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Hi, I´d like to add one. His name was Johann Wilburger. He got the MVK 3rd class w swords plus EKII plus VWA in black as well as the Edelweiß-Abzeichen and the Leiberring. He was one of the last to get it (No 1067) in January 1919. That´s why it wasn´t noted in his Soldbuch with the last note penned in in Dec. 1918. But the Edelweiß-Abzeichen, the MVK and EKII are all registered inside. He was from Traunstein in Bavaria and served with the 12 company. GreyC

Hi, I´d second that. GreyC

Hi, "Abort" as written on the wall means lavatory. GreyC

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Hi, it´s Michael Kuchly, not Kuchln, I think. Compar w "n" in Hornist, Inf or Zirndorf. GreyC

Hi Chris, thank you for providing the sample ring. It lokks indeed similar apart from the ribbon at he base which differs slightly but could be explained by different manufacturers GreyC

Hi Bayern, thank you for your suggestion. As I am not quite sure what badge you are referring to, can you give an example, please? Thanks, Deichkind

Hi Dave, thank you for pointing that out. GreyC

Hi Chris, thank you for the reply. You´re right, he wears three rings. The Flugzeugführerabzeichen came to my mind, too. The design of the eagle seems unusual for a German one in this period. I wonder if it could be early Reichswehr. GreyC

Hello Dansson, thank you for posting it. Very nicely photographed. GreyC

Thank you, Bolewts58, he seems to have served two month till November of that year, according to the backside of his ID. GreyC

Good evening Gentlemen! Got this photo of a German soldier who wears two rings that might be connected to certain units or branches of the military. Can anybody ID the rings or sport an educated guess? Thanks! GreyC

Thank you Chris! GreyC

Hi, there seem to be Jäger-collectors as other photos of Bavarian and other Jäger units fetched between 35-45 Euros as well. I paid 2€ for this one at a fleamarket, though I am not quite sure if this is a Jäger. Your opinions are very welcome. GreyC

Thank´s Andy! GreyC

Hi, here is mine from 1st Oct 1919. 3. Landesjäger-Schwadron / formerly 14. Ulanen Regiment. GreyC

Hi, translation of two-liner: Rear echelon motherer with white tassel in crotch 1913. "Kraddel" is from the dialect of the Saarland. So he´s probably from there. GreyC

Good evening, the Polizei-Tschako in Niedersachesen after WWII was worn between 1947/48 and 1968. See: http://www.militaria-lexikon.de/html/militaria-lexikon_de_-_polizei.html GreyC

Hi Dave and Dansson, thank you both for your contributions, very helpful. The Württemberger ribbon seems a bit "sloppy" with regard to shape of the ribbon, but the fold is discernable non the less. Also interesting the saxon pentagon fold as provided by link by Dansson. Here the color-stripes run vertical, not sideways as with mine. There seems not to have been any regulations to that end? GreyC

Hi Tony, I can´t help you there, I am afraid. GreyC

Hi, nice pic! Text: Communication trench to farmhouse. What does the cut off text say? Seems to be an offical news photo or the like from what I can make out. GreyC

Hi ixhs, thank you for your comment. I´d love to see the Württemberg example, please post it! Thanks, GreyC

Hi, got this photo recently and thought you might be interested. A Saxon soldier from Schützenregiment 108 with Friedrich August Medal in first place and EK II in second. Also VWA in black. The ribbons are worn Saxon style w triangular shape. Note Saxon belt buckle of Schützenregiment 108 with crown and "entangled" GG as worn since 1896 as I have been told. GreyC

Hi Claudio, missed th link in #1. Sorry. I checked all Oster in the Ehrenrangliste and to me the candidate singled out in the Awards Forum (Seebataillon) seems very likely, not alone because of the Hanseatic Cross and the FA medal. During the time he was at the WBK Gelsenkirchen he had a son named Wolfgang who served in the navy during WW2 and an unnamed sister. The father was transferred to Berlin apparently. You´ll find a photo of him here (scroll way down). http://www.gelsenkirchener-geschichten.de/viewtopic.php?t=595&start=30&sid=d614c6d5219d9c8062e4094488dd783f GreyC

Hi, WBK = Wehr-Bezirkskommando as he was given the FA-Kreuz, 2. Kl. from the Großherzogtum Oldenburg and the Hanseatic-Cross from Hamburg, he probably served with one of the troops stationed there, or he came from there. As he was also awarded the Silesian Eagle he was engaged in the fights on the Eastern border of Germany shortly after the war with Freikorps units. But you probably know all that because you seem to have posted the same bar at the Wehrmacht-awards forum 7 years ago where Rick Research and others were involved in attributing the bar to a person and offered parts of his biography?: http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/Forums/showthread.php?s=35c8ba784ee0a5d145efa9491ac142fb&t=14467&page=3 GreyC