Jock Auld

I know the feeling, this was all her idea, now we have got to make it work!

Guys, 

This is the most expensive group I have ever bought.  It come with a free house and business premisses.

If he did exist is it possible to find out what awards he was entitled to?

Glad you like it Bernhard, I will clean it up and take a better picture when we get some sun again.  If one has made through 50 years of marrage I think a bravery award would be in order!

I don't understand why people damage these books without doing their home work?  What is the biggest problem with these awards, is it the Tank badge thing?  I imagine it would be pretty easy for you WW1 chaps to find this bloke if he existed?

Be nice to see the rest of this soldbuch?  I tend not to get hung up on dates when it is a general round up, date of qualification versus badge institution particularly when it is on catch up?  I guess the question is, is the unit entering the service record viable and if so why IE what else is in the book?

Guys,

Not military but with President Hindenburgs autograph, printed or original, not sure but for €5 the whole thing with frame I don't care one way or the other.  You can see where I wiped away the layers of grime around the seal and autograph. My pictures are not the best but I love these pressed seals which you can not see here too clearly through the glass unfortunately.

Not my bag Kris but cheap enough!

Guys,

From the weekend at Hamburg, went for my boys stag do and came back with this.

41 minutes ago, Gordon Craig said:

Jock & Iron Cross Diamonds,

The BW soldiers are in harms way and there is no doubt of that.  But  a state of war does not exist between Germany their foes in Afghanistan.  There was a lot of push in Germany to bring back the Iron Cross for Afghanistan but that was ruled out because no state of war existed.  They didn't even have a bravery medal and that is where the push came for the return of the Iron Cross. But "Political Correctness" still exists in Germany so no Iron Cross for bravery.  What doesn't make sense to me is that the Luftwaffe can use the Iron Cross as their insignia on their aircraft and that is quite all right.  I will never understand politicians!

Regards,

Gordon

 

The cross is on the side of vehicles too now and then.  Tell the dead guys families that Germany is not at war, just saying is all! PS I am on Diamonds side I, I am not sure who he quoted?  For the lads and lasses at the front it certainly will feel like a war.

14 hours ago, Iron Cross Diamonds said:

"Quite apart from matters of political correctness, the Iron Cross can only be awarded when the nation is in a declared state of war. It is what is known as a temporary award, and has to be re-instituted each time the nation is at war."

You look at the wars fought by France and the UK, many of their wars were not declared when they were expanding their empires or putting down armed uprisings in their colonies; whereby, their soldiers, civilians, and police officers were given VCs, the DCMs, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, the CMG, the French Legion of Honor, the French Military Medal, the French Croix De Guerre Overseas medal, and various colonial police medals.  When the Napoleonic Wars had finally ended, I am surprised the British didn't demand that the French abolish the Legion of Honor since it represents the amount of death and destruction that Europe suffered from those wars.  The only people who like and support Napoleon were the Poles because he supported the Poles in their fight for their independence.

 

Quoting your quote Germany is at war as they have soldiers stationed in Afghan and in mortal peril.  They have just extended that mission and only last week suffered fatalities from a suicide bomber?  Not to metion the fact that their leader has invited thousands of enemy fighters to Germany as refugees?  Pretty sure soon all of EU will be reeling when these folk coordinate their efforts, not just this 'loan wolf' rubbish we are currently expeiriencing.  Interesting times we are living in.

Guys,

Thought this monthly periodical was interesting in that the mundane stuff continued but emblazoned with the casualties from that area that were within the teaching trade. The LSSAH entry caught my eye!

I hope they are all in collections now and were not left out to weather away.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Best Regards

Spider Hand writing!

Cheers anyway Kev.

Localy, it was stuck behind some of the paper I have just posted.

Adler 1,

Kriss says you are the man in the know for pickles, looking at your collection he is not wrong.  What do you think to this one, has it got a chance?

Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks for the info Bernhard.

Bernhard,

I just had visions of some kid running to the secert state poilice about a stolen bike or something.

Guys,

Are these military?

The small blue one looks to be converted from a stickpin.

So long as you are happy is all that matters!  His pictures are crap!

Guys,

As stated above.

Guys,

Quite the reverse these days but back then they were trying to protect jobs.

Guys,

Quite funny, they had better things to do?!

Guys,

As stated above.

Cant make out the peened entries under the armband section?