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Hi, You can have another solution. You can frame your document yourself. I have a Free corps diploma which size is 35 cm x 47 cm. The only solution I have found is to realize a frame myself. Regards Christophe

Hi, Read the books is the most important thing to do. Rick is right, you used to buy the Reichsheer RL between 1924 and 1931. A lot of Generals during the WW2 were officers during this aera. You can find another informations with severals website like this one http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACH...ER/DasHeer.html or this one http://www.unithistories.com/officers/bio/...HeerS1.htm#Sche Good research. If we can help we do it, no problem. Regards Christophe

Hi, The Bavarian Chancellerie gave the order to put a number on the ring only bu roayl decree in may, the 27th 1840. Before this date, all the cross were without numbers on the ring. A lot of them were given to French officer. In the French Museum of L?gion d'Honneur there is a knight cross which ribbon is lined with ribbon of L?gion d'Honneur. The photo is from the Blondel's book : Ordres des Etats de l'Allemagne Imp?riale Regards Christophe

Hi, Sorry to answer only now, but I have given my book to one of my friend and he give it back only yesterday. Dirlewanger was taken prisonner by French soldiers in Souabe in june 1945. He was in Althausen camp. He was taken prisonner after a jew proclaim him to French autority. This jew was a survivor of Dzikow camp and he recognize Dirlewanger. During his captivity, Dirlewanger was interrogate by French and Polish soldiers. The Polish claims to judge all the people who were at the head of concentration camp. That's an explanation. The jailers beat Dirlewanger several days and he died from injuries. I hope that you can find this book one day in english. It's very intrustive. Several years ago I have met this autor, and I remember he was an interresting man. Regards Christophe

Great Solomon, It's always a pleasure to see such rare item. It is possible to see and compare the knight cross with X from Lippe Detmold and Schaumburg Lippe. It will be very interresting. I don't know if someone has got these cross in collection. It will be nice. If I remember correctly, I saw in an old review (INFO) an article about cross of Schaumburg Lippe. I will see. I only have a ribbon bar with KVK from Schaumburg Lippe Regards Christophe

Hi, Don't forget Bavarian Military Max Joseph knight cross and higher. Only with number on the ring of course (for the identification). Regards Christophe

Hi, I have found a Gefreiter Karl L?ffler from R.I.R. Nr. 259 who received the Karl Friedrich Verdienst Medaille on 15 may 1918. I hope it's your man REgards Christophe

And the hallmark. This cross belonged to one group. I have had two EK2 before, one KO and other G hallmarks. I prefer this one Regards Christophe

The reverse

hi everybody, Please find my EK2 with Wilm hallmark Regards Christophe

Hi, Nice medal. Is there an hallmark ? Regards Christophe

Hi, Breast star for Grand Cross without X : 83 x 83 mm Breast star for Grand Cross with X : 84,5 x 84 mm Breast star for commander class without X : 80 x 80 mm Breast star for commander class with X : 86,5 x 79,5 mm Regards Christophe

Hi Humberto, Sorry for the late, but I read so many books in same time. The thesis of Dirlewanger's death is : He dies from injuries from his Polish jailers. This is the official thesis in this book. For this the autor used some reports from National Archives in Germany and Poland. This book is very very interresting. If you can read french I advise you to read it. We learn a lot about philosophy of Hunting and how the men of Dirlewanger used the tactical of hunting to catch and kill a lot of people. Regards Christophe

Hi, Very nice medal bar. I just want to know if this bar belonged to one Reserve officer. Regards Christophe

Have a look and laugh http://cgi.ebay.de/Ritterkreuz-Grosskreuz-...1QQcmdZViewItem Christophe

Very nice medal bar. Do you have another medals from this General ? Regards Christophe

Very nice document Christophe

He received the Z?hringen knight cross 1st class with X on 6 october 1914. Found nothing from Bavaria. No photo of him in the RIR Nr. 40 Christophe

Another one paar fom I.R. Nr. 3 Christophe

Hi Please find one paar Bavarian officer shoulderboard Regards Christophe

Hi Solomon, If you can find it, a great thanks per advance and a bottle of cognac for you when you will in holiday in France Of course, Rick if one day you want to visit France and my house, it's not a bottle but a lot of them I will reserve for you Regards Christophe

Correct, I don't understand why such devices were here for those ribbons. Christophe

Hi Rick, Many thanks. Do you thinkd that this roll exist in Lippe's Archive ? I try to write next week. Regards Christophe

Great tom, do you have more Regards Christophe

Hi, Can someone confirm if Goering received the T?rkischer Eiserner Halbmond. it's the first time I see such informations. Avitas, can you post the list in the Ailsby's book. MAny thanks Regards Christophe