BalkanCollector

Beautifully designed piece of history! We don't see this kind of stuff often.

Thank you for the information!

Amazing! I wonder when was he awarded with the Serbian Order of the White Eagle.

It's really hard to say for me from the photos.

Interesting ancestry! It's a real shame that his awards aren't together. I'm making a guess but the lower breast star might be Bulgarian Order of Alexander. The one on the top, maybe something Prussian?

Found this photo on the local flea market. Quite an impressive group including a Spomenica, two Orders for Bravery and a Medal for Bravery. Too bad there isn't a name on the back.

I'm really getting addicted to Spomenice with booklets. My latest example belonged to an officer and political commissar in the 1st Dalmatian Proletarian Shock Brigade. He carved his initials (V.K.) on Spomenica's reverse. I've marked the initials with red circles. Judging by the photo in the booklet he was also an Infantry officer of the Yugoslav People's Army with most likely the rank of a Major.

Wrong thread but it's alright. It's hard to say since the photos are poor. If it's real, it most likely isn't an awarded piece since a lot of them come from supplies.

Great display and a very interesting group!

Thanks for the info! Good call on your behalf! The seller must have thought that because France and Germany Star's ribbon looks very similar.

Nice! Is this an attributed group, or just a combination of medals you've collected?

This is awesome! Thank you for the info!

Beautiful set! Thank you very much for sharing it!

Could you please post a separate thread with photos of all of his awards if it's not a problem to you? I see you've also posted his Finnish Order of White Rose so I think it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to this man.

Most interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you very much for sharing this! Is this some kind of a knife in front? Can we see some detailed photos of it?

Such a beauty. Thank you very much for sharing!

Alright, thanks! I think it's a nice deal for the lot. Too bad there weren't his other medals.

We don't see this kind of stuff often. Thank you very much for sharing! Any more info about the man?

Such an interesting thread! Thank you all for sharing these amazing photos!

I know we tend to hide names of recipients of medals in our collection, but is there a possibility you could share his name with us? He was probably a bit famous.

That would be amazing if it was Titov's award! I really hope this possibility checks out.

Such a beautiful piece! Is it yours?

I've though about that possibility. I've found several versions of that surname including Ackermann, Ackerman and Akerman. Given that the author of the book is of Bosnian-Serbian speaking area where the rule is "write how you hear it", he could have made the mistake. Thank you for pointing this out though!

I'm looking for information about Eduard Akerman from Hamburg. I'm currently reading a book about Ribnik Partisan Detachment which was part of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia. On May 21st 1943 German patrol was sent to repair telephone wire but were ambushed by one platoon of the 1st Battalion of the Ribnik Partisan Detachment in Paunovac near Ključ, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Akerman was captured by the Partisans and was offered to stay with them. He agreed under condition that he wouldn't have to fight against Germans. Until the end of the war he was a medic in one of the Partisan hospitals. This is all of the information I have about the man. Is there any way to find information about his service prior to the capture by the Yugoslav Partisans, during his service with the Partisans and after the war? I would greatly appreciate some help!