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    spolei

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    1. Hello, Father Rupert Mayer was a divisional chaplain in the Bavarian army (8. bayr. Reserve-Division).
      He was born in Stuttgart / Württemberg, on 23.1.1876
      Awards:
      Bavarian MVO 4th Class swords and 4th class crown + swords on ribbon for war-merit
      Württemberg Friedrichsorden 4th class
      EK1
      EK2
      Austria Militärverdienstkreuz 2th class
      He was seriously wounded by an artillery shell and lost a lower leg .
      https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Mayer

    2. 6 hours ago, nichollg said:

      Hi, your badges are South African Air Force, SAAF (though the last row of buttons appear to be RAF).

      the Brevet (half wing) is RO = Radio Operator and M = Marconis (Afrikaans for radio operator) this was issued from 1961 to 1994 to aircrew trained as radio operators.

      The epaulette is SAAF rank of Captain.

      The eagle and SA also SAAF

      I hope this helps.

      Thank you very much for the explanation.

    3. Hello, beautiful Hemmerle piece. It is an MVO with genuine gold medallions. The award period should be until the end of 1916, from then on silver-gilt pieces were officially issued. Of course, returned pieces may have been issued later. The MVO with swords should be from the war period. How is the band ring stamped on the inside?
      Regards Andreas

    4. Hello,
      I received some of his father's Luftwaffe badges from a fellow shooter. His father was in the air force in his military days and later also in civil aviation. There are three sets of buttons, one large and one small.
      What period do these buttons date from? Two sets have an air force eagle with crown, one set has the South African coat of arms.
      The cloth badge has only one wing, as he was probably an observer and radio operator. What do the letters R - O - M stand for ?
      The epaulette is probably from civil aviation.
      Is the small golden eagle for the collar civilian or military?
      I would be very grateful for any answers, as I am not at all familiar with this subject.
      Greetings Andreas

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