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Thanks Daniel,

That explains alot...i had no idea thats just what they were for...

Cheers,

Paul

Not to mention the weird folding of the ribbons on the back...looks like a different person folded each ribbon....

Nice Bar Chris!

What is the first medal??? looks great with the Crown..

Maybe the Old soldier was a proud Bavarian and thats why the Bavarian Long service is ahead of the prussian?

Just my guess...

I echo Stogie....Nice !

Thanks for showing.

Are these the oak that are directly attached to the EKII ribbon?

And they are for the 1813 and 1870 EKII only? were they used with the 1914 EKII or was the TR Spange used?

Regards

Paul

Thanks Chris!

Hi Rick,

Thankyou for your comments, i am always glad to learn more about the 'Man'

Yes the Militarpasse shows a single entry for the MVK

So you are saying that normally the soldier would get the MVK mit schwertern first before the Crown?

Yes his EKII was at Divisional level as it is signed in pencil by a Generalleutnant

The papers from post war....what are they saying about him? i was led to beleive that they were letters of commendation..

any ideas on the pink slip??

His militarpasse shows him all over the front, with entries for St Quentin, Cambrai, Antwerp, Somme, Ubre,Luce, Artios, La Havre....

Promoted Obergefreiter 21/10/15

promoted Unteroffizier 10/11/15 wow! that was quick! after the last promotion!

A favorite group of mine!

Thanks to the other Gents for their nice comments too!

Cheers

Paul

Hello Don,

A very nice tribute to the Little guys!

love the double Mecklenberg bar!

Looking for a Lippe Detmold bar myself...and a Schaumberg Lippe, and a Mecklenberg Strelitz...and ...and....

the Slippery slope is such fun!

Regards

Paul

Thanks Don,

Yes its certainly lots of fun!...i sorta like the items from the blokes who did the actual grunt work...it meant that they actually earnt these medals...not like some rear echelon office types who just ass licked to get theirs...

its only the last months accumulations...so there is more in the actual collection...

you have some pretty nice stuff in your collection too!

Keep up the good work!

Cheers

Paul

I concur...its a G!

Thanks Gerd!

Nice to get some comments....its lotsa money spent...

Cheers

Paul

heres the cross to fill in the gap...

Chris...

the enamel bug has bitten.....see this one...

Have a 25Yr cross to complete it coming soon!

Here is his photo from the wehrpasse and page 3 from the Militarpasse

Hope you Gents have enjoyed my latest madness...i know i have!

Comments welcome!

And i will try to post closeups of anything you need to see...

Kind regards

Paul

New Zealand

This is the pink slip that was in his Wehrpasse...

Anyone know what it is???

and his Hindenberg Cross citation...

Sheesh...need another single malt...back soon!

Another commendation dated 1 January 1922

a FreiKorps commendation dated 10 December 1920

His Bavarian MVK document..dated 3 juli 1916

His EKII document dated 10 March 1917

and his medalbar and wehrpasse and RADbook...

And now for the Best Grouping i have bought in a long while!

I superb complete grouping to a Ludwig Hesse spanning 2 Wars!

The group consists of...

His Medal bar of EKII Bavarian MVK mit Krone und Schwertern and HK+X

Also the case the MVK came in! ( Mint!)

The documents for the 3 medals!

His MilitarPasse with not just one but 2 sleeves! awesome!

His remainder of his Soldbuch...in the militarpasse

His Arbeitsbuch

RAD book

and his Wehrpasse...the only one with a photo of him!

with a pink slip which was in the Wehrpasse

Also included were 2 letters of commendation from his FreiKorps days...

all in all a great group to a soldier who managed to get to at least 1946.......where his Arbeitsbuch shows him working in an Electricworks...

Pics to follow!

Enjoy!

and the reverse....

and a 2 placer to a typical Grunt!

and an EKII document to a Willi Rechenberg

and now a Baden Silber verdienst medaille document

Now i can frame it with a medal i have....