Claudio
-
Posts
2,859 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
19
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Events
Store
Posts posted by Claudio
-
-
I found this, searching on the net: http://www.ww2daggers.com/catalogue/weapons/imperial/army/19600.htm
A sword given as present from Obltn (here in the text as Hptm "captain" mentioned) Wölfel to his comrade and Paymaster Georg Krommes.
Text:
Presentation M89 Infantry Degen w/Deluxe Hilt. No maker. Although unmarked, an illustration of the blade etch appears in the WKC Imperial sales catalog as etch pattern Nr. 15. Gilted brass hilt fittings show light surface wear to heavily-chiseled pommel, knuckle-bow and non-folding handguard, which features the Imperial eagle with raised “WRII” cypher on chest. Fittings retain much gilting throughout, to include the ornate pommel which features a raised silver facsimile of Kaiser Wilhelm. Dark brown, bakelite grip shows light surface wear with no cracks or chips and is complete with tight triple wire-wrap. Grip is complete with Imperial “WRII” cypher pinned to the obverse. Plated, double-etched blade measuring 30 ¼” in length grades excellent, showing light surface wear with some gray speckling but no nicks to cutting edge. Obverse blade features gilted floral panels at each end of a 9 ½” presentation panel featuring the following inscription, “Hauptmann Wolf Wölfel Seinem Freunde U.-Zahlmeister Georg Krommes. Kriegsyar 1915/1916” (Captain Wolf Wölfel to his friend and paymaster, Georg Krommes, war year 1915-1916). Reverse blade features gilted floral panels on each end of an 8 ¼” long panel featuring the following inscription, “II. Landst. Inf.-Ers. Halb.-Bat. Sondershausen.” (Sondershausen is located north of Erfurt). Spine of blade features gold filled oak leaf design, is distributor marked, “Deutscher Offizier Verein, Berlin”, and is complete with brown leather blade buffer pad. Straight, dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 85% of its original black enamel which shows surface crazing and wear to paint, particularly, near the tip and frog of scabbard. Sword is complete with ranklist documentation from the 1914-1918 Honor ranklist of the German Army with the entry for Captain Wölfel assigned to the Landsturm Infantry battalion. Nice, presentation Imperial M89 sword which could easily be further researched. Exc+ $1,650.00 (19600)
0 -
Wow, thanks a lot Dave...
even if this soldiers' medals can not be confirmed 100%, I never thought that it could be possible to find any recipient of these medals! The fact that both Meiningen's and Schwarzburg's could narrow down the research so much, it's great! Did you get this information from the Rangliste of the RFAR 46?ciao, Claudio
0 -
Pic of the back...
Some of you might have already seen this bar before... :whistle:
0 -
Dear Forumites,
Here a recent aquisition; I don't think that the name of the owner will be researchable, though.
Description of the medals:
Medaillen
- Preußen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, 1914 (OEK 1909), E/S
- Preußen, Centenar-Medaille 1897 (OEK 1965)
- Sachsen-Meiningen, Ehrenzeichen für Verdienst im Kriege am Kämpferband 1915-1917 (OEK 2717) Br ox
- Reuß Ältere und Jüngere Linie gemeinsam, Fürstlich Reußisches Ehrenkreuz 1909-1918 (OEK 2001/1), Gold
- Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenzeichen, Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern 1870-1918 (OEK 2785) S/Sv
- Deutscher Reichskriegsbund „Kyffhäuser“, Kriegsdenkmünze 1914/18 (DN 2.02.34a+b)
Miniaturkette
- Wie oben passendes Miniaturenkettchen mit dem Frontkämpferehrenkreuz statt der Kyffhäuser Kriegdenkmünze
Ciao,
Claudio
0 - Preußen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, 1914 (OEK 1909), E/S
-
-
-
more pics...
0 -
-
I just checked this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Guards_Reserve_Division_(German_Empire) and apparently the 2nd Guard Reserve Division didn't have the 2nd Guard Regiment of Foot in its organigramm... aaargghh.... :banger:
0 -
Danke Sascha für Deinen Beitrag... but I have also found some interesting info on the web.
GenWiki (IR 55) http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/IR_55
Reserve- und Ersatz-Truppenteile zum 1. Weltkrieg
- 1. und 2. Ersatz-Bataillon Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 55, aufgestellt in Detmold (zwei Komp. des 2. Ersatz Btl. IR55 traten zum Brig.-Ers.-Btl. Nr. 26 bei der 10. Ers.-Div.).
