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Great story and ending

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Very very nice

Picture of a Heer soldier....any idea what the badge is?

Yes very nice, these are getting scarce (and expensive)

He should have papers in the national records and his MGS should be out there somewhere

Hi Robin, Corporal John Krüger, Captain Gaeben's Troop,3rd Regiment of Hussars King's German Legion, confirmend on Waterloo roll, have spent the morning trying to find anything else but to no avail, sorry

Robin will post in the morning

Glenn, Ewlyn, many many thanks

No problem, great medal by the way, also you can get a copy MGS with this clasp very easily

Hi Robin, this I hope this is him, single clasp Sahagun and Benevente, Gate Keeper?

Thanks Dave

Thanks Chip,Chris, he went on to become mayor of Gosler in 1917, guess his other documents must be out there.....cheers, Paul

Nice Bavarian citation to Hauptmann Friedrich Klinge, he has a Wikipedia entry here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Klinge copy of his file attached, has anyone noted any pictures of him or details of his war service? thanks, Paul

Cheers Kev, yes sadly that's the only information currently available, wonder what happened to the gallant Oberst

The badge is the British army port and maritime regiment

Although he is noted as just Erdmann, his personnel file has his as Erdmann-Degenhardt taking his mothers maiden-name, serving in WW1 (Need some help with his WW1 units) And in the 1920s with the Landspolizei Konigsberg In 1944 he went into the Fuhrer Reserve but (and this needs to be confirmed) he took command from February 1945 to April 1945 Volks-Grenadier –Regiment 1143 (noted as Kampfgruppe Erdmann-Degenhardt and Volks-Grenadier –Regiment Erdmann-Degenhardt) Volks-Grenadier –Division 561 destroyed at Konigsberg Welcome your thoughts

WW I: Military Service Cross 3rd Class with Crown and Swords Military Service Cross 4th Class with Swords EK II and EK I WW II: Long Service Award 4th Class SA Sports Badge Commemorative Medal of 13.3.1938 Commemorative Medal of 1.10.1938 War Merit Cross 2nd Class 24.12.1940 Order of the Crown of Romania 9.5.1941? 15.9.1942 Romanian Commemorative Medal for the Crusade Against Communism 19.1.1943 Officer Cross of the Star of Romania

Wonderful pictures

The MM looks to be a copy the TFWM has a chance

Thanks all, yes sounds about right......appreciate all your help

Thanks Guys....interesting!!

Yep sure is......

Can anyone identify this awards, thanks Paul

Great picture, this is one of the reasons why the wings were moved to the arm