Paul R

Liberation of Warsaw

Backing. Note the pin catch.

Capture of Vienna

WW2 Period Brass suspension.

Liberation of Prague

This seems to be a replacement mounting/ribbon

Now is the Liberation of Budapest.

back... the pin is missing. Definately a period mounting.

I want to sharing with you my collection of Soviet Campaign medals. This includes all of the Defense, Liberation, and Capture medals. The first on is for the Liberation Belgrade

I know that Odessa medals are expensive... but not that high... unless I have missed something. I do know that Belgrade is being offered at very high prices... 300 plus. Regards Paul

I love it, as well. I hope that you decide to get it researched.

Welcome to the forum! I would love to see it all... as time permits! Paul

Ekhunter is right... it all comes down to personal preferences. For example, I personally like the well worn examples, over a particular maker mark. I know that I will never have all the makers, so I dont even focus on who made what. I dont collect for investment, so my only real concerns are the overall shape and when it was made. Just my two cents Paul

That will be the nicest Luftschutz helmet I have ever seen! I would love to borrow your time machine. PLLEEEAASSSEEEE

I still cannot get over how incredible your groupings are!! Wow.

You have a great set of awards there... even if they did not belong to the same person. I really enjoy seeing all of the low numbers on the orders and the citations. I am especially envious of the Nevski! Paul

I think that you are correct.. Luftwaffe officer's boards. Maybe the West German stuff will be the next hot item... when the DDR stuff gets expensive. Paul

He was definately a man of many titles!

[Hi Thierry, I found the first one, using a google search. It took less than a minute. Here is the website and some information on WEIZS?CKER, Ernst Freiherr von WEIZS?CKER, Ernst Freiherr von (1882 - 1951) SS-Brigadef?hrer / Botschafter / Korvettenkapit?n a.D.: Born: 25. May 1882. Died: 6. Aug. 1951 in Lindau. NSDAP-Nr.: 4 814 617 SS-Nr.: 293 291 Promotions: SS-Brigadef?hrer: 30. Jan. 1942 Career: b. Stab RF SS: (9. Nov. 1944) Postwar Prosecution: Tried by U.S. Military Tribunal, N?rnberg ("Wilhelmstra?e" Case). Sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment, 2. Apr. 1949. Sentence commuted to 5 years', but he was released on 15. Oct. 1951. Decorations & Awards: 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse ohne Schwerter Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse ohne Schwerter Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer Landesorden Ehrendegen des RF SS Totenkopfring der SS This is from the website: http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZ...-Brigf_T-Z.html Is this the information you needed? The website seems to have a lot of information on a lot of people. :-) Paul

These are definately WW2 era peices. I will move this thread to the proper area.

Those are simply amazing!!

To be quite honest, I do not know. I think that they are some sort of war time official with the Judicial Corps. It is an immediate research project.

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Here are some more that I just traded for, that are enroute!

Wow Rick... Thank you for the further translation! Do you think that his personel file will ever be found? Thank you Gerd, for your kind words. I am so excited about this one...