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 55 (+MG.-Kompanie), aufgestellt in Soest (Stab, I. Btl.) und Paderborn (II. Btl). Unterstellung: 2. Garde-Res.-Div.. (Das Ersatz-Bataillon RIR55 wurde in Lippstadt aufgestellt).
Could that be that the IR 55 fought along the 2. Garde Regiment zu Fuss and some of its soldiers got lipp'sche orders and medals?
I exchanged some info to the Ebay seller and told me that he got the whole group on Ebay as well and that he didn't add nor took away from it...
Ciao,
Claudio
0 - 1. und 2. Ersatz-Bataillon Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 55, aufgestellt in Detmold (zwei Komp. des 2. Ersatz Btl. IR55 traten zum Brig.-Ers.-Btl. Nr. 26 bei der 10. Ers.-Div.).
-
@ Claudius: I thought the same about the documents, that might have added, but why should have the seller on Ebay tried his luck to sell badly the documents and pictures, when he could have maximized his profit by selling them one by one? Furthermore many times on auctions I adquired stuff that came with a group which weren't even mentioned in the description. But you have a point; there's no evidence prooving that the documents and pictures are for this group... there are a couple of other documents, but no docs for the Lipp'sche decorations.
About him covering an important job; that could also be, but not necessarly; maybe he was excessively proud of his awards. If the doc of the Hindenburg cross belongs to this group, then he was a mere mail man or messenger in a company (expedient in German means :
Expedient
Berufsbezeichnung
Bedeutung:
- Angestellter, der die Post abfertigt
Gerholz, Heinrich: Gerholz-Kartei, Eine Sammlung alter Berufsbezeichnungen, Verein für Familienforschung e.V. Lübeck, Lübeck, 2005. - Ex|pe|di|ent der; -en, -en <lat.>:
a) Abfertigungsbeauftragter in der Versandabteilung einer Firma;
b) Angestellter in einem Reisebüro, Reisebürokaufmann.
Quelle: Duden 5, Das Fremdwörterbuch. 7. Aufl. Mannheim 2001. [CD-ROM]
Attachment/picture: document of the Hungarian WWI commemorative medal for combattants
0 - Angestellter, der die Post abfertigt
-
Thank you all! The usual guys are always present, friendly and gentlementlike...
Sometimes I expect that also the new ones or the ones that are only looking but could share a lot, post not only when they have a question pertinent to their own pieces or for research purposes, but also take part actively in this forum.
@ Paul: I rather think the owner of this group is the one depicted in post # 8, for three reasons: this soldier appears in a couple of pictures (the other not), on the back of the first guy's picture (post # 7) there is a dedication to somebody and most importantly the one on post # 7 is a Feldwebel (Schlechte was only Unteroffizier). The iron cross 2nd class was bestowed on Uffz. Schlechte quite soon after the outbreak of WWI, 26th of October 1914 (see post # 20).
0 -
Thank you Christophe... for your nice words.
Some time ago you asked me privately, why I don't post anymore... that's the reason! Over 120 views and no answer or comment to my thread. Same also about one thread I posted with lots of pictures of a museum I visited in Germany (U-Boot Denkmal, Laboe).
ciao,
Claudio
0 -
FEK Urkunde... sorry for the strange colour of the scan... it came out like this!
0 -
-
Here a pictures of soldiers lined up to receive some chow...
0 -
This is a picture of another unit (not guard)....it was together with the other ones.
0 -
Another picture... the NCO in middle seem to be the same one on two previous pictures... only in this one he looks a bit prematurely aged; I guess that this picture was taken toward the end of the war.
0 -
Another interesting picture... I guess pretty early war, doesn't it?
0 -
In Switzerland we would call it the "Marschbefehl"...
0 -
On the back... some writings in Sütterlin... Can somebody be so gentle and helpful to decipher it for me? I would really appreciate it a lot!
Evidently the pictures were glued in an album... what a pity... :angry:
0 -
Picture of the Field Hospital... where is he? :unsure:
0 -
Lazerett / hospital's early visit (Dez 1914)...
0 -
6 place medal bar with its miniatures
in Germany: Imperial: The Orders, Decorations and Medals of The Imperial German States
Posted
Yes, I think so... if the officer was a proud Prussian then all the Prussian medals come first, not to mention that this bar was put together before he received the FEK (Hindenburg Cross), maybe in the 20ies, when pretty everything was possible.