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It think such a thread is a good idea! Chris

and this one:

It looks similar to Jantzen's, but it's not his. Jantzen is this one:

Maybe someone with the Mecklenburg-Schwerin rolls could help? Did any of the four get the MK?

That was an old one, with retouched shoulderstraps. Here's another one:

Here's a picture of Stumme:

No other photos, sorry.

I've seen it too, a very interesting find, thanks! The magazine Der Spiegel has a story about this album currently: http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/zeitgeschic...,506782,00.html

And guess what? He is still wearing the thing after being promoted to Generalmajor in 1942, AFTER the Balkan campaign:

That is Generalmajor Walther Leuze. Here is his bio from the Generals' bios series. It says he got the Italian Crown order commander, but doesn't mention the Yugoslavian order, maybe that was a confusion: Born: 31 May 1891 in Landshut, Bavaria (Bayern) Died: 13 Feb 1964 in Ammerland Promotions: F?hnrich (08 Mar 1912); Leutnant (25 Oct 1913); Oberleutnant (17 Jan 1917); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1923); Major (01 May 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career: Entered Army Service (18 Jul 1911) Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (18 Jul 1911-01 Aug 1914) Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-01 Apr 1915) Unterf?hrer with the Bavarian Cavalry-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1915-01 Mar 1917) Adjutant of the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1917-01 May 1919) Commandant of the Headquarters of Group-Command 4 (01 May 1919-01 Jun 1920) Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-13 Nov 1922) Transferred to the Infantry-School Munich (13 Nov 1922-01 Apr 1924) Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924) Squadron-Chief in the 8th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1930) Location-Elder in Ansbach (01 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1932) Location-Elder in Straubing (01 Apr 1932-01 Oct 1933) Major with the Staff of the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934) Adjutant of the General with Special Duties in the RKM (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935) Commander of the 38th Antitank-Battalion (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936) Commander of the 33rd Antitank-Battalion (01 Oct 1936-01 Nov 1938) Adjutant of Army-Group-Command 1 (01 Nov 1938-02 Sep 1939) Adjutant of Army-Group North (02 Sep 1939-20 Oct 1939) Wehrmacht-Commandant of W?rzburg (20 Oct 1939-01 Dec 1939) Commander of the 343rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-01 Apr 1941) Commander of the 687th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1941-20 Apr 1942) F?hrer-Reserve (20 Apr 1942-01 May 1942) Wehrmacht-Commandant of Wuppertal (01 May 1942-15 Feb 1943) Fortress-Commandant of Le Havre (15 Feb 1943-10 Mar 1944) F?hrer-Reserve (10 Mar 1944-15 Apr 1944) Briefing as a Field-Commandant in St. Cloud (15 Apr 1944-06 Jun 1944) Field-Commandant 517, Rouen (06 Jun 1944-15 Aug 1944) Commander of the Rear Army Area of 5th Panzer-Army (15 Aug 1944-25 Aug 1944) General with Special Duties with Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1944-02 May 1945) In Captivity (02 May 1945-22 May 1948) Released (22 May 1948) Awards & Decorations: - Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.10.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandant von Le Havre - 1914 EK I - 1914 EK II - Kgl. Bayer. Milit?r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern - Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz - Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens mit Schwertern - k.u.k. ?sterr. Milit?r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz - Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse - Spange zum EK I - Spange zum EK II - Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern - Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern - Komturkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone

Is that a ribbon or a medal bar? I think we definitely need a photo before saying anything about that bar, because... ... a General in Mine Rescue Service?? And this medal behind the Hungarian?? Or is it something else? ... which long service medals? (WM cross 25 + WM medal 12?) ... Baltic Cross on a medal bar is unusual at least.

That looks like a great and also very attractive book! I vaguely remember a story about someone who got the RKKVK for repairing a number of tanks in one night, so that they could be saved from advancing troops. Is that a real story, or have I got things confused? Thanks Chris

Missed this topic. Adolf Albrecht Friedl?nder published extensively between 1914 and 1933. One interesting title is about a psychological analysis of Wilhelm II.

Dr. Franz Emil Wittichen got his Dr. med. from the University of Berlin on 30.09.1856. So he was probably born around 1830. I could not find him in the Berlin address books. If the bar has neither the 1897 medal nor the 1895 oakleaves, he was probably dead before 1895. Regards Chris

Recently made a trip to the Deutsche Schiffahrtsmuseum in Bremerhaven (Link). A great place, but not much in terms of ribbon bars, except for this one. It was on a Bundesmarine Konteradmiral's tunic, but without identification. Sorry for the bad photo. An RK winner of the U-boats, with 12+ years by 1939, who made Konteradmiral after 1945. I think this belonged to Hans-Rudolf Rösing (1905-2004). RK as KorvKap and Chief of the 7th U-boat flotilla in 1940. Kap zS by 1945, retired from the Bundesmarine as Konteradmiral in 1965.

The problem is that these Dr. jur. do not always show up in library catalogs, as they were not always required to have their theses published. Nothing on Werner Kaufmann. HOWEVER, I can offer a Dr. jur. Franz Herbert Kaufmann, of Jewish origin, born 1886, Referendar before 1914, murdered in KZ Sachsenhausen 1944. Quite a long story: http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/k/kaufmann_f_h.shtml No Breslau connection visible, however.

Very interesting, thanks. So he only made Oberstlt. I will have to revise my list sometime, and add the Oberstlts I find.

The ribbon bar cannot belong to this tunic. 18-24 years of service (2 silver eagles) - and still an Unteroffizier or even a Kanonier when FlakReg 49 was formed in 1939??

Envelope's back:

It came with an envelope:

The document for Lt dR Alfred Wagner, just sold on ebay - to anyone from here?

According to the DOA: born 29.5.1853 in Magdeburg PrKO4, PrRKM3, LD2, WF3a, Württemberg decoration for voluntary fire service, Japanese Red Cross Medal and a Belgian award "BlgMS" - this abbreviation is not even in the DOA list

Now with the new rolls available, is it already possible to ID this one (not mine!):

The loops next to the Johanniter would be for a KVK1 and BWB. However (I'm just wondering): "Grosskreuz des Ordens der Weissen Rose von Finnland mit Schwertern und Bruststern: 00.00.1941" Wouldn't he have loops for his Finnish breast star?

Thanks for your replies! FAR 73 makes sense, because he was from East Prussia. The date is definitely Jan 1915.