Auseklis

Is it possible the famous (No country and no address) BB&Co. had been one of "the German manufacturing firms who acquired the contract"?

Why don't you ask BB&Co? They are still in business. I don't know how much archive they have from back then...

i have seen different shields, letters, with different enamel colors on at this type of badge, some with enamel some with out.

This type of badge, or this specific badge?

All pictures I've found on the web of this specific badge had a bigger green enamel shield.

Looks like школы прапорщиков, комплектовавшейся из студентов высших учебных заведений. But the N2 crest ist is much simpler on yours. So I would think it's not good. But maybe some knows more?

What does the inscription say?

Born in Limmer (as well as Linden part of the city of Hannover since 1920).

How about:

"Dear Volksgenossen,

the GeStaPo office wants to express it's thankfulness for your examplary assistance in capturing a gang of enemies of the state... (and so on)"

Siebel Aircraft Works Ltd.
Parts-No: 523
Blueprint-Nr. 88519 (Tropical) (Dust sealed)
Aircraft Type Ju88A4 (license build)


Attention!
Dive-Break system with
Three-Button-Switch,
Klauber and Simon Valves,
Conector must be fitting!

Since I don't have a parts list for the A4s hydraulic system, I can't tell if 88519 is a part of the dive break system. Maybe someone lese can help?

Cushman Model 53

Yes, I've seen at least one on display at a museum in Normandy.

Not even a theory? Some speculations? Anything?

Hypothetical? Tank warfare maybe?

This guy certainly was evacuated from the courland pocket.

OK, I see your problem. I'm no expert with uniforms, but the Soldbuch fragment looks OK to me. You may know the newsreel pictures of the handing over of the internees to the soviets? To prevent an uprising, the internees had not been informed what was going on and were just forced onto the ships with what they had on their body. That's why I did not suggest the items have been to russia ever...

You're aware that the adress above the picture is an internment camp in Sweden?

10. Mai might be the arrival date in Sweden, most probably he was later in 1945 handed over to the soviets.

Well than... He was making a joke and might have caused a good laugh later on when the Chekists found the picture on him or in his kommunalka and put him to execution for wearing foreign military decorations

a) Agree.

But I came up with a better idea
This guy may just be one of the RSFSR military advisors, sent to Kemal Pasha in early 1921, when the Harp Medalyasi was still issued.

b) Let's speculate about this also (what else can we do...) If he was send as a technical advisor (let's say for wireless or similar high tech stuff), he might be just have finished a technical college and his birthyear might be 1900-1901.

c) A lot of people from all over europe stayed in Russia for ideological reasons.

d) Let's follow the military advisor idea...
We clearly see a Red Banner and three Red Stars. Red Banner might even be a RSFSR one. Red Stars may be very early ones, backdated for his advisory work and whatever came afterward. The medals on the right could be foreign also and the two decorations left of the Harp are unidentyfied as well. This would set the earliest possible date like 1932 or 33?
Than this guy would be in his early 30s... Obviously a possible age.



It might be helpfull if:

1) The decorations left of the Harp could be identified.
2) Some experts on soviet uniforms could try to date this one.

3) An expert on rugs could determine the region of origin of the one in the background.

It is estimated that about half of the ethnic german males of the russian baltic provinces in the right age served in the russian army, the other half in the german.

Why shouldn't he have been in the German or Turkish army during WW1. Since Turkey was not a hostile power during WW2, no problem to wear the star. Since he does not seem to have any further turkish decorations, I would guess, that he was with the Germans.

Dear Colleagues,

is someone able to identify this buckle?

This one showed up in France, another (shown at warrelics) was found in Russia.

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/discussions/is-this-a-taliban-belt-buckle-289767/

Wow, great!

By the way, Wilhelm I. was Wilhelm II.'s grand father, not father.

Your are right! Excuse me, I'm better with our Hanoveran Kings, than with the Prussians.

Quite possible so

Here is a picture of the gold Imtiyaz awarded to his father Wilhelm I

http://muenzenwoche.de/de/Archiv/8?&id=101&type=a

Thanks for the answer Demir! I was thinking so. Is known what the name is anyhow? I'm wondering if it is someone famous.

Some more pictures. Sorry for the quality, but that is what I got. Please specify what you want to see and I can ask for more pictures.

Dear colleagues,

I was shown this Imtiyaz medal and belive it is a cast-copy. But I would prefer a second opinon by more expert collectors in that field.

Thanks for the full explanation Owain.

It says "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" on the top. I can't quite make out the bottom -something "al-maskari"?

Thanks for the pointer. Than it is the "Medal for Military Appreciation".

I guess it will be difficult to get a ribbon for that?