Paul R

This is the first time I have seen this medal in a bona fide group! You have my envy!!

He is definitely LW Field Division. The outter piping is either black(Pioneer) or Red(Flak/Arty). You photo is one for the reference books. Not many piped Tab LW FD photos around.

Did the member have to be on active duty to get those awards?

The button hole awards appear on my monitor to be: WW1 EK2 Sudatenlands Annexation They do not look like the KVK2 to me.

Most definitely LW Field Divisions!! The outter piping and the shoulder strap Reg numbers(only seen on Flak and FD). I would LOVE to see this tunic in the flesh(while listening to the vet answer a few questions!). Definitely a Sudatenlands ribbon in the buttonhole! I bet that replacing a ribbonbar of that size for the addition of one ribbon would be a little expensive. Lots of commemorative medals there! I think that the ribbon on the bar was the Austrian Annexation, versus the Sudatenland Annexation.

That is the ultimate TR awards group. I know that you are sad to see it go. I am sad to not have the money!

Very interesting photo. This is one for the reference books. Nice find, Harvey!

I agree. State Security Groupings are very rare in themselves. If you have the MMM number, it would not hurt to have it researched so that you may get a little information on the Man!

The title has been changed. Is it OK?

Hi Christian, I can see where some members might take offense to this. There is no need for this type of comment.

Tell me about it! Gotta love Capitalism!

Here is something about the HG unit... http://www.ww2.dk/ground/goering/flakhg.htm Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment Hermann G?ring Kommandeure: * Oberst Friedrich Meyer, 20.5.43 - 11.44 * ? Formed May/June 1943 in Italy as Flak-Regiment Hermann G?ring, from the remnants of Flak-Regiment General G?ring, and the III. battalion from Flak-Abteilung 211. From 4.44 to 10.44 the F?hrer-Flak-Abteilung (14 batteries) was loosly attached to the regiment as IV./Flak-Regiment Hermann G?ring. In 1943 the III. battalion was renamed I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment Hermann G?ring, and was replaced in 2.44 from I./Flak-Regiment 49. In 7.44 the regiment was renamed Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment Hermann G?ring. On 24.9.44 became attached to Fallschirm-Panzerkorps Hermann G?ring as Korpstruppe. 10.44 new IV. battalion formed from II./Begleit-Regiment Hermann G?ring. Served under Panzer-Division Hermann G?ring, and later Fallschirm-Panzer-Division Hermann G?ring until 24.9.44. Organisation: * 1943: I. (gem.) with 1-3 (schwere) and 4-5 (le. Sf), II. (gem.) with 6-8 (schwere 88mm), 9, 10 (le. Sf), 11, 12 (leichte) * 11.44: I. 1-3 (schwere), 4-6 (leichte), II. 7-9 (schwere), 10-12 (leichte), III. 13-15 (schwere), 16-18 (leichte), IV. 19-21 (schwere), 22-24 (leichte).

