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    turtle

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    1. This is my Kriegsverdienstmedaille citation, awarded to Meister der Gendarmerie Friedrich Wilhelm Neubert on 01.09.1944. He was born in 1878, joined the army in 1898, served until 1908, joined the Gendarmerie, was called up during WWI from 1917 to 1918, then returned to police service, was retired in 1932 and recalled to police service from 1940 to 1945. He fought in China against the Boxer Rebellion during 1900/1901 and served in the Feldgendarmerie during 1917/1918. From late 1944 to early 1945 he helped to evacuate refugees from East Prussia. It was signed by SS-Gruppenführer Hans Haltermann http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZEI/SS-Gruf_H-N.html
    2. Many thanks! I totally agree with you, their pecuniary value is quite low, but back in the times they must have meant something to the people applying for them, concerning the nearly 10Mio crosses (taking Frontkämpfer + Kriegsteilnehmer + Eltern + Witwen Crosses into account) applied for. And, as you said, they can give you lots of interesting information. Those issued abroad are, in my opinion, the most interesting. I once saw one issued in Bogotá, the Capital Colombia.
    3. ... and I also beat you on the Kriegsteilnehmer crosses: Landjägermeister i.R. Friedrich Wilhelm Neubert was awarded his Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer on 16.01.1935. He was born in 1878, joined the army in 1898, served until 1908, joined the Gendarmerie, was called up during WWI from 1917 to 1918, then returned to police service, was retired in 1932 and recalled to police service from 1940 to 1945. He fought in China against the Boxer Rebellion during 1900/1901 and served in the Feldgendarmerie during 1917/1918. From late 1944 to early 1945 he helped to evacuate refugees from East Prussia. Somehow his Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnhemer was later upgraded to the Frontkämpfer version, according to his Wehrpaß and Police Soldbuch.
    4. I think I got you ... at least concerning the Frontkämpfer! My earliest Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer dates from 10.10.1934. Awarded to fitter Jakob Pöllen in Krefeld.
    5. I love those Ehrenkreuz award documents issued abroad! Could you maybe show yours from New York?
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