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Hi, Genralmajor Viktor von Drabich-Wächter Drabich-Wächter Uwe

... ein vorbildliches Beispiel von Unerschrockenheit und zähen Pflichtbewußtseins gegeben. Uwe

van Larebeke Uwe

Hi taras, it is from the first Schlaraffia-Reych Praga, and it is named "Orden vom Stern des Hadramauth". The members of the Schlaraffia had and have fancy names, fancy titles and fancy decorations. You want an example?: Schlaraffia name: Mono-Fex der Quimo-Tropische possible decorations: Haus-Orden, Devast-Medaille some (not all!) titles: Humanistischer Freistil-Fechser, Herzog von Itabira, Student der Frau Wirtin an der Lahn, Ritter der weissen Orchidee, Caballero de la Pampa, Fürstlich Höllensteinscher Hofpoet I'm not willing or able, to translate all that! Schlaraffen want to have fun, "...with a pledge of friendship, art and humor." Uwe

Hi taras, it is not a carnival decoration, it is a Schlaraffia decoration. See the logo in the middle: http://www.infrundsbergsmauern.de/index.php?id=7 I'm sure, that the decoration from eMedals has the same base, with an added handcraft (in German: Bastelarbeit), to "upvalue" the Schlaraffia decoration to an arabic decoration. Uwe And this is my answer in 2013: Hi taras, the piece on the right is not from the Sultanat Kathiri. It is a decoration from the German society "Schlaraffia". See the central crest: http://www.infrundsbergsmauern.de/index.php?id=7 Uwe

Hi, yes, it is "Technische Truppe". That could be maintenance (Instandsetzung) or supply (Nachschub). The jacket was made in May 1967. Uwe

Fonson Uwe

Fisch Uwe

Devillez; the maker? Uwe

Hi, a nice thread. Another maker, de Greef: Uwe

Here is a picture of the military leaders in WWI: Unsere Führer im 1. Weltkrieg Uwe

Yes, Alpacca is cheap compared to the importance of the signatures. Viribus unitis = with combined forces = Mit vereinten Kräften Erinnerung = in memory Mackensen von Hindenburg Erzherzog Carl GenLt = Erzherzog Karl Feldmarschall-Leutnant = a short time later Kaiser Karl Conrad von Hötzendorf GenOberst (Generaloberst) Erzherzog Friedrich FM (Feldmarschall) But I have a problem with the signature top right. Uwe

My last DRL document in Silber for a woman is from September 1943: It is now a local award of the Lord Mayor of Berlin. In 1952 she was one of the first women with a DSB sports badge in Gold. Uwe

My last one in 1944: Sent in November 1943, awarded March 1944. My first DRA document for men is from December 1921, my first DRA document for women is from 1924. Uwe

Hi, the same man: DRL in Silber 1937, 1. Wiederholung for Gold in 1938 and 2. Wiederholung for Gold in 1939. 1st "Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen" and "Deutsche Reichs-Sportabzeichen", 2nd "Reichssportamt" and "Deutsche Reichs-Sportabzeichen" and 3rd "Reichssportamt" and "Reichssportabzeichen". I think he stopped because of the war. Uwe

Hi Edwina, Page 33 Leningrad Oranienbaum (Lomonossow) Page 34: 16.3.42 Tregubowo/Rußland (between Weliki Nowgorod and Tschudowo) Uwe

Jock, I think, that the abbreviation "B.A.1" is for Bildabteilung 1. Therefore he should be a professional in a Propaganda unit. Uwe

Hi, he was a member of Inf-Rgt 424/Gren-Rgt 424, 3. Bataillon > 3./I.R.424 3./Gr.R. 424; the locations are Nowgorod, Koslowo and Michalkino. Uwe

Hi Chris and Andy, yes, it is Oberstleutnant Reinick Uwe

Hi, I think, that the medal in the von Sallach online catalogue is the newest edition. Mr. von Sallach wants to clarify it in the ministry. My medals, the type as shown above, are marked in the rim with "WIEDMANN", the cases are with the full address: E. Ferd. Wiedmann Metallwarenfabrik Frankfurt a.M.-Süd Uwe

Hi Chris, Oberstleutnant v. Ludwiger, Abteilungschef beim Stab des Chefs des Feldeisenbahnwesens (before in InfRgt 56). Uwe

Hi, Admiral Willy von Nordeck Uwe

That is for me difficult to explain in English. He had no military training, see No. 11 in his Militärpaß > militärisch nicht ausgebildet But he was studying something, and that ended in May 1917. He could now be a civilian Ingenieur [later called Ing.(grad)], or, on a higher level, Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.). Since 01.06.1917 he received provisionally (auf Widerruf) the rank "Hilfsingenieur", since 01.08.1918 provisionally the rank "Ingenieur auf Widerruf". All that as civil servant candidate (Beamter auf Widerruf). Limited up to the demobilization (längstens bis zur Demobilmachung). He left the Army on the 31.12.1918 (Demobilmachung). A short time later, as a civilian, he acquired the higher qualification "Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften" > Dr.-Ing. Uwe

Hi, MGrO2b = Mecklenburg-Schwerin Greifenorden Komturkreuz Uwe

Hi Chris, Militärpass des Ingenieurs a[uf] W[iderruf.] ... Dem ehem[aligen] Ingenieur a[uf] W[iderruf] des früheren Hauptlaboratoriums, Herrn Dr-.Ing. Wilhelm Bucher ...