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While the excepted dates of WW1 have been either based on the armistice 1914-18 or the Allied victory medal 1914-19, what is the German view...did the war officially end in the east with the treaty of Brest-Litovsk or were these actions decreed an extension of WW1?

forgot to mention this came from the same source but believed to be un-related

Couple from my collection, sadly nothing written on the backs

Un-packing some of my collection, here is a set of documents to reserve Lieutenant of Reserve Infantry Regiment III/252, 76. Reserve-Division Kurt Wilhelm, later Battalion Adjutant Freikorps 2nd Landeschützen Brigade There are some documents relating to his one-year volunteer time. He saw action at Eastern and Western Front. According to a certificate of his Battalion commander he earned his EK1 "in a hail of bullets" . Since he was a native Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt he got the rare Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Cross of Honour 3. Class with swords. (According to his Kriegsstammrolle). In December 1918 he entered the Freikorps 2nd Landeschützen-Brigade: http://www.axishistory.com/axis-nations/36-germany/germany-freikorps/2215-freiwilligen-landesschuetzenkorps He took part in the following operations: Border Protection (12/12/18-14/12/18) Occupation of Berlin (11/01/19-21/01/19) Occupation of Bremen (06/02/19-19/02/19) Occupation of Wilhelmshaven (20/02/19-24/02/19) Protection of Ruhr coal mines (25/02/19-27/02/19) 1st Occupation of Düsseldorf (28/02/19-11/03/19) 2nd Occupation of Berlin (12/03/19-21/03/19) 2nd Occupation of Düsseldorf (05/04/19-08/06/19) Rest in the area eastern Magdeburg (09/06/19-29/06/19) According to a certificate of his Freikorps Battalion commander he did a great service as Battalion adjutant during the riots in Berlin, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Düsseldorf and Essen. I am sure there must be a photograph or period newspaper cutting of this gallant soldier....if anyone has the 76. Reserve-Division (Chronik 1914/1918) - Der erste Weltkrieg could they check for Ltn Wilhelm?

Very nice Chris

Further to my research, he left an oral history with the Imperial War Museum http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80004177

As ever welcome your thoughts, postcard, Militarpass and ID card, all from different people

Nice

Great document, is the signature the same???

Still no joy with this one, so wondered if anyone could help further, maybe the signature on the replacement soldbuch? cannot believe there is not a photo out there? as ever many thanks for looking

Small collection of insignia and books, has anyone any other bits to show?

Found the book....guys spot on many thanks

Possibly but looks to be the wrong shape

Any thoughts?

Sorry just being flippant, but it is a strange state of affairs not giving a medal

Think that unlike Herrick and Telic they are going to see if we "win", having just (June) got back we will have a long wait!!! hope its ok to add this...open source http://www.ssrresourcecentre.org/2016/08/09/police-reform-in-iraq-challenges-and-lessons-learned-part-i/

Just a thought what insignia did the German Polnische Wehrmacht wear from 1917-19 ?

Thanks Gilles, this is the reverse of the picture

Many thanks, some scans

Welcome your thoughts on this?

Excellent and many thanks, I have also confirm his service on the Bavarian state archives on Ancestry, guess my question is, would you class these units as "Freikorps" or traditional "Border Guards" given their location on the Czech border

I have the chance of a WW1 Bavarian pass to Grenzschutzbataillon Heiss and Grenzschutzkommando Schönsee, cannot find any details on these units, welcome any thoughts, information

If you read all the post you will see

This may cause some controversy, I had the medal repaired, and while I appreciate its re-sale and possibly its history may have been compromised...well here we are...bit shiny but should tone down...

Wow, just love the first one; I am picking up the following documents, will show as soon as I have them, Order of the crown 3rd class as Major in Generalstaff, handsigned Kaiser Willi II Officers Long service decoration as Major in Generalstaff Promotion to Lieutnant-Colonel, handsigned Willi II Promotion Fähnrich Promotion Rittmeister, handsigned Willi II Promotion Rittmeister à la Suite, handsigned Will II Hesse Philipps Order Knights Cross 1st class as Major in Generalstaff further letters and items letter to him as commander of 21st division that his son was KIA at the Eastern Front