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Hi David A big thank you for what you are doing for the research. Congrats Christophe

Hi Stogie since the covid, there has been frustration among collectors. They could not meet, trade and buy. As soon as an auction appeared, there was a buying frenzy. This was confirmed in the sales at Küncker and Thies in 2020-2021. Some pieces that could be bought for 600 euros, went for 1500 euros plus expenses! Some collectors accumulate. I have already explained this example. A collector accumulated Feldbinde by having 3, 4 or even 5 identical belts. Just in case? He bought at crazy prices and broke the market. Today, the smallest officer's belt in France sells for no less than 400 euros. Where I bought mine for 150 euros. What can I say about this frenzy. Will it go down? I don't think so. It is necessary to hunt and to be patient and also to have a good reserve of money. Christophe

Congrats Claudio, Very impressive. So many years and you can complete the group. Bravo

Hi Claudio As impressive as ever, Claudio. Remarkable ensemble from a brave officer who fought in both wars. Congrats. Christophe

Hello Collecting today has become, in my opinion, more a matter of an agent than a passion. Yes, our hobby is expensive, yes, we like it. But not at any price. For example, a knight's cross ^1st class with swords of the Albert of Saxony order normally costs 650 700 euros in good condition. But now on the market people buy them for more than 1200 euros. So much the better for the seller, but why such a surge in price? Is it the rarity of the pieces? yes and no. Personally, I'm not looking for big pieces anymore, I'm just looking for small items to see my collection grow. I don't find many of them now, so I save money. This is my very personal point of view Christophe

Hi, Here is an original one Christophe

Hi Roman, Impressive group and with papers. Congrats Christophe

Hi Number 3 Hindenburg cross Number 4 is Silesian Eagle 2nd class umber 5 is Balten cross 2nd class Number 6 long service from Bavaria ? Number 7 Bavarian Prinz Regent cross Number 8 ??? Christophe

Hi, Thanks for the add Christophe

I Sascha, it is an official source. I have read several times, before posting, to be sure. For the moment, I have not seen mistakes in this Newspaper.

Hi Another fake on the market (ebay.de). 9 people have already bid

Hello, Reading the Dresdner Nachrichten, I see that one Vizefeldwebel received the Friedrich August medal in silver with ribbon of the St Henry medal. His name Paul Engelmann from GR 100. He received EK2 with his Friedrich August medal in silver. Someone has ever heard something about that. To be honest it is the first time for me.

Only 695 knight cross 1st class with crown of Albert order were awarded from 19 July 1901 to the end of the WW1. Christophe

Hi, He received the knight cross 1st class with crown on 4 August 1913 Christophe

Hi, very nice ribbon bars. Those are from Reuß, not Waldeck Christophe

Hi, Hermann von Watter received the SA3aKD on 23 April 1871 as Oberleutnant He received the SA2b on 27 June 1892 as Oberst Christophe

Hi Mike, Do you know if he received the Fürstlich Lippisches Kriegsverdienskreuz ? He should received it before the cross for heroic deed. Christophe

Hi, To be honest with you, I do not like at all the medal on the right. The other is a clean and very nice original cross. It is probably a fake from the 70'. A lot of fake have been produced during this decade.

His papers will be sold in September 2022, and it contains the date of the HOH3X

Hi, Bavarian Military Merit cross 4th class with swords Christophe

Hi, Hans Kaspar Dietrich von Trützschler Freiherr zum Falkenstein was in the Karabiner Regiment in the beginning of the war. from the end of 1917 he was in the Stab of the 23 Reserve Division. Christophe

Hi Saxon Rittmeister Hans Kaspar Dietrich von Trützschler Freiherr zum Falkenstein received the HOH3X on 28 October 1918. Christophe

Hi Daniel, thanks, I was not 100% sure. Christophe

Hi I have a question about the Military Merit Cross 1st class. Apart from the fact that the recipient must already have received the 2nd class cross, must he also have received the 1st class iron cross? Thank you for your answers ? Christophe

Karl Geyer was promoted Hauptmann on 23.09.1911, Major on 21.05.1917, char Oberstleutnant on 21.01.1921