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    GreyC

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    1. 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
    2. Hi, "Abort" as written on the wall means lavatory. GreyC
    3. Hi, it´s Michael Kuchly, not Kuchln, I think. Compar w "n" in Hornist, Inf or Zirndorf. GreyC
    4. 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
    5. 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
    6. Hi Dave, thank you for pointing that out. GreyC
    7. 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
    8. Hello Dansson, thank you for posting it. Very nicely photographed. GreyC
    9. Thank you, Bolewts58, he seems to have served two month till November of that year, according to the backside of his ID. GreyC
    10. 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
    11. 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
    12. Hi, here is mine from 1st Oct 1919. 3. Landesjäger-Schwadron / formerly 14. Ulanen Regiment. GreyC
    13. 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
    14. 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
    15. 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
    16. Hi Tony, I can´t help you there, I am afraid. GreyC
    17. 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
    18. Hi ixhs, thank you for your comment. I´d love to see the Württemberg example, please post it! Thanks, GreyC
    19. 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
    20. 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
    21. 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
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