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Hi, Edward C. Joslin, The Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals, London 1974: "... The first, approved in 1917, was the 1914 Star for award to those, who served in France and Belgium on the strength of a unit between 5 August and midnight on 22/23 November 1914; fewer than 400,000 were awarded. However, in October 1919, King George V sanctioned the award of a bar to the 1914 Star to all who had been under fire in France and Belgium between the above-mentioned dates. The bars, sewn onto the riband of the medal carried '5 AUG.-22.NOV. 1914'; the bar was represented on the tunic by a silver rosette. The majority of the recipients would have been the pre-war regular Army or the 'Old Contemptibles', a term derived from the Kaiser's reference to the British Army as the 'contemptible little army'. The third type is known as the 1914-15 Star which is identical to the 1914 Star except that the central scroll bar bears the date '1914-15' instead of '5 AUG.-22.NOV. 1914'. This 1914-15 Star was awarded to those who saw service in any theatre of war between the 5 August and 31. December 1915, except those who qualified for the 1914 Star; all were issued in bronze. ..." 1914 Star: 15109 PTE R. SHAW. I / G. GDS. 1914-15 Star: 13011 SGT J. LETCHFORD. R.F.A. Regards Uwe

Post 13: Waffen- und Munitions-Beschaffungsamt in Berlin (Kriegsamt Berlin) Post 14: Hauptmeldeamt Erfurt (Bezirkskommando Erfurt) Regards Uwe

Hi Chris, it is complete decoded by rast. That is: "dess." with it is meant "desselben", that is (complete) in English: bataillon commander in the same regiment (such as my regimental commander wrote before) "The entry in the roll immediately above Corsep is for Oberstleutnant Hofmann, the commander of LIR 71." Regards Uwe

Hi rast, "That would explain it, the "1" thus should be an "s", the text reading: "Bataillons Komm[andeur] dess[elben] Rgts" Perfekt! Uwe

Hi, I think, it is not Berlin, it is in Switzerland, Bern (or Z?rich). And I.A.V. is for: Internationaler Artisten- und Musiker-Verband "Sicher wie Jold" See here, on page 30 you can see such a decoration, with crown and skull : http://www.sicherwiejold.ch/willkommen/ind...8&Itemid=30 Explanation: I.A.V. = Internationaler Artisten- und Musiker-Verband S.W.J. = Sicher wie Jold F?r gute Leistungen = for excellence II. Kl. = 2nd class And please see here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17981&hl= Regards Uwe

Hi, it is written: Bataillons-Kom(mandeur) des 1. Rgts I can find Corsep 1890 Leutnant in the "3. Th?ringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 71" (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) 1901 Hauptmann in the "3. Th?ringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 71" 1907 Hauptmann in the "3. Th?ringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 71" 1910 Major in the "3. Th?ringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 71", in the regimental staff. not 1913 1914 (WW I reactivated) Oberstleutnant in the "5. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 144", at the end of the war in the "LIR 387" (Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 387) None of these numbers fits. Regards Uwe

And now let us have a look on the picture and the description for the sports badge (Sportabzeichen): Here in 1935 it is still the antiquated name "Deutscher Reichsausschuss f?r Leibes?bungen", but the new design, DRL with swastika. Antiquated, because the name of the organization already changed in 1934 to "Deutscher Reichsbund f?r Leibes?bungen (DRL)", see the lexikon from 1937. And now the unbeliever(s) must explain it : It is definitely before 1936 (Time frame 1934 thru 1937). I think, that everybody can accept now, that it is not only before 1937, it is definitely in 1935. There is no time frame for a DRL without the swastika. Regards Uwe I beg your pardon for my bad English.

2nd: Hermann G?ring In 1935 he is in the rank of a "General der Flieger". In 1936 (20. Apr. 1936) he promoted to the rank "Generaloberst". And that was important not only for G?ring.

Hi, it is about time, to post some more information Darrell: "Here is my collection of Bronze, Silver and Gold DRL badges without Swastika. Time frame 1934 thru 1937." "Until someone shows me "hard" evidence that they are post '45 I'm a believer." And now for the last(?) unbeliever: Some new (old) books I found very interesting, a lexikon from 1935 and one from 1937, "Der Volks-Brockhaus" Both are the 4th edition, but one with the year 1935 and the other with the year 1937: And I think, that the lexikon with 1935 is really from 1935, with the introduction of Mr. Brockhaus from "Herbst 1935" (fall/autumn 1935). From 1935 to 1937 only some changes, mostly for persons, some other interesting modifications for the Nazis. 1st: Munic (M?nchen) In August 1935 Hitler nominated Munic to the "Capital of the Movement" (Hauptstadt der Bewegung). In the lexikon from 1935 Munic is the "normal" capital of Bavaria, later it is the "Hauptstadt der Bewegung". And it was so important for the Nazis, that they added this title very quick, especial in Munic:

Second the 4th class 1941: It is in better quality. Regards Uwe

Hi, let us have a look on the other versions from 1879 and 1941. First the 4th class 1879:

