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Hi , I have just bought a small book containing pictures of officers beloning to Inf Rgt 120 killed in action 1914-18, about 100 pics I think. If anyone have docs or a name and would like a pic,maybe I can help, just give me the name and I will scan the photo. Christer

Wow ! Very impressing group, one of the best I´ve seen for years I´m looking forward to see the rest, I am sorry to say I don´t have a clue to the last document. Again a super group ! Christer

Hi Morten, Concerning the optical instrument for 20 mm gun, i Think it was used by putting this device in the barrel and aiming with it. Than you removed it and test the guns and see if the guns hit the target. The flag was a warning not to forget to remove the instrument I have used similar instrument during test firings in Sweden,not in this caliber but I still think that is how it was used. Best regards from neighbour country Christer

And for education reasons , the backside ! Don´t you just love Epson ? Christer

And the other one which really is two A Lippe War Merit Medal + Preuss Red Cross + Würtemberg Wilhelms Cross The small "Knopfloch" has also the Honor Cross without swords on it. so small but still lovely Christer

And of course a nice look of the backside Christer

:jumping: Two more NC ribbonbars in the collection ! First an old soldier ? Preussen War Aid Cross + Honor Cross NC + General Decoration + Long service + 1897 medal Christer

Aha, thanks Rick. So I will have to look for more books to learn something about his guy. Christer

Here is an example how much time, patience and money it takes to learn soemthing about just a small pic The photo shows three Leutnants, named Ehlers ? , Potthoff and Bine ? And this time there was names on the backside The man to the left Ehlers or something is well decorated EK II, EK I , I think Oldenburg FA cross II and Oldenburg FA cross I The middle man is the most interesting with EK II, Lippe KVK and War Honor Cross Since the WHC was only awarded in 740 pieces I thought it would be possible to find out something about him But inspite of all the books I have (and my wife thinks I have to many....) I didnt have the Staatshandbuch from Lippe (I have the book from 1916 where some of the awardees is listed from 1914/15) so I had to order a book from 1918 from Germany! And I hope he was a member from Inf Rgt 55 ? with that in thougt I bought a Regimential story for only 5 Euro ! and of course if the LIppe Rolls will be published next year I will stand first in line for a example!!! Conclusion : You need a lot of research material and its never enough (I hope my wife read this ) Have a nice weekend all ! Christer

And one ex of the book has now a honor place in my bookshelf in Sweden ! Amazing work, this will be read over and over again I promise Christer

Wow ! Thats a real stunning ribbon bar, what is the last three foreign awards ? I can spot a Bulgarian Order of Merit with crown III I think, but the last three is Super bar and very nice photos !! Christer

Hi, he got a III class in 1945 which must have been the old breast type, and the first class in 1959. Seems normal I guess? Or am I missing something an early breast 1941-44 II class 1948 and one more and all this by 1959, he got got be a high ranking officer What did he end up as? Christer

But Wait, the story isn´t over yet !!! LtDr Arnold Kuschel didnt end up as a Bookseller in Hamburg in 1939, the last document I got is this paper dated 13th December 1942 and now he is Hauptmann ( new rank in 1941-42? ) belonging to Gren. Ers Batl 492, if the info I found is rightthis unit ended up in Poland in 1945. In this doc it looks like Herr Kuschel is in Hospital again !! maybe wounded for the sixth time I havent found him in any search for war dead so maybe he survived even the second WW ? Probably he would have an EK II 1939 or a KVK ? to his other medals Now I only wish to get a picture of him so I could see how this tough soldier looked like. Hope you like the story. Christer

Of course this document was followed by a letter of grattitued This time "signed" by OberstLt B Harisanoff Christer

After some years Herr Kuschel got his last? award in November 30th 1939 he got the War medal 1914-18 from Bulgaria Here is the doc first. Christer

And 1935 it was time for another award ! Herr Kuschler have a real collection now of awards ! The Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer signed in July 1935, now he was Kaufmann in Hamburg. Signed by who? Christer

And the certificate itself as shown earlier in this thread. Christer

Now the fighting has ended and we read 1934, Arnold lives in Hamburg and maybe he wants to look like a "real" officer so he apply for the Hungarian medal for participating in WW1 , wich he gets in January 1934 with some paper . First a paper from Oberst aD von Farkas gratulating to the award christer

And of course the back of the cross , with pin marked 800 Christer

Yes ! I got his EK I , a really nice cross marked 800 on the pin, vaulted and with a nice patina Just love it ! Christer

Lt dR Arnold Kuschler seeems to be a real fighter because in December 1919 he was awarded a EK I ? Or is it just a replacement document for a award got in WW1 ? I can´t tell because I didn´t get the doc... sold for a very high prce to someone else here is a pic from the seller , small bad pic.... But I got something else Coming up next ! Christer

And here is the Bulgarian award ( Pic "borrowed" from Rick " I want to have one !!!!!! Christer

Before the War ended he also got a Award from Bulgaria, in 6th September 1918 he was awarded the Military Order of Merit with crown, most probably 5th class. Observe that this document is signed by the Rgts Führer of Reichswehr Rgt 34 in Danzig December 5th 1919, yes so our resrve Leutnant has now been in a new fight. Now in Reichswehr Rgt34 fighting in Poland if I am correct ? Anyone has info about this Reichswehr unit? InfRgt 34 I have a pic of the Bulgarian award in question borrowed from Rick in another thread ( I hope you dont mind showing it here Rick ) Its the ONLY pic I found on this award... Christer

Of course Arnold would like to wear his Woundbadges award on civilian clothes Christer

And here is the woundbadge ! I managed to get some of the top awards from Arnold Kuschel even if I did missed some papers Christer