Here is a better article: http://www.ww2.dk/ground/flak/flargt49.html Flak-Regiment 49 Stab/Flak-Regiment 49 (o): Kommandeure: * Oberst Eduard Muhr, 26.8.39 - 20.6.40 * Obstlt Wilhelm Werner, 20.6.40 - 7.41 * Oberst Adolf Wolf, 27.7.41 - 25.8.43 * Oberst Max Hecht, 1.9.43 - 10.2.44 * Oberst Bernhard Brickwedde, 11.2.44 - 4.45 Formed 26.8.39 in Mannheim. Known as Flakgruppe Mannheim, 9.39 - 5.45. Service: * 1939/43 in Mannheim * 1.11.43 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division, with s. 1.-5./492 (o), s. 1.-5./701 (o), s. 1.-4./491 (o), s. 1.-5./636 (o), s. 5./903 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 6229 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 6230 (o), s.Bttr.zbV 6238 (o), le. 1.-6./776 (o), le. 1.-5./977 (o), le.980 (o), le.Bttr.zbV 7254 (o), le.Bttr.zbV 7255 (o), Lsp. 1.-2. and 5.-6./107 (o), Ausw.Zug 272 (o), Ausw.Zug 292 (o) and Vo.Messtr.38 (v) * 1.1.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division, with s.492 (o), s.491 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), s. 5./903 (o), le.776 (o), le.977 (o), le.980 (o), Lsp.107 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 6229, 6238 and 6230 * 1.2.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division, with s.491 (o), s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), s. 5./903 (o), le.776 (o), le.977 (o), le.980 (o), Lsp.107 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 6229, 6230 and 6238 * 1.3.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with s.491 (o), s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), s. 5./903 (o), le.776 (o), le.977 (o), le.980 (o), Lsp.107 (o)(?), Flak-Bttr.zbV 6229, 6230 and 6238 * 1.4.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with s.491 (o), s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), le. 7./776 (o), le.977 (o), le.980 (o), Lsp.107 (o), Flak-Bttr.zbV 6216 and 4 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (201 - 204./XII) * 1.5.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with s.491 (o), s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), le.776 (o), le.977 (o), le.980 (o), Lsp.107 (o) and 4 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (201 - 204./XII) * 1.6.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with s.491 (o), s.423 (E), s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), le.776 (o), le.980 (v), Lsp.107 (o)(?) and 4 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (201 - 204./XII) * 1.7.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with s.491 (o), s.423 (E), s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), le.776 (o), le. 5./987 (o), s. 5./255 (o), s. 1./435 (o), le.980 (v) (= Flak-Abt.zbV 12300) and 4 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (201 - 204./XII) * 1.8.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with s.492 (o), s.636 (o), s.701 (o), s.423 (E), 2./s.241 (o), 5./s.255 (o), 1./s.435 (o), 1.-5., 7./gem.491 (o), 1.-4., 6., 9./le.776 (o), Stab, 5./le.987 (o), Stab/Lsp.107 (o) with 6 batteries (1.-2., 5.-6./Lsp.107 (o), 8./s.491 (o), 7./le.776 (o)); 4 s.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. (201 - 204./XII) * 1.9.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with 5./s.255 (o); s.291 (o); s.418 (E); s.423 (E), 1./s.435 (o); gem.491 (o); s.492 (o); s.636 (o), 3./s.681 (o); s.701 (o); le.776 (o), 5./le.987 (o), le.Alarm-Flak-Bttr. 14./XII; Flak-Transport-Bttr. 131./XI * 1.10.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with 2./s.241 (o); s.263 (E); s.291 (o); s.418 (E); s.423 (E); 1./s.435 (o); Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491 (o); s.492 (o); s.636 (o); 3./s.681 (o); s.701 (o); Stab, 1.-4., 6./le.776 (o); Flak-Transport-Bttr. 131./XI * 1.11.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with 2./s.241 (o); 5./s.255 (o); s.263 (E); s.418 (E); s.423 (E); 1./s.435 (o); 2./s.477 (o); Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491 (o); s.492 (o); s.636 (o); 3./s.681 (o); s.701 (o); Stab, 1.-4., 6./le.776 (o); Flak-Transport-Bttr. 131./XI * 1.12.44 in Mannheim under 21. Flak-Division with 2./s.241 (o); 5./s.255 (o); s.418 (E); s.423 (E); 1./s.435 (o); 2./s.477 (o); Stab, 1.-4., 7.-8./gem.491 (o); s.492 (o); s.636 (o); 3., 5./s.681 (o); s.701 (o); Stab, 1.-4., 6./le.776 (o); Flak-Transport-Bttr. 131./XI I./Flak-Regiment 49 (gem. mot.): Formed 1.10.37 in Mannheim from I./Flak-Regiment 18 with 1. - 5. Batterien. In 1940 4./49 and 1./86 exchanged designations. Destroyed 1.43 at Stalingrad. Reformed 6.43(?) with 1. - 5. Batterien. In 1.44(?) a new 1. and 5./49 was formed from 1. and 5./35. In 2.44 redesignated III./Flak-Regt. Hermann G?ring (1. - 5./49 became 13. - 17./HG). Service: * 10.37 - 2.38 in Mannheim under H?h.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis IV * 2.38 - 9.39 in Mannheim under Luftgaukommando XII * 9.39 Westwall (Pfalz) * 5.40 in France, supporting XXVI. Armeekorps * 1940/41 France and Channel Islands (Stab/Flak-Regiment 100) * 8.40 in Dinard * 12.40/4.41 in Brest * 3.42/4.42 in Paris * 1942 in southern Russia, 17. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 12) * 1.43 in Stalingrad, under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37) * 6.43 in Italy(?) * 1.1.44 under 3. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 39) * 1.2.44 under 22. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 57) II./Flak-Regiment 49 (gem. mot.): Formed 10.41 from I./Flak-Regiment 491 with 6. - 10. Batterien. In late 1941 9./49 became 3./98, and was replaced. In 7.44 destroyed at Vitebsk, and disbanded shortly thereafter. Service: * 12.41 Koluft 9. Armee, central Russia * 1942/43 in Rshew area (12. Flak Division and 18. Flak-Division) * 1.11.43 in Central Russia under 10. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 10) * 1.1.44 under 23. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 31) * 1.2.44 under 12. Flak Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 101) * 1.3.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6) * 1.4.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6) * 1.5.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6) * 1.6.44 at Vitebsk under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6) * 1.7.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6) * 1.8.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)

Bronze- 15 Combat days Silver- 30 Combat days Gold- 50 Combat days Close combat days were defined as days spent close enough to the enemy to use small arms.

