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His police soldbuch. All SS runes were carefully scratched away.
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The next document I want to show you is his Wehrpaß opened in 1939.
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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
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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.
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He was retired in 1932 and got the Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer in 1935.
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As many WWI veterans did, he joined the Kyffhäuser veterans organisation and got himself the Kyffhäuser Kriegsdenkmünze.
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He got the Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe on 08.01.1920. His rank is Fußgendarmeriewachtmeister.
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He was awarded the Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse on 06.08.1918, most probably for his service in Russia during 1917/1918.
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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.
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He was released from service and posted back to the Gendarmerie in June 1918.
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He was recalled to serve with the MP in Russia in 1917.
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This page shows his release from military service and his posting to the Gendarmerie in 1908.
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This page lists his promotions, the awarding of the China Denkmünze (unfortunetaly the citation is gone) and the combat operations the participated in.
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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)
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Huge document lot of a police officer from Boxer Rebellion to WWII
in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs
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I also have his promotion document to the rank of Vize-Feldwebel