Bernd_W

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:

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Freischützenkorps Meyn, errichtet 1918 im Westerwald aus 50. Res. Div. (Rgt. 229, 230, 231) mit Kav.Abt. und Bttr.; wurde als V. Abt. dem Landesjägerkorps angegliedert (dann 3. 5. dessen Jäger-Abt.)

Ingo Haarcke lists at No. 599 (w/o a picture) Freischützenkorps Meyn:

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Ärmelabzeichen: breiter Stoffwinkel

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. 

Well, thats your Opinion. Also in most cases you will never know, so value wont be affected. AFAIK restoring in this way is not deprecated in the collectors community. Might be something different when you change an award because its damaged, or there is a ribbon which was used for several awards and you replace the award to one in your opinion more fitting one without any ranklist indication or you took a damaged award to a jeweler or a dentist lab and its repaired looking like a period work.

It was more like a joke about the word you choose. But, I dont get the point. IMO the Schnalle is now, how it was while being onto Mr. Schillings chest. Isn't it? If the damaged white falcon was also changes I would understand your concerns, but dont look like. 

Befummelt is something happening at the Domplatte at 31.12.

This bar ist just restored. 

He could habe worn it with the reverse to the front because he was a fan of Coco Chanel, who was also a opposite of the Nazis. Just joking. 

IMO Lt. Schlodder is mentioned in the continuous text. He  is not mentioned as sender, which IMO was cut of.

Addition: 

The white armband was official issued. See left side, right  column, upper third.

So there had been an official order when to wear it I guess.

Thanks to member soldbuch from WAF for posting the picture there.

The ribbon above the order in question? Its imo the Prince Alfons commemorative badge like Flavio suggested. 

Hello gents

In the second Schleswig War, the Germans wore white armbands to differ from the Danish. The early Freikorps in January 1919 also wore white armbands to differ from the Spartakists. Later they had some with inscriptions onto.

But, what's the purpose for white armbands w/o an inscription in WW1? Are there any official regulations about this?

I have seen pictures of fully dressed stormtroopers with white armbands online:

I have this picture in my collection. It's the RIR 240. I checked the regimental History, and the 3rd battalion was in some resting place in Flanders, at train station Vyfwege in early September 1916.

Kind regards

I would love to lay my hands onto such a nice piece. 

3 hours ago, Stogieman said:

but I checked with some real experts

In their hands?

I hope as a Nazi Britt zombie?

Great pictures.

So a Prussian flamethrower writes to a KuK one. Likely they trained together?

Any idea for what these thin sticks? Looks bit to small for walking sticks. 

10 hours ago, bolewts58 said:

So, it's actually both a WW1 award and a Freikorps award.

Also awarded for border defense in the Ukraine and Belarus against the Russians before (11.) November 1918?