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Hi Rick, that is very interesting It was first written Taafe. Because it was wrong, it was corrected to Taffe, and that was wrong too It is Eduard Taaffe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Taaffe...Viscount_Taaffe Kind Regards Uwe

Hi, Hendrik: "Unlike the Leopold Order, the Leopold II Order has no divisions and thus no crossed swords below the crown suspension." Than I must have fakes Two different makers. Tim, gold or silver palms with A (Albert) or L (Leopold III) are for military persons with citation in orders of the day in WW I or WW II. Uwe

Hi Tim, as well as this? Regards Uwe

Hi, there is a relationship to German Hussar Regiments, the black Hussars, especially the Belling Hussars, later the 8. Husarenregiment: http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.ph...0c47ba38b3ad8e1 But one finds a roughly similar hanger system with British Freemason honorings: Regards Uwe

Hi, "The wehrmacht as a functioning organisation survived in Norway until the autumn of 1945." That is not correct. Since the 9th May, 1945 there were the armed forces no more, there were only former armed forces members, in Norway as prisoners of war. In Norway, however, with extensive self-government. All entries in service records in relation on decorations and promotions after the 8th May have no legal validity. Also the award documents, issued after the 8th May, have no validity. Nevertheless, these are very interesting time-historical documents! Regards Uwe

Hi Chris, your badge is the last but one version, darkened and with a repaired (exchanged) pin. ehrentitle show the version before your version, with the smooth back. This is the reverse with the correct pin, with a recess at the back for the pin: And this is an example for the exchanged pin from a Interimsspange (Reichsbahn): Regards Uwe

Hi, below the EK 1: W?rttemberg, Orden der W?rttembergischen Krone, Ehrenkreuz mit Schwertern, on the other pocket: Turkey, War Medal 1915 (Eiserner Halbmond). Regards Uwe

Hi fanatyk6, it is one entry: 1.9.39 bis 12.10.39 Feldzug in Polen als Sperr-Pionier / Gefreiter (2. Kompanie in Sperr-Pionier-Bataillon 12) http://www.feldgrau.com/festungs-pioner.html Sperr-Pionier = blocking/barrage engineer Regards Uwe

Hi, I don't know, is it real or fantasy, but you can find it on a nice Polish web-site too: http://klub.chip.pl/asnieg/2_rp_emi/page_01.htm Tablica 36, No. 7 "Odznaka nieformalna z Powstania Warszawskiego" "Decoration of the informal Warsaw Uprising": http://klub.chip.pl/asnieg/foto/036.jpg Regards Uwe

Hi, the tank in Post 2 is a French Charron D (Char D) Frankreich > Panzer > Kampfpanzer > Char D: http://www.panzerlexikon.de/ Uwe

Hi Rick, please see here: http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fdtrsal.htm and especially here: http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fdtrsal.htm#Wappen Regards Uwe

Hi Eike, I had not paid attention to it, you are right! Uwe

Hi kong, please look at Post 2, not Post 1, date 1. Mai 1918. Regards Uwe

Hi, sorry, very common pieces. The 1st bar is for the "Aktivist der sozialistischen Arbeit", second bestowal, last version. Please see here, Post 165: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8727&st=160 The 2nd bar is for the "Kollektiv der sozialistischen Arbeit", fifth bestowal. Please see the link before, Post 166, and here, Post 5 and 9: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17170 Regards Uwe

Hi Chris, first back to the Pelkmann EK document: "Seine Majest?t haben ... zu verleihen geruht...", His Majesty have awarded; but not von Lyncker. "... in Kenntnis zu setzen." ... I (von Lyncker) have to inform you... It could be, that this is the "Vorl?ufiges Besitzzeugnis", the temporary award document, but I don't believe it (my opinion). Hauptmann Langemak: This is the "?bersendungsschreiben" and the congratulation of the General. "...ist durch Befehl seiner Majest?t ... verliehen worden ...", it has been awarded by his majesty; but not from the General (T?lff v. Tschepe u. Weidenbach). It could be, that the "Vorl?ufiges Besitzzeugnis" had been included separate. But this is definitely not an award document. Leutnant d. Res. Stodtmeister: This is an award document, not temporary. "Im Namen seiner Majest?t...verleihe ich...", in the name of his majesty I (?, divisional commander) award.... Leutnant Luczny: This is an award document, not temporary. "Im Namen seiner Majest?t...verleihe ich...", in the name of his majesty I (Fouquet, divisional commander) award... Regards Uwe

Hi Chris, for which decoration is the question, for the EK or for the Braunschweig decoration? - Prussia EK 1st class (... das Eiserne Kreuz 1. Klasse...) I think, that his EK 1st class is not the first decoration, there must be the EK 2nd class before that date. And I believe, that the paper for the EK is not the award document, it is the "?bersendungsschreiben", the "consignment" document. - Brunswick Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2nd class The 1st class is for repeated awards for front-line soldiers. Regards Uwe

Hi KDVR, I don't know the country or religious organization, but the German name is "Orden unserer Lieben Frau von Merci" http://www.muenzauktion.com/huesken/item_print.php5?id=7673 http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hh...;db=kat48_2.txt Regards Uwe

Hi, the man would wear a bavarian jubilee medal, the helmet could be bavarian municipal police and the axe could be a ceremonial (awarded) mining axe. Regards Uwe

Hi, this piece is pure fantasy, based on the design of a 1957 version (infantry assault badge): a "bird of paradise". Uwe

Hi seany, I don't talk (write) about prices, but this is a better one than many others. Uwe

Hi seany, it is a member's badge of the organization Deutsche Christen e.V. (DC) = German Christians (e.V. = incorporated society) Uwe

Hi Grant, I'm surprised about the ribbon bar. No medal Treue Dienste Silber for 10 years? Very unusual. Hervorragender Jungaktivist? The paper is upside down. Verdienstmedaille der Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse? The paper is upside down. Kevin, that could be for certain merits. In my collection is a set of documents for a Lieutenant General with that medal (Kampfgruppen) in silver. Regards Uwe

Hi, Kammer der gewerblichen Wirtschaft f?r Wien = Chamber of the commercial economy for Vienna F?r treue Mitarbeit Frau Elfriede Chrobacek Wien = For loyal cooperation Mrs. Elfriede Chrobacek Vienna It could be for 25 years. And yes, Wien is in ?sterreich, the capital city of Austria. And it is not medical: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus Regards Uwe

Hi Mike, hi Naxos, you can find always and everywhere idiots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_M%C3%BCller Uwe

Hi Naxos, why there is a paradox? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Christians Regards Uwe