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But you also think this card is printed with the reverse, or so to speak, faked? Or is this a fine card, just with an example of the missing top edge? It's hard to tell from a picture, but IMO the stamps and the writing looks not printed. And the top edge might be cut off, see the "Allgäu" or the floating text to the left, if the writing would be more centered and the sender writing would be onto the card, this would be missing. So even if it's centered the card would be too small, so IMO the top of the card with parts of the sender was cut off. I don't know about how much a Leibregiment and Alpenkorps card with a total non-unique picture would be worth. But I guess no or never more than 50€, so faking a card like this with a printed reverse would be not a so worthwhile business which could fool the educated collector. Even if you use a total genuine "Eroberter feindlicher Schützengraben" card, which might be worth 5€ and make it up (which is done with genuine WW2 Soldbuchs or Wehrpasses and fake entries) to a 50€ card, its IMO very easy to spot the reverse is printed only. Real pencil can be smeared with your moist finger also a hundred years later. Also stamps like this leaves marks which can be still seen today. I had a card a couple of days ago, where a stamp collector removed the stamp, and I wanted to know the date, unfortunately I was only able to see the marks of the day. Just my 2 cents about this topic, I don't doubt your story, but I would love to see the real card in question.

Unfortunately its only German eBay. But I guess its the same for US. So you can find ended auctions.

A copy listed as a copy is not a copy its a reproduction. But I have to correct myself, sure there are copies of Imperial German Award Documents. Saw a Sturmbataillon Rohr one here or at WAF once. And it was one of the better once clearly to fool collectors, and not sold as a copy.

Thats also my thoughts, especially when it comes to Imperial. Only know about the Sanke card fakes and when it comes to imperial award certificates I never heard of fakes.

What do you mean with cardbord or paper? CDVs? Or are you talking about award certificates? WW2 Award certificates are faked, IMO much more then photos. There are some WW2 fakes onto the after WW2 produced 3 stokes Agfa Brovira paper (3 strike above the "Agfa Brovira" writing). These can fool the uneducated collector. These papers, or the 2 strokes before 1945 paper, you might find as some old stock or at eBay. But I highly doubt, this is the same when it comes to the WW1 papers, it's long ago, and if you find one, it's questionable if it can be used.

I dont think so. There are people with hole fake collections and they will never know because they dont show it of. Look at the eBay fakes thread, plenty of fakes are pumped out every week. Most sell for market prices. Can you please elaborate this? Are you talking about WW1 or WW2? Don't know about WW2, but WW1 postcards are IMO one of the last safe harbors. Some Sanke Cards are faked, because they are also period mass-produced, so it's easy to sell plenty of fakes. But for postcards you can technically only sell one or a few (when using several markets like Europe, US and SEA) fakes of an unpublished postcard you own. If you sell more, especially at niche markets where higher prices are paid, collectors will notice, because most postcards are not mass-produced, they show 4 people there are likely only 4 copies. And It's very unlikely these 4 cards are popping up on eBay in a few months. Also, you need the real card, which cost you some money, so it's not a worthwhile Business.

Hello gents, anybody has additional Information about the blood order recipient Michael Miedreich from the second M.G.K. of Bund Oberland? He participated in the Beer Hall Putsch. I have a postcard signed by some high ranking Oberländer and a few others send to a physician Dr. Franz Miedreich from Duisburg. I found his denazification record, he joined the Party in 1933 and was no activist. He was born in Saargemünd. So I thought about they being relatives in some way. Anybody has a POB for Michael Miedreich? Kind regards and thanks.

1924 example

Interesting career: ALMQVIST, SVEN Ludvig Rudolf Colonel, Uppsala, b. in Uppsala 14 Sept. 1903. Parents: Librarian Robert A. o. h. h. Frieda Merz. Off.ex. 1926, War College 1938-40, aspirant at the General Staff Corps 1941-43. Ensign at Södermanland's reg. 1926, captain of the signal troops in 1938, major in 1945, lieutenant colonel in 1951, colonel and head of the signal reg. 1955, head of f. Uppland's signal reg. 1957. Tjg. v. defense staff 1943-44, head of the telegraph board's defense bureau 1945-49, for signal reg. detachment in Skövde 1949-52, for the Army Signal School 1953-54. Resigned from Swedish service in 1940, captain in the Finnish army and signal officer. at the Swedish Volunteer Corps s. å. Adjutant to the head of the former Swedish Red Cross exp. to Germany for repatriation of Scandinavian concentration camp prisoners in 1945. RSO, RVO, RDDO, NFrK, FFrK4Klm. sw. Married to Anna Arborén. Children: Carola, b. 1943, Ursula, b. 1945, Robert, b. 1952. Line: Latin.

You got me wrong. I don't doubt it's a real chip. When talking about: "Could this be light?", I was talking about the area in the 2020 picture I circled in red in my last post. Was there some beginning of the damage in 2020 or is this only in the photo? From the 2023 picture, I would guess it's just light or an unevenness in enamel. But there is something new in the 2023 photo. It this the beginning of the damage, or just a shadow? Shape and place looks like the top of the 2024 damage. But could be a shadow.

