landsknechte

Purchased at two different times from two different dealers, this reunited pair taunts me with it's unidentified ribbon. (RR can attest to the depths of my insanity in this regard.)

An aviator of some sort:

Just as senior, and even more decorated:

A decorated and very senior NCO:

An anonymous civil servant:

Feldintendantursekret?r & Hauptmann d.R. Georg K?stner

Major Friedrich Freiherr von Berchem

There's always the colorful Weimar period sneaking in:

Uh, that's not ARMY.

Hence the caption: "There were definately SS units that incorporated the name / job description"

I've never seen or heard of them wearing combatant branch uniforms. Who says they did?

You are talking about REPORTERS now, and NOT the gray-Waffenfarbe'd Propaganda Einheiten personnel?

It was my understanding that the army propaganda units changed thier names somewhere in 1943 or so, however I've only just begun to research this subject. There were definately SS units that incorporated the name / job description:

Did Heer Kriegberichters wear standard Heer rank insignia with signals piping, or did they wear Sonderf?hrer insignia? I've seen some conflicting info.

White Falcons are are hard to find, even on ribbon bars that look like they went down with the ship...

No fear! After I complete the 4,000 or so Saxe-Weimar Silver General Decorations with Xs (a daunting task) to complete the rolls from THAT state, it's

On To Sachsen-Meiningen and the transcription and alphabetization of theirs.

Looks like Easter-ish '07.

I've got ALL of Lippe-Detmold, which I may just do because they are so incredibly neat and legible (and complete, data-wise), and may have MORE to pick up in the spring after the Mountain Passes have thawed again.

?3 for a week's worktime... how could any sane, rational person pass THAT up?

...and to think, some people are opposed to cloning.

Some nice and rare ribbons in that one!!

That was a nice and unexpected treat. I had bought it as part of a lot, and it was impossible to tell what was what in the photo that accompanied the listing. Once some more Wurttemburg rolls come out, it might be traceable.

Thanks,

--Chris

My best Wurttemburg bar isn't really even a bar...

It looks at best like a Belgian post war smock to me, although heavily modified.

The cuffs have been added later, as it also has the butonned straps on the sleeves.

The (upper) front pockets might have been re-sewn on under an angle.

The rear is a quilt like patchwork, with different coloured cloth, as compared to the sleeves. The front zipper has been altered to full length.

The buttons on the back of the collar are new to me

The DZ flashes, if original were first worn post-war. Labels are known to be reproduced.

Only good if accompanied with a (probably interesting, if real) provenance, otherwise I'm afraid it's rather a strange hodgepodge. Hope you didn't pay a lot.

Fougasse1940

It was a whopping $10 at the local flea market. The seller looked like he had either hit an estate sale or (more likely) bought an abandoned storage locker. There were some bits and pieces that suggested there may have been an American army officer's junk involved somewhere along the way.

I think I may still have the business card of a Member of the Victorian Order that I met while working at my last job, but he was a big guy, and I'd imagine the shipping on him would cost a pretty penny...

Seriously though, gorgeous bar.

Most of the rest of the lot is fairly mundane. However, this lapel bow turned out to be a pleasant surprise. In the auction listing, it was turned sideways in the photo - couldn't make heads or tails of it. According to RR, it might just be traceable when the appropriate Wurttemburg rolls come out.

Does the insignia on the cannons mean anything to anyone?

Not terribly exotic, but the Weimar era Bavarian KEK is a nice touch.

The reverse.

Just finished the first week at a new job, and now that the dust has settled, I can actually get around to posting some pics from the lot...

Incredible and what a great photo!

It was strange, but it took me quite a while longer to find a photo of FvB than it did his son who was KIA in WW2. (He's the one with the bandage on his head.)

The bar, and a copy of his 1960's memoirs about the 7 F.A.R.

Major Friedrich Freiherr von Berchem - originally of the Bavarian 7 F.A.R. Spent most of WWI as an aerial observer. Survived WWII as well with the Luftwaffe, commanding an airbase (I think).