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Ferg, I sent you a couple of bad scans of the Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen for posting via email.

When can we see your badges?

Regards

Alex

@VtwinVince

Maybe you can send the pictures to Ferg1 he can post pictures here. I'm looking for your pictures.

Regards Alex

Great piece Ferg, one on my want list for sure. I recently picked up a nice Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen with provenance to a two-victory member of Jasta Boelcke.

@Ferg1

Looks vary nice to me. Like this hollow bagdes. Thank for share with us.

@VtwinVince

That sounds great. Please show us this treasure. The Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen is one of my most wanted aviation badges.

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Alex

I can't help with the flyer, but I have to say sometimes Der Rittmeister gets "confused" about some items and doesn't know what he's talking about. He has some very wonderful, and very expensive, items, but at least once I've found something labelled incorrectly, e-mailed him about the mistake and it was never corrected.

He had a very nice porcelain box that had Kaiser Wilhelm II's imperial cypher (not his Prussian one) on the lid surrounded by what Der Rittmeister called the "collar of the Order of the Black Eagle." Unfortunately, it was quite obviously the Garter of the British Order of the Garter (motto and all) and I e-mailed him about the mistake, but he never corrected his description of the item.

Here what i have

FFA 6 __________________ - 13Apr15

EFP 4 ___________ 13Apr15 - Apr15

FFA 47 C.O. _______ Apr15 -

FEA 8 ____________ (Nov15) -

FFA 41 C.O. _______ (Dec15) - (Jun16)

KG 5/Ks 27 C.O. ____ (Aug16) - (Dec16)

Kofl 7, Grufl 9 ______ (Aug17) - (Feb18)

Schlagru A C.O. _____ 12Oct18 - EOW

When you compare the date on the documents with this date you will find some doubts about this group.

Regards

Alex

The bar is now on ebay. Sale as an original.

link

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Alex

Did anyone doubt this? Don't think so...

Sure they are all? He's know for not only sewing complete new crap but "upgrading" old bars by adding some positions. Once I found a 7 place medal bar he made from a 5 place - by adding a China and S?dwestafrika medal, each with some clasps, and almost all bad. He is destroying good, old bars. Maybe here are some parts again taken from a pretty good old Baden 1870 bar - but not the complete bar. The backing as well as the copper sheet metal(!) do not look good at all.

Neither period nor yesterday, but about three to four months ago. Without any doubt. I hope someone else comments on this as you don't seem to be sure yet.

He's not listed as a General in either Keilig (1958) nor in the May 1944 Seniority List, where he appears as Oberst 1940.

Looks a little bit difficult. Have someone more information. Why he got the German Cross?

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Alex

Hallo gentlemen,

can someone help me with information about Oberleutnant Werner Kirsten .

i have a lot of information about his carrer (thank to Rick). But there are some gaps.

Maybe some of you can fill the gaps.

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Oberst Werner Kirsten

Birth date: missing

Birth town: missing

He was in the 2nd Company of the 7th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment

+ Leutnant (22.3.13 C) 10/F?silier-Regiment Nr 38

+ Oberleutnant ( 20.06.1918) Infanterie Regiment 7 Oppeln

+ Hauptmann (01.02.1927) Kdr Infanterie Regiment 7 Oppeln

+ Major (01.09.1934) Kommandantur von Oppeln

+ Oberstleutnant (01.03.1937 #53) Kommandanten des Truppen?bungsplatzes Lamsdorf.

January 1939 Commander III./ IR 101.

+ Oberst (01.03.1940 #18) (S) Still in that rank May 1944

? Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class

? Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (30.10.1918) FA 303

? Saxon Albert Order, Knight 2nd Class with Swords (09.01.1918) FA A 220

? Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration and Gold Bar (denoting a second award)

? Turkish War Medal (?Iron Crescent?)

? Wound Badge in Silver (15.08.1918)

? German Army Observer?s Badge (date missing)

missing the award of WW2

? Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (09.12.1941) Kommandeur, Infaterie-Regiment 321

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Thank

Alex

John, this is a great stuff. Realy nice. It would mach in your collection.

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Alex

For my research to an WW1 navy officers, i am looking for the Stammliste of the 2. Marine Infanterie Regiment. Should you have one of them and be willing to help please post here and I will send you a PM.

He served from Sept. 1914 to March 1916 in this Regiment.

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Alex

Alex,

This is the correct shoulder strap for the Saxon LIR100. The Saxon Garde-Reiter Schulterklappen in this pattern had two rows of piping, an inner white piping and an outer blue piping. Here is what it looks like (not my photo).

Chip

Chip you forgot to attach the picture.

Regards

Alex

Will anyone show their LGR100 straps?

Hi ccj,

are this not the straps for the Garde Reiter Regiment (Sachsen).

