Bob Hunter

THIS IS AN APPEAL TO GLENN J. GLENN, COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK IN YOUR "DEAD PRUSSIANS" BOOK TO SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A FIRST NAME FOR RITTMEISTER BODENSTEDT?

Congratulations on your new addition. Persistence pays!

What would constitute a colletion of these considering types and varients?

They didn't, take another look. The conning tower on the floor is a mock-up.

I agree with Rick that the gray scale is a sharper image.

a color attempt of the parade photo.

Some pictures from the regimental history prior to WWI cleverly manipulated by the lovely and talented Rick Research and his superduper double secret whiz bang Epson scanner... First a close up of Rittmeister Bodenstedt.

and the reverse.

Gentlemen I have been remiss in not introducing you to Rittmeister Bodenstedt, Hussar Regiment 13 (King Humbert of Italy). The credit for the biographical research goes to the late distinguished mentor of our own Rick Research, with some fine tuning by Rick and Tony Colson. (Thanks Rick & Tony) The photos are from a pre WWI history of the regiment and was obtained from Ebay based on a heads up from our own Mike Huxley. (Thanks, Mike) Rittmeister Bodenstedt served his entire career with Hussar Regiment 13 (King Humbert of Italy) and was killed in action at Kutno on the eastern front on 16 November 1914. Leutnant 18.8.00 M10, probably vorpatentiert in 1902 Oberleutnant 27.1.10 P12p Rittmeister 4.7.14 but seniority cannot be determined due to his death He attended the Militl?r-Reit-Institut around 1907. He was the Regimental Adjutant in 1913 and had no awards as of May 1913. He received all three between May 1913 and February 1914. The bar consists of the Prussian Order of the Crown 4th Class; Italian Order of the Italian Crown, Officer Grade in gold, maker marked; Italian Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus, Knights Cross in gold, maker marked. Why the Italians gave him two orders in six months will remain a mystery. Bodenstedt wore his foriegn decorations at a time when Italy and Germany together with Austria-Hungary formed the so called Triple Alliance and were still allies. This ended the following year when Italy signed the 1915 Treaty of London and decided to join the allies. Bodenstedt was dead by then but his medal group remains. In the spring of 1914 it must have looked like he had a glorious career ahead of him.

...and if that counts, how about minis??

Now if little bits of enamel count, how about this one?

this is a close up of all of it!

Here is a big bar with just a small amount of enamel.

and the Austrians countered...

Not to be outdone by their Austrian allies the Bulgarians hurried to display their enamel

and there is a little enamel on this guy...

...and I got dibs on Ricky's horsey...

a well enameled veteran Whoops, my error! Please only look at the Hamburg Hanseatic Cross. The veterans crosses are post 1920.

enamel and gold and a story too.

a little bit of enamel...

more enamel

enamel, glass and gold.

I have no single enamel pieces...all are on bars of some description. Here are some samples... Let's start with enamel and gold...

Very, very nice!

Well then I have arrived! I am about as obscure and arcane as one can get...