joe campbell

was there ever a general(?) gamache on this august list?

thanks!

joe

great pictures!

amusing in the sense of proportion, but with the exception of

photo #1, a little depressing to consider the age of the

cannon fodder...

joe

robert!!

what an incredible group of photos you've uncovered!

i'll be watching as more info comes along.

BTW, Ricky's input - as usual! - is greatly appreciated as well.

joe

exceptional!

what? a hundred times rarer than the Knight's Cross,

and moreso because of KC duplicates.

this has always been one of my favorite TR medals.

you are fortunate to have three...

but then you ARE jacques, king of the Condors!!

joe :D

what a superb piece!!

this would be welcome in any collection - mine included!

and over 150 years old!

great to see this.

joe

much obliged, laurence!

after posting my last post, i went to

my library and found the same.

AOMS...

(addled old man syndrome)

by the way, i am a Rommel fan.

given the resources of a Patton

or Monty, his ascendancy would have

been months/years longer.

joe

i thought there were only ten diamonds recipients.

joe

Hi Joe,

Many thanks for the confirmation on this one. I'd really hoped this one would be okay so I'm very happy it worked out. Plus I haven't had the best of luck with the few TR pieces I've run across these last few years so this is very welcome news indeed.

Thanks again!!!!

Dan

my pleasure!

this is a bit of a holdover from imperial times,

where they are relatively uncommon, so TR is even

moreso.

most likely officer grade for tailored uniform,

but i can't swear to that.

a very nice addition to your collection!

joe

pictures a bit too dark, but yes! this

is a good piece, private purchase.

you've got a nice original, uncommon badge, dan!

joe

how does one top these?

i know there are some color format docs out there,

but these so remind me of aubrey beardsley.

is that first one....

joe

this is why i love imperial.

this is new to me, but not a surprise.

imagine this on a TR uniform...

i'd love to have this style in my collection!

joe

it is not my . i want buy it if it is true.

thank all answers

that would be a nice purchase!

i, too, would like to see the background piece.

joe

Here is a postcard of Fieldmarshall Goring and his Lederhosen.Operaman

sure! show us what you've got.

joe

i'll jump in, too!!

what a find! i think this is a most

appropriate reward for all the work

you have done.

can i at least borrow it for a few weeks????

joe

i had the pleasure of again judging the MAX show this year,

and strangely enough, the best-in-show went to a display

including many of Herr Rall's TR awards, including his

RK/Oaks/Swords and cassette.

amongst the display was a picture of herr rall and bob

thompson, the displayer, taken some 25 years ago....

What a warm, genuine, infectious smile he wore! It

appears to be a theme throughout his photographs. a man

with a sense of humor and a smile isn't a guarantee of goodness,

but is an important first step...

my condolences to the family. i regret not having been able to meet him.

joe

Most interesting thread!

is the dogtag - beautiful script! - something that was

on a regular basis? "comemorative" after the war?

i don't recall seeing such a striking tag.

joe

where DO you find these pieces???

a rare - relatively - medal to an early recipient

in an operation that by later standards would be considered

small. and medical, to boot.

any other info on herr kohnen? how big was the crete jump?

thanks!

joe

Hello,

what could this MM mean?

Thanks maja

unfortunately there are many maker marks like this,

and i think the only thing you can say is that they are

undecipherable.

i would imagine this was a rather tedious task. many MM's are

delicate and well done, but equally as many were almost an afterthought

and very poorly executed.

joe

Nice one. How much does it weight? The frame looks like an aluminum 3rd reich era piece on the other hand the core seems to be 'heavy' WW1 iron.

nice imperial cross.

the MM is LW. IW is not one i've ever seen.

joe

unimagineable....

if this doen't conjure shell shock....

joe

you are fortunate to have such a nice example!

would some sort of leather conditioner be out of line

to preserve the belt?

joe

these are the frustrating ones...

i regularly see these kinds of marks,

probably poorly executed MM's in a rush to get

the next batch of EK's to the recipients.

reminds me a bit of the CD 800 stamp, but not

enough to make an ID.

joe

had a chance as a small child to meet one of those men

who fought on the streets of budapest...

he was a handsome man with a brilliant smile.

i don't remember much more (age 7 or 8??) except

him saying in conversation with my parents

"they tried to kill my country!".

it left an impression which has lasted fifty years.

joe

tony-

absolutely!

not only is necessity the mother of invention,

economics can be as well!

joe

this doctor is REALLY spooky lookin'....

any relation to herr doktor frankenstein???

must admit it's a great photo!

joe