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The next ship in my ever growing collection of torpedoed ships is Cinncinati of Hamburg-America Line, built in Danzig 1908 , she could carry 2749 passengers which is quite good for a 16000 ton ship The maiden voyage went from Hamburg via Southampton and New York in May 1909. In April 1917 she was seized by USA in Boston and renamed USS Covington ( se my earlier post with her sinking) On 1st July 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-86 near the French Coast. Christer

One more "lucky" lady SS Minnetonka from the Atlantic Transport Line Build at Harland & Wolff Belfast ( yep, the Titanic Builders) launched 1901 She made a stunning 144 voyages to New York between 1902 and 1915 In 1915 she become a British war transport and on February 2nd 1917 she escaped from a attack from German sub U-35, September 24th she again escaped her destiny from the sub UC 34 but 30th January 1918 she ran out of luck and the German submarine U-64 commanded by Kptlt Morath and UC 67 commanded by ObLt z S Neumann catch her on the way to Malta. First a torpedo from U-64 hit her and damaged the ship, then after about fifteen minutes U-64 hit her with a second torpedo and finally UC-67 surfaced and put some cannon shells in the now sinking ship. four people died in the attack. Christer

And of course the backside ! Christer

Hi all and Happy New year ! I don?t think I have showed my Generals bar earlier ? Well here it is ; Row 1. Dimitrov Dimitrov OPRB 1st OPRB 2nd OPRB 3rd 9 Sept 44 1st 9 Sept 44 3rd National Lib 2nd ORB ORB ORBL Combat Merit Combat Merit Anti Fascist Anti Fascist Soviet October Rev ? Soviet Red Star Long Service 10 LS 15 LS 20 20 year something Order of Labour 25 year Army Dimitrov 90 years 1972 30 year Rev 1974 30 year Min of Int 1974 30 year army 1974 30 Year Constr troop 1974 30 years Victory 1975 Labour troops 1976? 1876-1976 1878-1978 A Officer from the construction Troops that fought in WWII on Soviet side in the end of the war. GenMaj or GenLt ? Haven?t find anyone yet who matches the awards but I keep on looking Christer

Another Swedish Officer serving in Persia; Colonel Ivan Folke

Happy New year everyone! Here is some other fighters. First Boris Fredrik Gotthard M?ller born 1879 died 1963 Colonel in Persian Service And next one is Ernst Mattias Peter von Vegesack who fought on the Union side in Americas civil war, he ended up as BrigaderGeneral in the Union Army!

Here is another fighter from a far away war. During 1911-1915 Sweden had some officers stationed in Persia acting as Police force some of them earned the EK II and EK I during this time Here is one of the officers Maj Hugo Oscar Skj?ldebrand (Major at Persian Gendarmerie) Next in line is Col Allan Robert Uggla he was Colonel in Persian Gd All the best from Sweden if you are interested I have more photos Christer

Here is an interesting character, he name is Carl Mauritz Belfrage he was a Swedish Leutnant 31 Dec 1914 and left and joined the German army I think he deserves a own page. Joined the Inf Rgt 162 L?beck 4th July 1915 Leutnant in Rgt 9th Sept 1915 Ek II 10th Nov 1915 EK I 28th Nov 1916 Capt 5th Oct 1916 Old FAO II 6th Dec 1916 Old FAO I 6th Dec 1916 Inf Rgt 76 Hamburg 1st April 1918 ended service in Germany 31 March 1920 He also got Hamburg Cross during spring 1918 Fought in Arras 1915, Somme 1916, Yser, Cambrai among others died 1st May 1940

Hi all. just want to show some rather interesting pics, theese are some of the Swedish soldiers who fought in wars in other countries First out is Conrad Victor Ancarcrona born 1823 and died 1912 he fought in the Danish navy in the German-Danish war in 1849! Nice uniform and orders Next one has one of the longest name I?ve seen .... He is Count Sixten Oscar Cecile Charles Emile Lewenhaupt and was sergeant at 2nd French Guards rgt in German-France war 1870-1871 born 1849-died 1916 Third one is Lt Gunnar Julius Bergstr?m who was participating in the Finnish civil war 1918 , you can see two Finnish Liberty crosses on his chest 3rd and 4th class. more to come Christer

