BalkanCollector

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! 

11 hours ago, Daffy Duck said:

Many thanks for clarification!

By the way, he also received Order of the Phoenix (Commander grade) first (Republican) edition made by AB, Paris.

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?

23 minutes ago, Dave Danner said:

The surname is likely "Ackermann". 

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!

Not exactly a place since it stayed the same but a striking photo of the Battalion of the 79th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders taken in 1914 before going to war and in 1918 after their return. Only 28 of them left! I believe the photos were taken in front of Edinburgh Castle.

I should note that I found the photo somewhere on internet.

Surprisingly well designed medals! Thank you all for sharing! 

7 hours ago, Gordon Craig said:

This soldier is holding the leather flare cartridge holder.

Regards,

Gordon

Thank you very much for the explanation Gordon! Much appreciated!

Death card of SS-Unterscharführer Toni Diepold

Such a nice set of photos! Thanks for sharing!

2 hours ago, Bob said:

Attached something that just arrived in my hands: Hero of Mongolia Gold Star nr 14

Such a nice addition! Hope you find out who was it's recipient.

2 hours ago, joaobr said:

Of course, there is:

Really nice! Thank you very much for sharing!

5 hours ago, hucks216 said:

Some interesting photos showing the PE rune. I have a Soldbuch to a Prinz Eugen Knights Cross & DKiG winner but unfortunately it doesn't have his photo in it.

Very nice! Too bad it doesn't include the photo of it's owner. Could you post the Soldbuch here? I know I've created this thread for photos but I'm sure it would fit nicely with the rest of the posts.

And now some death cards. Anton Glavaš, a Croatian in Prinz Eugen.

15 hours ago, joaobr said:

This is a document from a lot of a soldier.

Could you possibly post some photos of the lot? I'm sure a lot of us would like to see it.

An unknown soldier wearing an EK 2nd class

An unknown soldier holding something I cannot identify. Could those be medical bandages? 

This soldier was supposedly killed by Chetniks in Serbia

An unknown soldier

Heinrich Petersen wearing a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

SS-Unterscharführer Josef Schampier, born in Lazarevo, Banat, KIA at the age of 22. Wearing an EK 2nd class.

An unknown SS-Sturmmann

SS-Untersturmführer Balthasar Kirchner