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Hi Snoopy, Rundblickfernrohr 16: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Vorschriften/lFH16.pdf http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-i...y-howitzer.html Rundblickfernrohr 32: http://www.stug.ch/stug/stug3/stug3a/ http://maquetland.com/v2/index.php?page=vision&id=437 http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/forum...6917&page=2 Regards Uwe

Hi Rick, ... 8.Mai 1922 Referendarexamen, 16. Februar 1923 Dr. Examen. Augenblicklich im Assessorexamen. 1. Staatsexamen = Referendarexamen 2. Staatsexamen = Assessorexamen Please see here (catchword Assessorexamen): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assessorexamen Regards Uwe

Hi Sivart, it is not official, it is patriotic, based on the Iron Cross, with 1914, 1915 or 1916, in many varitions. Regards Uwe

Hi Stijn, the armoured vehicle is an Italian "Sturmgesch?tz" Please see here: Italien/Panzer/Sturmgesch?tz http://www.panzerlexikon.de/ Regards Uwe

Rick, these two ribbon combinations are the only combined bars I know from the DDR! A new thread could only be good for the ribbon combination in Post 16 . Uwe

Hi Gordon, I think, Rick want to see such ribbon combinations . Rick: "...dating back to the First World War with common German ribbon combinations..." Ohhh sorry, it is not DDR, it is not common, and it is not WWI . Regards Uwe

Hi, here are mine. But I do not know anything about the originality. Regards Uwe

Hi Alexandre, please see here, Table 49: http://klub.chip.pl/asnieg/prl/page_01.htm and here, No. 5-7 http://klub.chip.pl/asnieg/foto/049.jpg Regards Uwe

Yes! For Bartel No. 135 and No. 151 . 151 x) Bandkombination f?r Nr. 135 und 151, 47mm, komplette Spange 135 Medaille f?r treue Dienste in der Kasernierten Volkspolizei 151 Medaille f?r treue Dienste in der Nationalen Volksarmee in Bronze Regards Uwe

Hi, here is mine, No. 20440. Bought ~1991 for 145,-DM = 73 Euro. Just enough for a copy? Regards Uwe

Hi Rick, I accept your rotation of my picture . Now the oldest is down and the multiple bars are in the correct ranking, OK. Please note the three different needle systems, that is important. The oldest needle system is from the old medal for 5 years of service, with the III below the coat of arms. And now, for collecting DDR decorations everyone needs: Bartel, Frank, DDR Spezialkatalog 1949-1990, Band 1, Staatliche Auszeichnungen, 3rd edition, Berlin, 2003 You can very often find the numbers from this catalogue on ebay.de. The medal for ten years (silver), must have the same obverse as the medal for 5 years (bronze), shown in your Post 1, the coat of arms without the state emblem, than it fits to the double-bar. In the Bartel catalogue there is a seperate number for the bar: 143 x) Bandkombination f?r Nr. 142 b und 143 b, 47mm, komplette Spange. Regards Uwe

Hi Rick, what you show in Post 1 does not fit. The ribbon bar is for Bartel 142b and 143b; your medal in Bronze is correct, 143b, but the medal in Silver is 142c. And I want to show you the different bars, the oldest on top: Regards Uwe

Hi Wild Card, I only have the complete original statutes from 1834, one "Ritterkreuz II. Klasse" and one award document for a "Ritterkreuz II. Klasse". Regards Uwe

Hi Wild Card, are you sure, that you have original statutes of 1834? This a copy from my statutes of 1834, and the inscription MDCCCXXXIV is placed like that, what you can find in "Ackermann" 1855 and "Gritzner" 1893(!), up in the medallion (see Post 1) and not down (see Post 2, 3 and 4). Regards Uwe

Hi, it is not only the scanner, it is important to use a good image editor for the necessary compression after scanning with high resolution. Scanner: CanoScan 4400F Regards Uwe

Hi Wild Card, my statutes are from 1834, is helpful for you? Regards Uwe

Hi Kim, I can only say, that both medals in my collection are in such cases, with a pushbutton as with your case in the upper row. Yes, there is another medal, but not wearable. Regards Uwe

Gordon, the original signature on the document is from Otto Funke, the leader of the "Zentralleitung" (central administration) of this committee in Berlin. My medal was awarded 1977 to a former "Stabsfeldwebel" of the MfS. Kim, this medal must be changed with the "Ehrennadel der Organe der Rechtspflege" to the better case. Regards Uwe

Hi Kim, that is the source, Post 67: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7707...60&start=60 And these are the regulations, on page 9 and 10: Regards Uwe

Hi Marc, whatever you want: It was cut out, taken a photo by daylight (tomorrow), i can show you the cut edges. Regards Uwe

Hi Christophe, here are some old men , and here are some very nice pieces in my collection, worldwide. Yes, that is mine. But the most interesting piece I have from the CCCP is a Lenin order type 3, variant 1 with abraded serial number. Kind Regards Uwe

Hi, the picture in Post 4 is very small, and I cannot identify the colours. Is this such a bar, or is it from another period? Regards Uwe

Hi George, Dem Herrn Kameraden Josef Deicker, Morbach f?r langj?hrige treue Mitgliedschaft im Kriegervereinswesen in Anerkennung und Dankbarkeit gewidmet. Berlin, den 3. Dezember 1932. Der Vorstand des preu?ischen Landes-Kriegerverbandes. (Unterschrift) General der Artillerie a.D., Pr?sident. rough translation To (Mr.) comrade Josef Deicker (in) Morbach dedicated in recognition and gratitude for long lasting membership in the veterans league. Berlin, the 3. December 1932. The board of directors of the prussian provincial veterans league. (signature) General of the artillery, retired, president. It is not Hindenburg's signature, he was the honorary president, but not the acting president. Regards Uwe

Hi, the thread in WAF is closed, therefore I can only post here. WAF, the member "max history" about the new member "beuchars" (here Davey?) after some comments: "Well that just about beats all?..everyone is wrong and I am somewhat blinkered!" I know this feeling, combined with my first comments about the originality of the German sports badges DRL without swastikas in WAF , later here in GMIC. But I could show in both forums (foras), that the others were really wrong. But "beuchars" (Davey) is essentially complete wrong. Like the comments from an other German in WAF, "FrankS", I can only say, that it is not really German, what you can see there printed below the signature from "Keitel" (Post 12). "Hoffmann A.G., Schreibwaren des F?hrers Sekret?riat neuen Reichskanzlei, Berlin W8" First, the word Sekret?riat is wrong (Sekretariat). When i try, to speak it, I want to say Sekret?ri?t, that is easier than Sekret?riat. And the word Sekret?r is not a problem, but Sekret?riat And second, there is no sense in the sentence/sequence. It could be: Hoffmann A.G., Schreibwaren; Sekretariat des F?hres Neue Reichskanzlei, Berlin W8 or: Hoffmann A.G., Schreibwaren; des F?hrers Sekretariat in der neuen Reichskanzlei, Berlin W8 But this is all nonsense, just as the nonsense on the card in Post 12. Max (max history) has already indicated all the other mistakes in the forum WAF. Regards Uwe

Hi, German War Associations Ordensrat der Deutschen Ehrenlegion e.V. Orders Chancelory of the German Honor Legion Ritterkreuz der Deutschen Ehrenlegion Knights Cross of the German Honor Legion Source: Detlef Niemann, Price Guide Orders and Decorations Germany 1871-1945, Hamburg 2004 No. 2.02.18 c) Regards Uwe