,
I am looking for informations about RIR 233 ( XXVI reserve korps ) that fought near Langemarck , Flanders in early november 1914, I know
that RIR 234 was raised in Kassel and G?ttingen from reservists and " kriegsfreiwilliger " university students.
Was RIR 233 raised close to that region of Germany ? because I would like to find out if there could have been war volunteers from Marburg university in that regiment .
Thank you for your help.
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Robert
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Hartmann's example is resting in a ordinary jeweller's box.
Dietrich
See post #34 of this thread;
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Robert
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Here's what I can add:
Post 4: 14 July 1942 winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (Ostmedaille) Verliehen durch Batt. ?? Nr. 110 p. 14.7.42 ?.(the rest I can?t figure out).
Post 6: His promotion page. #1 looks like Pionier, 2 is Gefreiten, 3 is obergefreiten, and 4 says ?Promotion? but doesn?t give a rank. ?Datum? is obviously the date of promotion. The ?Truppenteil? column gives his unit of assignment at the time.
Post 8: History of medical treatment in field hospitals. First is for hepatitis, second is for a wound or illness, code #17. There?s lists of what the various numbers stand for, but I don?t have a link handy.
Post 9: Release date, special notes, and signature of person who released him from field hospital.
Post 10: I believe this is a record of pay received.
Medical codes link:
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Robert
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Hello,
I started a thread in the "Personal research facility" FORUM , It was about a simple TR postcard but it evolved towards the IMPERIAL period .
Here it is:
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Robert
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Rick,
I now feel quite overwhelmed,I am discovering (with your help) a second grouping within the first one. I was having another look at some old printed pages and some of the articles were signed ...EUER HERMANN !!!!!
They are apparently reprints of the last 4 letters sent home by Hermann, they are dated 7-8-9 nov. 1914 and the last one is ...the dying son's letter to his parents with some comments made by the publisher.
Sorry for the size on this attachment , it would be very much appreciated if you could do an english translation .
Cheers
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Robert
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Rick,
This plate is found on the inside cover of a wooden black box, It is kind of a "memorial" to Herm Koopmann (Erwin's older brother).
I think it says ;wounded november 11,1914 and died nov. 18 in Houthulst (Flandern)
If "HERM" stands as a short for Hermann , it would mean that the dying son's note to his parents is from him ....
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Robert
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Are the above dates and location consistent with the first battle of YPRES ?
Would Houthulst be the place where he was taken as a wounded soldier and NOT the battle location?
I know that I am going ;
but they are questions that I had in mind.Thanks , Robert
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Rick,
I think that if the note was written to his parents , then it would have to be from Herm Koopman during ww1,
(Erwin was 43 years old when he died and they were gone at the time...)
On this photo Herm is wearing the Marburg university Corpsstudenten Hasso-Nassovia uniform, the "memorial " was perhaps presented to the family by the Corps.(" Herm "would be a nickname given by the fellow students).
But I am just guessing right now.
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Robert
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Rick,
This plate is found on the inside cover of a wooden black box, It is kind of a "memorial" to Herm Koopmann (Erwin's older brother).
I think it says ;wounded november 11,1914 and died nov. 18 in Houthulst (Flandern)
If "HERM" stands as a short for Hermann , it would mean that the dying son's note to his parents is from him ....
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Robert
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Dan,
Thank you for your reply.
The KC was won in the Dnieper bend (october), his division later moved north of Kiev and faced the Russians on the 11.3.43 at Lyutezh .
After some very furious fights ,the German division was pushed back towards Fastov .
Major Koopmann was killed in action on november 10 (south-east of zhitomir ).
Robert
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Rick,
Once again you have been very helpfull.
The postcard is addressed to (Erwin) Koopmann.
And I must say that your second post sent shivers up my spine.Here is the front of the postcard , It shows Tajana, Ingeborg and....Hermann.
The postcard must have been from Ingeborg and the note from the young boy ( later in his life), I do not know when he died.
Thank you , Robert
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I write notes to my wife in English and it looks like this !
Must look like this note(from the same KC grouping).
I am also very curious about what it says , the family kept it for over 60 years!!!
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Robert
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Robert,
I'm pretty sure it IS German.
Darrell,
It could be, but I have shown it to a couple of people at work ( with some German background) and they say it is not!!!
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Regards, Robert
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Hello,
I am presently doing a research on a KC winner grouping .
This postcard was received by the Officer while on the Western front ,I think that it was sent by his wife .
But since the text is not German , I would appreciate the help from a member who is familiar with the writing.
I thank you for your help.
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Robert
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Thank you Dave,
It always seems so evident afterwards.
Regards,
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Robert
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Hello again,
There is an entry on the promotion page, " wegen knappheit? von dem ....????" ; " because of the shortage...."
This is as far as can get and I am not even sure about the second word ,may I ask for help on the translation ?
Thank you,
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Robert
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A most beautiful death....
in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs
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THANK YOU! Chris,
You did a great job posting the text and pics on the site.
I also would like to thank Rick Research, without his help those papers would still be sleeping in a box and would have never been shown. Two years ago I posted Hermann?s last letter on this site as an example of a text that could not be read? Shown above is Rick?s reply, I then remembered seeing the ?Euer Hermann? somewhere else on a printed page. It was the start of a wonderful story?.
THANK YOU! Rick
Regards,
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Robert