Leutwein

then Hptm Ludwig Pichler who was killed in action in 1905

Hi at all, still missing some officers =) At first Oblt. Emmerling

definitely a "Hauptmann"-bar (1914)....But I would also tend to Kapitänleutnant or "Hauptmann der Marine-Infanterie". So someone who was at the beginning of the war Hauptmann/Kaleu and ended like Korvettenkapitän or may be Fregattenkapitän a.D. Nice bar!! Best wishes Karsten

close-up of the medal bar

my favorite imperial items are for sure.... ....colonial items =) Especially photos, certificates, estates and medal bars a nice photo for Jason, hope you´ll like it. Best wishes Karsten

Hello, is he not a bit too young for the peacetime award RAO4? In my opion the most posible combination is: medal of the RAO and AEZ Best wishes Karsten

Hello George You must be a member of that Fourm, as I said. Here is the link to register for it: http://h1797427.stratoserver.net/public_html/wbb3/index.php?page=Register71987c56&l=2&l=4&l=2 Then you can download the data sheet. Best wishes Karsten

Hello George, normally are my references the "Deutsche Kolonialblatt" which is very useful for researching colonial veterans. But in your case (navy) I´m using the following data sheet, which you can download here: http://h1797427.stratoserver.net/public_html/wbb3/board3-3/board5-deutsche-orden-ehrenzeichen-auszeichnungen-bis-1918/7644-verleihungslisten/ A competent user allocate this nice data sheet. But you must be a member of that forum to download it. http://h1797427.stratoserver.net/public_html/wbb3/index.php?page=Register You won´t regret it. Best wishes Karsten

Hello, I found a "Gefreiter" Pschorr who received the "Militärehrenzeichen" 2nd class in 1906. He received his prussian war decoration for his actions during the madji-madji-rebellion in German-Eastafrica (1905-1907). There he was a member of "DOA,Mar.Inf.Det.d.Ostafrik.Stat.". But I couldn´t find any more war decorations for him. Best wishes Karsten

Hello, after a long time I will post a photo of Vzfw. Karl Tost. Thanks for posting your photos. Hope to see some more nice pictures. Best wishes Karsten

Thanks for posting that nice picture. Here another nice pic of a member of the 3rd Seebataillon. Seems to be a member of the Marine-Feldbatterie. I found some informations to your guy August Bause. During WW1 he fought in German-Eastafrica. His rank was Sanitäts-Vizefeldwebel and he came aboriginal from Alfeld/ Hannover. Since 19th July 1916 he was a prisoner of war and came to the following british camps: Nairobi (1916) Daressalam (1918) August Bause was a member of the kaiserlichen Schutztruppe since 1910 (started as a Sanitätsunteroffizier) Best wishes Karsten

Hello, from another collector I received the message that he was a "Oberschreibersmaat" or a "Obersanitätsmaat". So it can not be Hochstein. Hochstein didn´t also served on the battleship SMS Friedrich Carl but it is interesting to see that a lot of Habicht-veterans took also part on the boxer-rebellions in China. Best wishes Karsten

a close up of the medal bar

Hello Albert, here is my newest arrival. An unknown Habicht-Veteran. He´s also a china-veteran like yours. It is interesting to see that a lot of Habicht-veterans served also in china during the boxer-rebellion. Best wishes Karsten

In my opinion it looks like an austrian ribbon. Best wishes Karsten

and here a southwestafrica-example

It was for sure against the norms of wearing decorations on the medal bar but some soldiers ignorate that norms. Furthermore is the third decoration not similar to the colonial- or Southwestafrica-medal. For the Southwestafrica-medal the stripes are too long. Here some examples of my collection. Hope you see the differences. At first an example for the Colonial-medal Best wishes Karsten

Hello Odulf, very nice pic but I think that he´s wearing: Iron Cross 2nd, FEK, something austrian, and WH-DA The colonial badge indicates him as a colonialfighter during WW1 Best wishes Karsten

I hope to see some more colonial photos or did I win all colonial photo auctions Here another pic of Hptm Paul Walter Sievert He received the prussian and saxon decorations for his actions in German-Southwestafrica Best wishes Karsten

Here another one. It is Sanitätssergeant Woltmann who was also a china-veteran Best wishes

Hello, at first thanks for posting those close-ups. The Vzfw. of our user Ulsterman seems to wear: MEZII; silb. württ. MVM and perhaps two "colonial-medals" (probably china- and southwest- medal or colonial- and southwest-medal) with battle clasps The veteran with his big medal bar of our user Thomas W is unfortunately not to identify. The first decoration can only be the MEZ or the Iron Cross 2nd class and the other decorations are unfortunately so unclear. The thrid or fourth ribbon could be a colonial medal but which one?? I can only recognize three battle clasps, sorry. @Odulf thanks for posting those nice and very interesting pictures. I like especially the 2nd and 3rd one. The 2nd one seems to be a member of the cavalery and the 3rd one a member of the artillery. Pictures of these branch of service are not often to see. Also nice to see the equipement of the artillery-man. In my collection I have found one picture which were taken on the same day and location like yours one. But my guy seems to be an infantery-man. Best wishes Karsten

Hello, at first thanks for posting those nice pictures. I like especially the first one of Ulsterman. Could we see a close-up of that interesting medal bar? It seems that he also received the württembergische silberne Militärverdienstmedaille, which is rare to see on medal bars. The last picture of Thomas W is also interesting. Can you identify the decorations on the big medal bar? Here is the next one of my collection: Sergeant Carl Mohr with the following decorations MEZ II Braunschweig: Verdienstkreuz 2nd class with swords German-Southwestafrica-medal with two battle clasps (Hereroland and Gross-Namaland) Best wishes Karsten

and a close-up of Clausnitzers medal bar and Iron Cross 2nd class

and a photo of Hptm Clausnitzer. He took part on the Boxer-rebelion and later on the Herero-rebelion. For his action in German-Southwestafrica (1904-08) received Clausnitzer the Crown-order 4th class with swords. Hope to see some other nice colonial photos Best wishes Karsten

close-up of Keßlers medal bar