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Weapons handed to him

Page with awards

More pictures

His police soldbuch. All SS runes were carefully scratched away.

Combat operations

Promotions and awards

Military Service

Personal Data

The next document I want to show you is his Wehrpaß opened in 1939.

He was rewarded for his service with the Kriegsverdienstmedaille on 01.09.1944. The citation was signed by Hans Haltermann. http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZEI/SS-Gruf_H-N.html

But he wasn´t able to live a happy retirement life because another war started and many younger police officers were needed elsewhere so his skills were needed again. So back in uniform he got the Polizei Dienstauszeichnung I. Stufe.

He was retired in 1932 and got the Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer in 1935.

As many WWI veterans did, he joined the Kyffhäuser veterans organisation and got himself the Kyffhäuser Kriegsdenkmünze.

He got the Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe on 08.01.1920. His rank is Fußgendarmeriewachtmeister.

He was awarded the Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse on 06.08.1918, most probably for his service in Russia during 1917/1918.

Now I´ll show his award documents. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, the citation for the China Denkmünze is missing, so I´ll show the first citation I have of him. The Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse award in 1914.

Last page of his Militärpaß

He was released from service and posted back to the Gendarmerie in June 1918.

He was recalled to serve with the MP in Russia in 1917.

This page shows his release from military service and his posting to the Gendarmerie in 1908.

More pictures

This page lists his promotions, the awarding of the China Denkmünze (unfortunetaly the citation is gone) and the combat operations the participated in.

His Militärpaß:

I´d like to show you my favourite piece of my collection. The documents of Friedrich Wilhelm Neubert, born in 1878, participiant in the crushing of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900/1901 and from 1908 in service with the Gendarmerie. Personal date Born: 04.08.1878 Birthplace: Behlenhof / Ostpreußen Military Service 13.10.1898: 1./ Infanterie–Regiment „von Boyen“ (5. Ostpr.) Nr. 41 16.07.1900: 7./ 1. Ostasiatisches Infanterie–Regiment 11.06.1901: 5./ 1. Ostasiatisches Besatzungs–Regiment 13.09.1901: 5./ II. Transport–Bataillon 13.11.1901: 1./ Infanterie–Regiment „von Boyen“ (5. Ostpr.) Nr. 41 01.10.1908: 1. Gendarmeriebrigade 04.04.1917: 1./ Ersatz–Bataillon Reserve–Infanterie–Regiment 59 24.05.1917: Feldgendarmerieabteilung Kowno 11.06.1918: Ersatz–Escadron Kürassier–Regiment „Graf Wrangel“ Nr. 3 01.07.1918: 1. Gendarmeriebrigade Weapons Training Pistole 08, Karabiner 88/05, Gewehr 88, Gewehr 98 Promotions 04.04.1901: Gefreiter 15.11.1901: Unteroffizier 08.02.1905: Sergeant 23.10.1907: Vizefeldwebel 27.01.1918: Feldgendarmerie–Wachtmeister (Feldwebel) 31.12.1922: Leutnant der Reserve Medals 19.10.1901: Chinadenkmünze (Combat Clasps: Peitang–Forts und Huolu) 13.10.1907: Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse 18.01.1914: Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse 06.08.1918: Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1914 08.01.1920: Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe 16.01.1935: Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer (later upgraded to Frontkämpfer) 27.05.1941: Polizeidienstauszeichnung I. Klasse 01.09.1944: Kriegsverdienstmedaille Combat Operations 09.09.1900: China Expedtions (til 14.09.1901) 20.09.1900: Capturing of the Peitang–Forts 20.11.1900: Skirmish at Augniatschuoang 23.04.1901: Skirmishi Huolu 24.05.1917: Service in Russia (til 30.05.1918)

Do you have more documents of him and could you show mire pictures of his Militärpaß? Is there a document of when his family was notified that he is still alive?!?! Must´ve been THE happiest day in their life!