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    1. Hi Glenn, yes. And he was in 1914 General der Pioniere too, but with the rank Generalleutnant. Correct appointment: Chef des Ingenieur- und Pionierkorps und Generalinspekteur der Festungen. Regards Uwe
    2. Hi, please differentiate between the rank (General der Infanterie) and the function, the official position (General der Pioniere). Is "Kom. General des XXIV.Reservekorps" or "Kom. General des VII.Armeekorps" a rank? http://www.deutsche-kriegsgeschichte.de/claer.html Regards Uwe
    3. Hi Christer, there are 8 different documents, for NVA military and civilians, for civil defence etc. "Urkunde f?r 25 Jahre Treue Dienste: - in den bewaffneten Organen der Arbeiter- und Bauern-Macht, laurel and sword, - f?r die Arbeiter- und Bauern-Macht, laurel and sword, - zum Schutz der Arbeiter- und Bauern-Macht, laurel and sword, - in den bewaffneten Organen der Arbeiter- und Bauern-Macht, laurel and seal, - f?r die Arbeiter- und Bauern-Macht, laurel and seal, - zum Schutz der Arbeiter- und Bauern-Macht, only laurel, - and two other documents from 1990. The marked document is yours, for civilians in the NVA, the Grenztruppen and the Zivilverteidigung. The set is complete with a crystal vase; the "Genosse Studienrat" recieved in addition with the document and the vase 5,000 Mark. Regards Uwe
    4. Hi Nesredep, Winkellibelle, "Can somebody tell me, how was this item used?" It is a gunners quadrant, you need it for indirect fire. Please see here: http://ordnancemarine.com/tams/e1260.html and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_fire Regards Uwe
    5. The reverse is different, 8 rivets and variant needle. It is stamped 925 Regards Uwe
    6. Hi Troy, the German name is: Marinekorps Flandern Ehren- und Erinnerungskreuz Regards Uwe
    7. Hi, the "Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse" are a paramilitary organization, appr. 400,00 men. An unofficial name was "Volkssturm" . It was like the "National Guard" in the USA. The medals from the right to the left are for 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service in the Kampfgruppen. They are not rare . Regards Uwe
    8. Hi troy, I have observed this auction. Please post the picture of the EUGEN MARCUS after arrival, especially the reverse is interesting for me. Regards Uwe
    9. Hi, it is a normal price. Who are the manufactorers? Regards Uwe
    10. Hi, it is the wrong and the correct place for this . Your question is good for Imperial Germany, Weimarer Republic, Third Reich and Germany post WW II. Have a look at these threads: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=874 http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14509 http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=16799 I can now add some information about a described but not shown sports badge, post 41: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14509&st=40 "He did not show the picture, but he stated, that there is a DRL sports badge without swastika in the Third Reich, between DRA and DRL with swastika. Than he described a sports badge from Wernstein Jena without a swastika, and the swastika was not filed off. It was made in this design original in the dies, no POW denazified it, no jewelers hand work. I have never seen this piece." Meanwhile I have seen this piece (I had contact with the German collector), it is a denazified DRL with swastika : Yes, some copies exist, but most badges are real. Regards Uwe
    11. Hi, it is for promotors, "Fördernde Mitglieder des NS-Reichskriegerbundes". For me it looks good. Source: Heering /Hüsken, Handbuch der Abzeichen deutscher Organisationen1871-1945, edition1990/1992 No. 9638a Regards Uwe
    12. Rick, have a look at the post of Paul R: "I guess it would have to do with the quantity/quality of the direct contribution to the planning and execution of the multinational exercise?" "quantity/quality", and that is not fixed on a military rank . We are not in Imperial Germany. And I know some Generals, who know how to appreciate the merits of other people . Regards Uwe
    13. Hi Rick, why "overdecorated"? When the Major did even more for friendship and comradeship between the nations in the Eastern Bloc than the Colonel or the General, who met some foreign soldiers and shook only hands? The Oberst with the medal in Bronze 1983 was a "Politoffizier", and I think, that there was only very little contact to foreigners. That is German understatement Regards Uwe
    14. Hi, the grade is not forceful combined with the rank. My documents, only for Germans: Bronze Generalmajor NVA 1966 Bronze Oberst NVA 1983 Gold Generalleutnant NVA 1982 Gold Major MfS 1985 "My" General owned only Bronze and Gold, not Silver! Other documents shown here: Bronze Stabsfeldwebel NVA 1987 Silber (foreign) Generalmajor 1982 Rick, the design of the ribbon changed in 1967. Therfore it is difficult, to say it for medal or ribbon bars in that time. Enclosed is the picture of one of the medal bars of "my" General, both medals correct with 3 stripes! It is a very bright blue. The stripes for Bronze are more yellow-orange, for Gold more red-orange. The medal for merit in Silver is marked 900, not on the reverse, but on the rim, on top of the reverse you can find the award number 00XXX. All the decorations with matching documents! Regards Uwe
    15. And here are the dimensions used for foreign decorations, awarded to Germans! The other foreign documents shown in the picture are award documents for "my" General, only the document down right is for another (German) General. Top left is the (German) document for "Waffenbr?derschaft", the post before. Regards Uwe
    16. This document is for the same man in 1966. The award was instituted 17. February 1966. The document here is defined as "Ausweis f?r die Verleihung der Medaille an ausl?ndische B?rger" (Identity card for foreigners) Source: Feder/Feder, Auszeichnungen der Nationalen Volksarmee der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1994 But it is not a document for a foreign soldier, it is for a German Generalmajor, at that time commander of a Panzerdivision. To show the small dimensions, a picture of the medal is added in the same scale.
