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He writes the card to someone who wrote him with his picture, both having belonged to the crew of SMS Mars at one time. Schlieper writes that he wants to live at least until 100 years old and that he belonged to ther Crew of 1880. GreyC

Hi, are you sure about thne spelling? In the list of killed Prussian reserve officers there is no Buddee, but 8 Budde, one Bude and one Buder. Or do you mean Dr. Friedrich Buddee, born 16.03.18?? in Greifswald, Oberarzt d. Reserve, wounded in action and later reported dead in the Verlustliste of 03.09.1918. Did you buy this? https://www.bukowskis.com/en/lots/1405656-a-lot-with-uniforms-parts-for-german-wwi-medical-officer One of his doctoral dissertations was submitted at Greifswald University in 1910: Über Rechenversuche an Gesunden und Unfallkranken nach der Methode der fortlaufenden Additionen (1910) You can get it from a library it should contain a short CV till 1910. His father might have been Karl Buddee (1836–1910) Landgerichtsdirektor in Greifswald. He seems to have had at least one brother, also a medical doctor. GreyC PS: You find birtday and date of death as well as family-relations here: https://www.geni.com/people/Friedrich-Buddee/350677965540001178 You could have googled all that yourself within minutes.

Hi Bayern, I never said he was an officer. I said/wrote I agree with your assessment of him being a Kanonier. GreyC

He is from Fielkd Artillery Regiment (FAR) 8. With regards to rank I agree with Bayern. Kanonier, not officer. GreyC

As I stated above, citing the statuts of the VWA (Verleihungsbedingungen vom 3.3.1918, that was not the case (as opposed to the Verleihungsbedingungen in WW2). If you have documents to the contraryI´d be glad to learn more about it. Thank you! GreyC

Hi Deutschritter, thank you, I checked the units in the meantime. What is a bit dubious are his WIA incidents in WW1 as only one is documented in the Verlustliste and there ought to be three. Have a nice Sunday! GreyC

Hi, according to the statues of the VWA for WW1 (AVB 1918, Nr.379 of 1.4.18 (thank you to member Prussian for providing the date) the VWA was awarded thus: Schwarz bei ein- und zweimaliger mattweiß bei drei- und viermaliger mattgelb bei fünf- und mehrmaliger Verwundung. Bei Zuerkennung eines höheren Abzeichens ist das bisherige zurückzugeben. The German Verlustliste only lists one incident of Lutze being slightly wounded in 1916 (as Vizefeldwebel of 6. Kompanie IR 369 - so he changed units during the war at least once). There must have been at least two more unrecorded incidents, for him to have qualified for the silver VWA. The one he is wearing on the photo was probably accquired after WW1 as it is not solid but holed out, typical for after WW1 purchases. GreyC

We don´t mean the badge, but the Spange above it. GreyC

It´s difficult to make out, but I´d second that. GreyC

That is not what it says in German. Unfortunately Chuck gave no year to the clipping. My guess is 1918. What it says in German (translated to English) is that all those who where awarded the cross before this announcement and who are elligble for the bar, can obtain it at own cost. Only with newly awarded crosses from announcement onwards, is the bar included (when bearer elligable). GreyC

In 1882 he was listed as Rittmeister of the Train-Bataillon 11 in Cassel/Kassel. having earned himself an Iron Cross 2nd class in the war of 1870/71. 1883 as Rittmeister of the Garde Train Bataillon and 1884 back to TB 11. Have not checked every year. 1888 listed with Garde Train Bataillon again which he left in 1889 as Rittmeister a.D. GreyC

If this is the CV of the Captain Kennedy mentioned as owner of the cap badge, it might contain information regarding a possible line or post associated with the cap badge: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22298504?search[i][name_authority_id]=-92868&search[path]=items GreyC

Pleasure! GreyC

Hi with regards to your first post: "I have not been able to decipher the work of Mr. Albert Otto ... This typeface is very complicated. " Justizsekretär Best, GreyC

The fkirst two from Düsseldorf and Thorn are infantry. The note on the back says smething about Preis/Preus, but is in Polish. GreyC

He has earned himself the Fechtabzeichnen 2nd. class (double Chevron on his sleeve). Is a photographer named on the back or a city? GreyC

Could it be about a Jagdaufseher / gamekeeper or the like? The text is about hunting with a marten trap and he finishes with a typical huntsman expression. Or he is a policeman hunting in his spare time ... The card was written in Rettenberg in Oberallgäu. Best, GreyC

It seems to be the one. GreyC

That will be the reason. Unless here is nobody to answer your question the best bet will be the file at BuArch. Have a nice weekend! GreyC

That I can´t say. I just identified (as did ccj) the tunic as you wished. Glad i could help. GreyC

Interestingly not listed in Luftwaffen Career Summaries. With this high rank he should have a file at the Bundesarchiv. BArch Freiburg, PERS 6/146510 GreyC

They had their own uniforms, however the officers were very often only kommandiert, not versetzt. This was also true for Braun as I wrote repeatedly. That´s why they wore the uniforms of their respective "home" units. GreyC Find attached a Flieger VzFw of Fliegerersatzabt. 1. The FEA 3 had a similar uniform.

Yes, thats from the publicised pilot exam and Flugsport mentioned him to be the Kdr. of Metz Where did you get the info from that he was Kommandeur of FEA3? Have you tried the Bundesarchiv? There must be a file there, consideruing he was a member of the NSDAP and a high profile NSFK guy. Best, GreyC

Hi, do you now this site: http://www.sammlung-merschroth.de/html/flieger_in_griesheim.html Best, GreyC Quite right. GreyC

It is for an Einjährig-Freiwilliger in the 5th Eskadron of the Leib Garde Husaren-Regiment. GreyC