The full big pictures are the old Weitze ones, don't think this will lead to anything. Interesting would be some actually shots. After I saw the topic here and at WAF I was wondering if this is some lightening issue or something real.

IMO it's "Der Jungsturm seinem Generalfeldmarschall". Mackensen was patron of the Jungsturm movement. See: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungsturm_(Bewegung) I guess, every local group of the Jungsturm "donated" a stone with their town's name. It was a common practice back then, in my town there was a similar HJ one. But could not find it with the words "Mackensen jungsturm Denkmal" in google, nerveless the combination of the words. The HJ one in my town is also destroyed. These monuments were nothing special like an equestrian statue of Mackensen, so nobody cared after them, when there was no HJ or Jungsturm anymore.

https://www.kuenker.de/en/archiv/stueck/57233

Weitze lists this as: Freischützenkorps Berlin / Volkswehrabteilung Meyn Not sure about the Freischützenkorps Meyn is the same like Volkswehrabteilung Meyn. So to speak, the same Guy. Freischützenkorps Berlin / Volkswehrabteilung Meyn is No. 101 in Haarckes book. And no Freiwilliges Landesjägerkorps collar tabs are mentioned there. In Tessin the Volkswehrabteilung Meyn is listed with: Republikanisch e Schutztruppe , errichtet 19. 1. 1919 mit: Freischützenkorps Berlin (Meyn), 5 Abt., als Teil der freiw.Volkswehr; wurde Juni 1919 Sicherheitspolizei Berlin Freischützenkorps Meyn is clearly him because of the picture and arb lists him with: 25.08.18-13.01.19 Kom. d. Res. Inf. R. 230 which is also inTessin: 50. Res. Div. (Rgt. 229, 230, 231) But thanks for the pdf, interesting read.

Thank you very much. So with all the awards It's likely not the men w/o any awards, in the end of 1919 Reichswehr picture, which I guessed.

Looks like Meyn was part of the Freiwilliges Landesjägerkorps / Freikorps Maercker. Tessin lists: Ingo Haarcke lists at No. 599 (w/o a picture) Freischützenkorps Meyn: Sleeve Badge: broad fabric ribbon. Together with the Freiwilliges Landesjägerkorps collar tabs.

Hello gents Anybody from the research professionals got more about Rittmeister Walter Hammerbacher. He served with the Bavarian 3. Chevaulegers-Regiment Herzog Karl Theodor during WW1 as a squadron leader. See the regimental chronic here: https://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/sammlungsliste/werksansicht?tx_dlf[double]=0&tx_dlf[id]=14871&tx_dlf[order]=title&tx_dlf[page]=244 I'm especially interested if he served in the provisional Reichswehr. From what I found, he was put z.D. at 31. July 1919 See: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb00132906?q=Hammerbacher&page=624,625 kind regrets and thanks

I have the book: Albert Hiß: Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm (2. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr. 116 (Erinnerungsblätter deutscher Regimenter, Band 104 preuß. Anteil); 231 Seiten, Oldenburg: Stalling; 1924. If you thought about buying it, you wont find any named pictures in there, there are pictures but w/o any names. Also there are no "Stellenbeschreibungen" in the appendix, only in the continuous text sometimes. If you are interest in hessian officers pictures here is Major von Goessel (Stolen from eBay). 1908 and 1914 Ranklist: Hauptmann at IR 118 January 1915, RIR 254, Commander of the 1. Battalion March 1919, IR 118,Commander of the 3. Battalion He build up the Freikorps Hessen.

Yes, I know, but normally you dont spawn as a i.e. Major at the Battlefield in 1914. So you might find them in the books as i.e. Lts. 117 is also online: https://ordensmuseum.de/Regimentsgeschichten/IR117.pdf Sometimes this page merge two chronics /books into one, so you have to scroll till the end and take a look if it also covers WW1. But its not the case for this books, I had a look. In the so called "Fest-Buch" for the "Großer 116er Tag Gießen 5. - 7. Sept. 1925" is a list of the guests of honor: Oberst Meyn is mentioned. And a Oberst a. D. Mansfeld and Oberst a. D. Jungé (sic!) So you could have a look for Meyn in the Reichswehr ranklist 1924: https://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/publication/392739/edition/370125 Page 95: Infanterieschule München 1. Lehrgang Leader: Oberst Meyn. There is only one Meyn in the ranklist, so its likely him. In the "Grossherzoglich hessische ordensliste 1885,1890,1894,1898" I did not find any of the names, I guess its to early for them to have received any awards. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112089248626&seq=7&q1=Meyn

You might know? https://ordensmuseum.de/Regimentsgeschichten/IR116.pdf

For what you would use the ribbons?

On the Kuenker page its cut of but in the plain html you will find: (SEIT 1935) IRAN (BIS 1979) So it was awarded after WW1.

Google reverse image search is a good tool. https://www.kuenker.de/en/archiv/stueck/58474

Then he is wearing it 90 degree rotated.