Next one is a 1897 on needle I just love it ...... and last one for today is a double 1866 + 1870 medal Small peices of art Christer

I had a couple of minis in my mailbox today I thought I should show them to you Not very uncommon ones but they are so tiny and soo detailed so its amazing First out is a vey common Ehrenkreuz f?r K?mpfer Than a Verdienstkreuz from Prussia And Yes I am going to buy a Epson Scanner I have a V200 on its way Then all my pics will be beautiful ..... Christer "the bad scanner man"

:cheers: Great picture Christophe! I can understand why he wore the ribbonbar and not the complete medalbar everyday must have weight a ton..... Christer

:cheers: Glad Jul Rick ! And Merry Christmas to all you other who dosent speak Swedish The last ribbon still haunts me, I cant find anything on the net which explains a White and black ribbon ? Non fighter EK II, RAO , Louise Orden hmmm I must get a Epson Scanner (will bid for one tomorrow...) and a better book with old German ribbons Could it be a Kriegerverdienstmedallie on white/black ribbon I seen one awarded to a W?rtemberger in a earlier thread I thought they only was awarded to foreginers but clearly even people from other states could get one ? Well, now its late in Sweden and time to get off to bed and sleep sweet dreams Nighty all Christer

:love: Thanks all, I will try to get better pics of the ribbonbar, but my camera always "flashes" out everything so it gets white all over or to less light so it gets blurry Saschaw do you have some info about the last ribbon? I am totally lost there Hmmm It was a real coincidence that I bought it, I was sitting on Z?rich airport and had nothing to do and spend some time in a internet cafe..... It is my Christmas gift to myself, now I have the rest of the family to think about..... Maybe my wife would like EKII Christer

And what do we have here ? A Saschen with Honorcross w Swords and Crown or Albrecht Order on wrong ribbon ? + EK II + Honor Cross + Ls + Weimar something ? Christer :cat:

:cheers: Aha, then I understand Have a nice weekend up in the North, down here its rainy and grey Christer

Hi Norstrom, German 127 mm and 37 mm anti aircraft guns ? Could they come from Tirpitz? And I agree with Peter in getting rid of the propellant, as long as its in cold water it is pretty safe but up in warmer temperature .... not very good. Nice items ! Christer

:beer: And I thought Santa went by sledge Much better to go by Zeppelin Have a nice weekend everyone Christer

:banger: I missed this one today! WW 1 German Orders and medals are soon more expensive in Sweden than in Germany.... This damaged Saxon Merit Order Knight 2nd class went for 255 Euro... To much for my wallet But still a beuty and only 1850 awarded if I am correct ? Now I have to look for another Christmas gift Christer

:cheers: Thanks Raplh ! Mystery solved, it is not often that people in old Photos can be indentified, so this was really a jackpot! Thanks again from Sweden Christer

Thanks Antonio! Now I know much more about this medal, the funny thing is that I bought it in Sweden as a French medal Thanks again All the best from the North Christer

Hi , is there any with knowledge of Spanish Medals out there? Here is a Medal for the 100 years memory of Battle of Zaragosa 1808-1908 (If I am correct?) It was given to a Swedish Professor Arthur Stille 1863-1922 ( I think the case is private purchased) Does anyone know something about this medal? What kind of people got it , and is it worth anything? Best regards from Sweden Christer

Aha, Thanks Ken Sometimes the answer is closer than you think, I will look for the book. Best regards from Sweden Christer

Hi Heiko, the first buyer probably changed his mind and I was offered this as an second chance offer But I didn?t buy it So it still out there for anyone who want to take a chance on it. Christer

;) Thanks Rick, I think I will pass on this, on top of everything its a lot of $$$$ for something thats looks really strange. The rather few Germans in Finland 1918 left a whole lot of ribbonbars to the world Regards from Sweden Christer