Hi, that is the 1st class: Regards Uwe

Hi Kevin in Deva, it is official, in that version since 1967, the first enamelled, later laquered. It is a badge, roughly translated from German (Abzeichen f?r Gro?e Fahrt): "Master's certificate for deep-sea navigation" Regards Uwe

Hi Troy, rough translation: Honour cross for widows and parents of soldiers killed in action, late as a result of wounds or late in captivity or lost/missing combatants. Regards Uwe

Hi militaria0815, "Oh, was awarded in 3 different sizes, interesting indeed!" Nice comment, but i cannot understand it! Is award in your (my) language the same as available? "(Available in 3 sizes)" In our shared language (German) available stands for "vorliegend, vorhanden, verf?gbar" etc., but never for "verliehen" = awarded. Herzliche Gr?sse and Kind Regards Uwe

Hi, the complete name for the 3rd version is: Ehrenkreuz f?r die Witwen und Eltern gefallener, an den Folgen von Verwundung oder in Gefangenschaft verstorbener oder verschollener Kriegsteilnehmer. On the documents you can only find: Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer Ehrenkreuz f?r Kriegsteilnehmer Ehrenkreuz f?r Witwen Ehrenkreuz f?r Eltern Regards Uwe

Hi, it is a real tinnie, and you can find it in the Tieste books, "Tagungs- und Veranstaltungsabzeichen". Regards Uwe

"do any of these rate any particular value or rarity?" Sorry, no. With matching documents it will rise in value, but without documents... I think, that the older cases are a little bit more valuable than the badges in it Regards Uwe

Hi Kevin in Deva, 1. and 2. Pestalozzi-Medaille f?r Treue Dienste (long service, Bronze 10, Silver 20 years; for teachers and educators) 4. Dr.-Theodor-Neubauer-Medaille in Bronze (for merits in socialist education) 6. NVA, Milit?rsportabzeichen (military sports badge) 8. Junge Pioniere, Medaille f?r hervorragende Arbeit in der Pionierorganisation "Ernst Th?lmann" in Gold, and in Bronze as miniature (for excellence in socialist education) Regards Uwe

Hi, to clarify something on German sports badges 1913 - 1944 : The abbreviation on the badges: DRA 1913/1914 Deutscher ReichsAusschuss f?r Olympische Spiele (German Reich committee for Olympic Games) The name of the organization changed 1917 in Deutscher ReichsAusschuss f?r Leibes?bungen (German Reich committee for gymnastics) DRA 1919 - 1934 Deutscher ReichsAusschuss f?r Leibes?bungen (German Reich committee for gymnastics) DRL 1934 - 1937 Deutscher Reichsbund f?r Leibes?bungen (German Reich committee for gymnastics) DRL 1937 - 1944 Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung f?r Leibes?bungen (German Reich decoration for gymnastics) The name of the decoration: 1913 Auszeichnung f?r vielseitige Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Leibes?bungen (decoration for all-round performances in gymnastics) 1913/1914 Olympisches Sportabzeichen (Olympic sports badge) 1914 - 1919 Deutsches Sportabzeichen (German sports badge) 1920 - 1934 Deutsches Turn- und Sportabzeichen (German gymnastics and sports badge) 1934 - 1937? Deutsches Reichs-Sportabzeichen (German Reich sports badge) 1937? - 1944 Reichssportabzeichen (Reich sports badge) The name of the organization: 1913 - 1917 Deutscher Reichsausschuss f?r Olympische Spiele (German Reich committee for Olympic Games) 1917 - 1934 Deutscher Reichsausschuss f?r Leibes?bungen (German Reich committee for gymnastics) 1934 - 1938 Deutscher Reichsbund f?r Leibes?bungen, since 1936 with the sub-organization Reichssportamt (Reich sports department/office) 1938 -1944 Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund f?r Leibes?bungen (NSRL) with the sub-organization Reichssportamt Regards Uwe

The screw is long enough, it could be secured behind the clothing. But it had been partly recut for the new screw disk And it is a worn medal, you can see it on the reverse. Uwe

Hi Rick, what do you think about this medal with (star)screw: I assume, that it is a real worn medal. Regards Uwe

Hi, and that ia a document from 1983 for civilians. Regards Uwe

Hi Gordon, sorry, I don't know it. I have served on the other side, in the Bundeswehr . But I cannot find a hint in my sources, that it is only for women. Feder/Feder and Bartel say, that there were two different versions of the vase, the one in post 5 and a cylindrical one. From 1975 - 1981 the NVA presented another "Ehrengeschenk" for civilians: This is the second version with ...ARBEITER-UND-BAUERN - MACHT (1977-1981) on the seal. The first version was with ...ARBEITER UND BAUERN-MACHT (1975-1976). Regards Uwe

Hi Bob, it is correct for von Beseler (1904), von Mudra (1911) and von Claer (1913): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenieurkorps Regards Uwe