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Couple from my collection, sadly nothing written on the backs
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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:
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?
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Further to my research, he left an oral history with the Imperial War Museum http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80004177
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As ever welcome your thoughts, postcard, Militarpass and ID card, all from different people
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Great document, is the signature the same???
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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
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Small collection of insignia and books, has anyone any other bits to show?
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Found the book....guys spot on many thanks
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On 23/10/2016 at 16:56, Gilles said:
Could be Freikorps, compare with the badge of the "Freie Nachrichten-Truppen" shown in Ingo Haarcke's reference book #621.1 page 106
Possibly but looks to be the wrong shape
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9 minutes ago, bigjarofwasps said:
Interesting concept but what about such campaigns as Northern Ireland they issued a medal for that? What happens if we don't win in Iraq/Syria will they not issue a medal?
Sorry just being flippant, but it is a strange state of affairs not giving a medal
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1 hour ago, bigjarofwasps said:
Still nothing for Op Shader I note?
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/
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Just a thought what insignia did the German Polnische Wehrmacht wear from 1917-19 ?
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Thanks Gilles, this is the reverse of the picture
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Many thanks, some scans
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Welcome your thoughts on this?
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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
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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
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If you read all the post you will see
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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...
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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
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I am hopefully picking up some more citations and documents belonging to the good General, however I have not been successful in getting hold of a good photo of him, if anyone has one to share, I would be very grateful
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Freikorps; 2nd Landeschützen-Brigade
in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
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forgot to mention this came from the same source but believed to be un-related