Regards

alex

Before the war he had Prussian Lifesaving Medal on the ribbon and Crown Order 4th Class, and Saxe-Coburg Carl Eduard Medal 2nd Class.

He was transferred on detached duty to the flying troops from 5 GRzF before the war.

What have you GOT?

I have Hauptmann von Eickstedt as leader of the following units

? - Dec16 - Kampf-Einsitzer-Abteilung G.H.Q

Jan17 - Sep17 - Flieger-Wach Kommando Hpt.Qu. M?zi?res-Charleville (renamed KEA G.H.Q.)

i also know that he lwas C.O. of the Geschwaderschule Freiburg in Jul16.

This information are from a small group of an flight mechanic who served in this 2 units. Both are signed of Hauptmann von Eickstedt

as leader. Also the EK 2 document from Kampf-Einsitzer-Abteilung G.H.Q are signed by von Eickstedt.

So i want to find out everything about this Hauptmann.

Regards

Alex

He was one of 78 recipients of the Ernestine House Order Knight 1st Class "mit Jahrezahlen" ("1914/1915") as Hauptmann, Flieger Ersatz Abteilung 3, Gotha on 19 July 1916.

Good thing we did all those wartime award rolls, huh?

Great Information. Thank you all. It is possible to get more information about his carrier.

Where did he serve before WW1?

Wich awards got he?

Regards

Alex

Hallo gentlemen,

can someone help me finding information about Hauptmann Vollrad von Eickstedt.

The only things i know are:

born in K?slin on 23 Mar 1882

served in 5.Garde-Regiment zu Fu? in Potsdam pre war.

CO of Geschwaderschule in Freiburg.

Thank for your help.

Alex

Good point Don, I will second that , his items are dubious, Ferg1.

I agree with Fergus. I don't like the eagle aspecially the mouth and i think the ground should be smooth.

All Original i see had smooth background.

Regards

Alex

What do you think of this one. It looks somewhat like, or trying to be like, the one on the bottom right of your first post, but with some differences to include the pin. The patina on the rear also looks a little suspect/artificial? I am trying to educate myself on these issue badges, but there is little information and I am trying to build a data base of good ones, bad ones and those that are not really known either way. Thanks, Lee

So here one of my. This one is part of a Jagdflieger group. It's identical whit the first one shown be Fergus.

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Alex

I found this cross link. I think this is the same like the one from ebay but the pictures are better.

Now can someone show whats wrong with this to crosses.

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Alex

Hmm, I thought this badge fell into the realm of "fantasy items", along with the notorious Balloon Badge.

Hi,

i don't think that this badges are official.

Regards

Alex

I would be very grateful if anyone out there who has one of these badges could show some pictures of it. I know they are rare but someone must have one ! Thanks,Ferg1.

Hi Ferg,

i saw this badge several time. But what is this?

Regards

Alex

Hi Guys and Girls.

I'm new to this game of collecting Imperial Aviation memorabilia and I am concidering buying a Soldbuch and Flugbuch to a pilot who was in (A) 217 squad for the last couple of months of the war.

In his Soldbuch it is entered that he was in the "nebenstehender abt" of the squadron.

Am I correct in guessing that his job was to fly as a protection pilot to an observer plane in an Artillery obs unit?

thanks

Glenn.

He maybe flies a two sitter for artillerie reconnaissance. But if you read his Flugtagebuch you will know.

Is the pilot badges registered in hi Soldbuch?

Regards

alex

Need some help about this Officer.

He served end of 1914/15 at Festungsluftschiffer Trupp No. 29. Later on Kgl Pr. Feldluftschiffer-Abteilung 29.

He was Leader of the Luftschifftrupp No. 5 at D?sseldorf.

Awards:

- Allgemeine Ehrenzeichen f?r Tapferkeit (Hessen) (26.03.1915)

- EK II (14.12.1914 )

- EK 1 ????

Have someone more information about him.

I know that another M?schke is also mentioned with FLA 29. But this one was Hauptmann from the begin of the war.

Thank

Alex

Can someone help me identifying this tunic. I never seen one like this.

Is this a periodic tunic for navy officers?

Who wear such a uniform and have someone a picture with an officer wearing a uniform like this?

US WW 1 navy tunic

Regards

Alex

I'll add you as a friend and then recruit you to help me in my evil plan for world domination!

Ok Brain i agree with your plan.

Realy nice album. Grat idea.

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Alex

a Map drawn by him, including a bit on the Karasberge expedition which is very researchable indeed.

Great group. Vary interessting and of course realx rear.

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Alex

This exist????: "Verleihungsetui f?r die s?chsische Friedrich August Medaille in Bronze f?r Kriegsverdienste mit Schwerter auf dem Etui "

plese answer me...

regards

Miguel

Yes of course, for war awards.

Regards

Alex