Noor

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Hi everyone, I am trying to study every day my small Imperial Germany collections and another two questions have arrisen. 1. What does "W","R","A" and "V" mean between the Red Cross (the Balkan Cross?) negative spaces around it? 2. Approximately how many of those medals were awarded? Thank you, Noor

Thanks for extra information joemiller! Interesting pieces. Actually as I understand there is not many of those medals around at all. Or what I wanted to say, they are not the most common ones but still it is possible to get them. But my one has the same reverse, as your right one on the picture, but as you see, the ribbon is the same as the left one on yours. Regards, Noor

Thanks again Rick I was almost sure but I wanted confirm this information. It is very interesting field to study (Imperial Germany awards), every day brings something new. Thanks, Timo

Hi, First at all, thanks for all information, what i got from here last days. But I have more and more questions 1. Kurhessisches J?ger Bataillon No. 11. 5.12.1813-5.12.1913. What kind jubilee medal it is? Like I understand, it is for this unit, what got 100 years old. But who institute this award, who got this award (probably members of this unit?) and prox. how many of those medals awarded? 2. Prinzregent Luitpold-Medaille 1905 in Bronze Like I understand, this award was for army, given in 1905 and in 1911/12? I think I have this 1905 year one, with text on the reverse "AM 70 JAHRESTAG MEINES DIENSTANTRITTES DER BAYER ARMEE"? Again, who institute this award and prox. how many of them awarded during those years? Thanks for looking, Noor

Thanks Ulsterman and Rick! Its so nice to get some help here! Regards, Noor

Hi all, Here is my Hessen War Honor Decoration ( Kriegsehrenzeichen). I wanted to get more information about this award. Like I understand, this award was instituted in june 1916 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig? How many prox. those medals awarded and what means "ECE" on the reverse? Thanks for looking!

Thanks again Rick! Must be start looking original ribbon now . And yes, its silver one.

Thank you Rick! Second one: There is text in the middle "F?R TAPFERKEIT" and all around oakleavs. Nothing else. i hope this helps you to identify it? Also what is the correct ribbon for this medal? I can scan picture tomorrow, when its nessesary. Thanks again, Noor

Hi, I wanted to get some more information, regarding those two awards what i just got. Are they with right ribbons and maybe someone can give me little bit more information about them. First is one LS cross: And here I afraid its not the right ribbon or is it? Some more info about it would be nice as well. Thanks for looking, Noor

Yes, this award is from Austria.

Darrell, you are right, its ground find. And I bought this from WAF regular member in the forum, so I am sure, its original.

Thanks for your advice ! Actually I just got one another piece, what is damaged - denatzified . Early Deumer pilot badge:

Hello everyone, I got yesterday my first German Cross from another forum member (thanks for that thumbsup). What is you opinion, is it possible to fix here something or I keep it, as it is? (Back plate is missing totally and on the front is some brown paint or something like that). But I really like this award!!!! Thanks for looking and any advise would be great! Noor

Hello everyone, I wanted to share my new item what I got today. My question is, how many of them awarded totally and how common this award is? Here it is:

This document goes for a trade or sale. Is anyone interested here maybe?

Anyway, I got it, like it is on the picture and I must be happy with that..... and I am of course!!

I just wanted to share my new item what I got few days ago. Order of the Glory II class .

Of course not all of them didn?t served in the German army. Some of them were in the Red Army (Eesti Laskurkorpus), some of them escape to the Finland and fought in there (200th Infantry regiment in Finland) and some of them didn?t served at all. And those, who didn?t, Red Army tried to mobilize them first 1944. When you must proof your past military service and you tell to the Red Army after the Second World War that you were in the German side, you never get any document! Just lots of problems ! I know that most of Estonians who fought with the Germans and cached by the Red Army 1944-1945 started they "trip" in the working camps and 1946 (when i am right) served in the working units in North-East Estonia. And then it is written to ID book, but not in this one. I am in work at the moment and extremely busy, I try to make more pictures in coming days and I will post them here. I start research now in the Estonia as well about the owner of this ID book. It would be interesting to know, what he did after the war. MvH,

Hello, Yes kimj. He must be Estonian, because Johannes is 100% Estonian name also Kalm is common in Estonia as well. I don?t understand much, what?s in there. My Russian language is not very good but I can understand some bits and pieces . He was probably serving after the 1944 mobilization in some Estonian regiment (piirikaitser?gement) fighting near lake Peipsi. Germans used Estonian troops as a shield, when they start moving out, also Estonians didn?t wanted to go in Germany, because it wasn?t they war in there anymore. They main interest was protecting Estonia against communism. When Red Army occupied Estonia in 1944 again, lots of families hiding in the forest, tried to escape west (using Sweden and Finland mainly) or left from country with German troops. Red Army did as well new mobilization in Estonia and even some man, who was German army, joined now with Red Army, to get ?clean papers?. Of course no one admit service in ?wrong side?. So, in last battles, I know there where even ex 20th Estonian Wafen SS Division volunteers in Red Army . But usually all of them ascertained by KGB and they finish in Siberia as well. That?s the reason, why this document looks so mad to me! How it is possible, that he let wrote service in German army in his Red Army book and why he got it???? POW-s never got this kind a document. So, it must be included some service or work with Red Army after the war?

His name was Johannes- Egbert Kalm from Estonia and like I understand, he was a private in the german army. But what is the most weird is that he got this document almost just after the war. Usually even people who cooperate with the germans, end up in Siberia. People, who served in the German army definetly do or even got shot.

This thin line is yellow and is with next ribbon, it is not included with red.

Hello, I hope this is the right place to ask information regarding one Imperial Russia ribbon bar, what I got few months ago. I just wanted to ask, is it possible to track those awards as well (what awards they would be together, because Imperial Russia use similar ribbons with different awards) and also the price level of this bar, because I am interested to trade this item. Here is some pictures: Thanks for looking!

Hello, I got very interesting Red Army ID document. What you think about it, how it is possible that they even wrote in there, service in German army!?!?!?!