    17. Hi, in conjunction with the DDR/Mongolian thread about the "Medaille der Waffenbr?derschaft" I want to show more documents. The first document is for a (German) Generalleutnant 1982, at that time he was the commander of a military acadamy.
    18. Hi Christer, all the documents for the Ernst-Schneller-Medaille in my collection have a personal signature, Teller or other legitimated persons. Regards Uwe
    19. Hi, that is in German a: Libellenquadrant, verwendet bei Gesch?tzen zur Feststellung, Festlegung des H?henwinkels (Erh?hung) beim indirekten Richten, geh?rt eigentlich zu jedem Gesch?tz in die Ausstattung. Gunner?s Quadrant, part used to align howitzers and artillery barrels, for the elevation adjustment. Regards Uwe
    20. Gordon, looking for the name of the General of the 5. Panzerdivision, you have to exclude the divisional commanders. Brigadegeneral was his last rank, and that is for the second in command, "stellvertretender Divisionskommandeur". And I don't think, that it is BrigGen v. Heimendahl. I know him, and he is a man with a real sense of tradition, and I think, that he would not give away his uniform . Regards Uwe
    21. Gordon, where is the problem? This is the "Leistungsabzeichen" in Gold with 10 at the bottom The dimensions of the badge: 43 x 53 mm Regards Uwe
    22. Hi, there is something, that I cannot read, and something, that I cannot understand. K?niglich-Hannnoversches 4. Infanterieregiment Inhaber dieses, der Infanterist J?rgen Heinrich M?ller I. geboren zu Neetze Amts Scharnebeck hat in obigem Regiment die auf der folgenden Seite bemerkte Zeit treu und redlich gedient, ist jedoch nunmehro nach abgelaufener Dienstzeit aus dem selben entlassen, und, nachdem er durch seine Name(?) Unterschrift umstehend seine Abrechnung als richtig anerkannt hat, mit diesem Abschiede versehen worden Stabs-Quartier Stade, den 21. October 1855 R?st, Oberstleutnant Regimentskommandeur (Oberstlt. Regts-Commdr.) Signalement des Verabschiedeten: Alter: 28 (23?) Jahre Gr??e: 5 Fu? 9 Zoll Haare: blond Augen: grau (gr?n?) Handwerk: -0- It is the end of his time as a soldier. Is there another page with his listed time of service? Zeugni? Das Betragen des nach beendeter Dienstzeit verabschiedeten und unter dem 31. October 1855 mit einem guten Abschiede versehenen Infanteristen J?rgen Heinrich M?ller I. ist w?hrend seiner activen Dienstzeit und, eingezogenen Erkundigungen zufolge, auch w?hrend seiner zeitweiligen Beurlaubungen von der Art gewesen, da? er ohne Nachtheil des Dien- stes wieder als Stellvertreter angenommen werden kann. Der Infanterist M?ller I. geh?rt nach Ansicht des (unreadable, need a better picture, it could be important) Stade, den 31, October 1855 (name) (unreadable) (that could be the paymaster) Best?tigt. R?st Oberstleutnant Regimentskommandeur Is on the page in post 6 another signature from M?ller, could be XXX? The left signature is from Oberstleutnant Steinwedell as Bataillonskommandeur(?) Regards Uwe
    23. Hi, you are interested in some more information? The shields are normally for Brigades and higher, several years ago 3 Tank Regiments had such a shield for some years. The silver (black/white) colour around the shields is not only for the Divisional Headquarter, it is for the Divisional Troops (Divisionstruppen) too, e.g. Artillerie, Logistic In this case here the colour yellow is for the 15. Panzerbrigade (post 8). Please look here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/5._Panzerdivi...28Bundeswehr%29 I see two different colours on the tab and at the strap? The tab is more red (korallenrot) for Heeresflugabwehrtruppe (Army anti aircraft), the strap is more orange, and that is for Feldj?ger (MP). Both are Divisional Troops. Please look here: http://www.autoflaggen.de/bw/bw_allg_wafarben.htm "Waffengattung" is the wrong term, there are "Truppengattungen" (branches) with "Waffenfarben". It was an enlisted man, the rank is not correct to identify, but I think it was a Gefreiter with one stripe (see post 2) and look here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienstgrade_in_der_Bundeswehr ore here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Armed_...d_rank_insignia Kevin, please have a look into the left inside pocket, pull out the inside, normally you can find there some more information in German jackets. Regards Uwe
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