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Hi Chris, because your website is to small at the foot of your post. Now i found the link. Great page, realy great. Many information. Regards Alex

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Nice looking medal. Here a period issued piece in silver with "J.RIES" hallmark. Regards Alex

Thank you. I think it's not Hptm Abt. Maybe the next Leader. Regards Alex

I like to post some information about Hptm Gustav Walter because there are some confusion about many Walter's in the german air service. There was a discussion about Hptm Walter in another forum. I think Gunnar will be very pleased about this infos. Gunnar he is pilot and observer :P Hptm Gustav Walter Geb: 01.10.1877 Felleringen / Preußen Diensteintritt: 1898 1901 Infanterie Regiment Nr. 28 ?????Infanterie Regiment Nr. 131 02.08.1914 - 20.02.1916 Führer der FFA 26 beim A.O.K. 7 20.02.1916 - 19.07.1916 Führer der A.Fl. ??? 12 19.07.1916 - 00.08.1916 Stofl 2 00.08.1916 - 00.02.1918 Kofl 2 00.02.1918 - 01.10.1918 01.10.1918 - 02.01.1919 Kommander der Flieger im Heimatgebiet 2 (Posen) 02.01.1919 - 01.10.1920 Gruppenfhr. der Flieger V.A.K. Grenzschutz Ost Auszeichnungen: 02.10.1901 Rettungmedaille am Bande 01.04.1914 Beobachterabzeichen 02.08.1914 Flugzeugführerabzeichen 31.08.1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2.Kl 09.06.1915 Eisernes Kreuz 1.Kl 26.02.1917 Hausorden von Hohenzellern mit Schwertern 28.11.1917 Sachsen: Albrechtsorden Ritterkreuz 1.Kl. mit X ???? Sachsen-Meiningen Ehrenkreuz Beförderungen: 31.07.1898 Unteroffizier 08.10.1898 Fähnrich 18.08.1899 Leutnant 17.09.1909 Oberleutnant 20.09.1910 Battaillonsoffizier 01.10.1913 Hauptmann 15.06.1921 Major.a.D. 01.01.1937 Oberstleutnant (E) 01.10.1941 Oberst If someone have further information please post it here. Regards Alex

Hi Christer, can you post a close up from the man with the moustachef to compare. Regards Alex

This is Hptm Felmy WW2 ribon bar. At his time he was General at the Luftwaffe. Not cheap but nice and identified. He was leader of FA 300 at Palestina. Regards Alex

This ribon bar was sold by rittmeister.com with some documents from Frg.Kpt. Franz-Christoph Schroeder. If you are the buyer you still had the name. Regards Alex

Hi Gents, maybe someone can fill the gaps : Hptm Hermann Alexander Hans Spranger * ??? + ??? 1901 - 1914 Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 68 02.08.1914 - ???? Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 68 06/1915 - (04/1916) Führer der Feldflieger Abteilung 33 (04/1916 - 12/1916) Führer der Artillerie-Flieger-Abteilung 226 07.12.1916 - 15.01.1917 Führer der Flieger-Abteilung-Artillerie 226 15.01.1917 - Gruppenführer der Flieger (Grufl) A 03/1917 (12/1916) - 11/1917 Gruppenführer der Flieger 6 Sommer - Herbst 1917 FBS Köln-(Stolp) Herbst 1917 - Gruppenführer der Flieger 6 Promotion: 24.11.1901 Fähnrich 24.01.1902 Leutnant der Feldartillerie 24.01.1911 Oberleutnant der Feldartillerie 21.05.1914 Hauptmann der Feldartillerie 15.02.1921 Charakter Major Auszeichnungen: ??? EK 2 17.06.1915 EK 1 01.04.1914 BeobA 18.11.1915 SA3aX 03.04.1916 SA3aXK 16.07.1918 HOHX Regards Alex

Nothing realy new but here the Info i have. Olt.d.R. Josef Sticker Born: 28.04.1881 at Köln +: 03.09.1915 near Neuwerk 26.03.1915 - 30.03.1915 Kommandiert nach Tondern für 5 Tage 21.06.1915 Befördert zum Olt.d.R.d.Luftschiffer 03.09.1915 gefallen als Wachoffizier auf L 10 Regards Alex

Absolute outstabding display. Great. Alex

Hi Gunnar, yes there are two Möschke and they served in the same unit for a while. I have EUGEN WERNER MÖSCHKE as Lt.d.R. at FestLTr 29 on 14.12.14 Then he was promoted to Olt.d.R. (22.3.15) still on FestLTr 29. Another document from Mar 1917 gives him as Leader of Luftschifftrupp 5 still aas an Olt.d.R. Regards Alex

Thank you guys. I have him as an Olt.d.R.. Did he been promoted to Hptm.d.R. during WW1 or after the war when he retired? He is an Olt.d.R. on Mar. 1917 and at that time leader of Luftschifftrupp Nr. 5 at Duesseldorf. Regards Alex

Thank Paul. I further have his date of birth and i remember that i have a unit he served prewar. I will post it if i find. Birthdate: 05.07.1881 Regards Alex

Hi Gents, i need your help to find more information about this Hauptmann. Here the infos i habe: 01.08.1902 Unteroffizier 28.04.1904 Vizewachtmeister 11.09.1907 Leutnant d. Res. awards: 03.03.1914 Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung 2. Kl. 14.12.1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 26.03.1915 Hessen: Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Tapferkeit He survived WW1 and myabe he was reactivated in WW2. Regards Alex

Thank you Gunnar and Andy. Let give Abt a face.

Offizierskreuz Regards Alex

Fine, fine, fine. Not longer in my collection, but nice to show. Regards Alex

It is not ussual to get the SVO former to the SHO. I know a lot of groups of officers who got the SVO after the SHO. I don't think that many officers got the SVO former to the SHO, many of the SHO holder neve got the SVO. If a officer still have the SAO and the SHO he could only get the SVO. Regards Alex

Like i know there is no order of precedence awarding the SHO. Only a few Saxon officer who have the SHO got the SVO. But most of them had the SAO before got SHO. The same for the SH medal. Regards Alex

Did you know where he was born? Regards Alex

Hi Claudius, i just wonder why his assigment was given as Kampfgeschwader 2 O.H.L. because at this time the unit was reorganized to Bombengeschwader 2 O.H.L.(BOGOHL) Kasta 11 was renamed to Bosta 11 and still was attached to BOGOHL 2. The KAGOHL 2 had only a few G-planes. After the reorganisation of the KAGOHLs, 24 Schutzstaffel (Schusta) were formed by Kastas. So most of over 275 C-planes of many Kastas gone to the new formed Schustas and the new BOGOHLs got 1918 Fdh. G.III -IV, Go. G.III-VI or AEG G.II-IV. The Go.IV and Go.V were used primarliy by BOGOHL 3, Fdh. G.III and G.IIIa were used by BOGOHL 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8. BOGOHL 4 used the AEG.G.IV tactical bomber. So maybe your pilot fly a Fdh. G.III 1918 or one of the C-plane still used be Bostas. Regards Alex

I can't belive that a producer like JUNCKER didn't have the Luftschiffer badge in his sortiment. But i didn't seen one that came from a secure source. No one group with a JUNCKER badge. So i don't know how it looks. I only prefer Meybauer or Godet badges. Regards Alex

2. Knight cross of Militär- Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden. Silver gilded. 288 awards in WW1 and about 200 in silver gilded. Regards Alex

Here my contribution. 1. Erinnerungsabzeichen für Heeresluftschiffer awarded to Steuermann H. Degel (Z XII). Don't know how many was awarded but less than 1000. Regards Alex