More history on the unit, from Lexikom: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede...rtillerieLW.htm This unit was a predecessor to a HG Flak unit!!! Much of the below information was already provided by Naxos. Forgive some of the grammar, as I did my best to translate accurately. Set up on the 26 August 1939 in Mannheim. The unit was designated also as a Flakgruppe Mannheim. The unit was subordinate the 21st Flak-division and led in March 1944 the heavy Flak-department 491, the heavy Flak-department 492, the heavy Flak-department 636, the heavy Flak-department 701, that 5. / heavy Flak-department 903, the Light Flak-department 776, the light Flak-department 977, the light Flak-department 980, the Lsp. 107 as well as the Flak-batteries z. b. V. 6229, 6230 and 6238. Commanding Officers: 26. August 1939 Oberst Eduard Muhr 20. Juni 1940 Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Werner 27. Juli 1941 Oberst Adolf Wolf 1. September 1943 Oberst Max Hecht 11. Februar 1944 Oberst Bernhard Brickwedde Set up on the 1 October 1937 in Mannheim out of that 1ST / Flak-regiment 18 with five batteries. The department was subordinate the higher commander of the Flakartillerie in the airgau IV, as of February 1938 to the Luftgaukommando XII. The department lay as of September 1939 at the west rampart. The department under major Runge supported the associations of the XXVI out of the room Kleve. Battalion. In the Maas-dike, the department shot 10 bunkers together and accompanied the corps through Holland and Belgium then into the beach D?nkirchen. The department captured an amount in Hollandof 4 cm Flak Bofors with ample ammunition and placed after out of the large prey by D?nkirchen the motor vehicle-equipment could be completed, a 6th battery under lieutenant block with 4-cm of Flak up. In the second part of the France expedition, the department in the Luftschutz- and earth battle use stood and came after the armistice after Brest. After the end of the west expedition, this additional battery formed the tribe of a new light Flak-department that was used with that 4-cm of Flak to the protection by Berlin. The department the XXVI supported as of May 1940. Battalion during the west expedition. Subsequently the department in France and the canal islands lay lay under the rod of the Flak-regiment 100th in August 1940 it in Ard, as of summer 1941 into the room St. Nazaire and then again after Brest to the protection of the battleships berthed there. Later the unit was transferred after Bordeaux in order to prepare itself for a mobile use Spain - Gibraltar. In July 1942 embarrassed the department into the room Cakais-D?nkirchen, secured then temporarily the breakthrough of the German battle ships in the room Vlissingen in Holland through the canal and came directly after the first air attack on the Renault-works in Paris there to a new use whereby the attack free times was used at the same time to the preparation to the use at the east front. The department transferred in April 1942 to south-Russia where it became imputes the rod of the Flak-regiment 12 in the 17th Flak-division. The department became first of all in the room Isjum - Artemowsk used. In start of the German large attack, it infringed under the responsibility of the Flak-regiment 37 to the 1st tank army and collaborated here above all with the 91st infantry-division. With this division, it became then the XXIV. Tank corps as a part of the 9th Flak-division of the 6th army trains part. In the north bar of Stalingrad, above all in the 16th tank-division, the unit suffered heavy losses and was lost there. In June 1943 with five batteries in Italy the unit was rebuilt. The department was subordinate in January 1944 the rod of the Flak-regiment 39 in the 3rd Flak-brigade and as of February 1944 in the 22nd Flak-brigade to the responsibility of the Flak-regiment 57. In the same month, the department became the III. / Flak-regiment Hermann Goering. This unit was a predecesor of a HG unit!!!

Feldpolizeisekertar

In today, a 16 dollar Luftwaffe Secret Police collar tab for a Feldpolizeisekertar arrived! This tab as also used by the Post 02Nov1940 Air Traffic Control Officials(Meister) and by the LW Firefighting Officials(Brandmeister). These three branches were the only ones to have Officers in the "Medium Career Grade".

I am looking for the initial owner of a jacket in the Suchdienst, who's unit was destroyed at Stalingrad. I was informed that only 36 or so people from this unit escaped. The odds are that the man named below did not. If someone has a copy of the Suchdienst Missing POWs I would be most appreciative if someone could look him up. Regards Paul

That means a lot coming from you! Thank you.

Great stuff Christian!

Here is my certificate.

Anything written on the back?

I dont recognize the man, but he is a rather old looking Leutnant!

Didn't they wear the Gray Propaganda waffenfarbe?

That variation and low number....? Uhhh YES!