Daniel Krause

@Lew, you are welcome. @Triad, very nice godet bar. Will ask my crystal ball 🙂 best, Daniel

yes, Christophe, he was in Fliegerabteilung 266, received the HOH3X 07.08.1918 Best, Daniel

Hi Lew, the bar belonged to Max Gölitz, Hauptmann der Landwehr ausser Dienst im Landsturm- Infanteriebataillon Chemnitz, in civil life he was a Kaufmann, business man. I can confirm his Schwarzburg cross 3rd class with swords and his swords to the Sacon Albert knight 1st class, as well as the Landwehr long service medal 2nd class. Best, Daniel

Kaysers HOH was awarded 03.10.1918. So he has never seen it... Best, Daniel

Hi Glenn, most likely the knight 2nd class with swords was not a 1870/71 wartime Philipp but a later peacetime award, which was automatically awarded with swords to Soldiers until the 1890ies. The Philipp knight 1st class was awarded after that and therefore without swords. Best, Daniel

Yes, Glenn, its a Philipp IMO. It might be Gen Karl Hanesse. Best, Daniel

Definetly not Francois. The awards do not match; Francois was no Vet of 1870/71. Best, Daniel

"der Stabsbildoffizier als Leiter der Stabia (Stabsbildabteilung) war dem jeweiligen Kommandeur der Flieger direkt unterstellt. Zu seinen Aufgaben zählten die planmäßige Überwachung der gesamten Lufterkundungsergebnisse einer Armee, die Herstellung von Luftbildkarten und die Nutzbarmachung der Erfahrungen aus den Erkundungsergebnissen." Philipp Vogler, "Die deutsche militärische Luftbildaufklärung von den Anfängen bis 1945" S.146

Bornheim was StabsbildOffz at the Kommandeur der Fliegrr 17. Best, Daniel

Nice one! Fritz Vieth, born 1880, was with IR 135 in 1914, moved then to IR 459 and retitred as Major. Got the Hohenzollern, EKs, Brunswick 1st and 2nd class with bar and a black wound badge in WW1. In WW2 he could add a War Merit Cross 2nd class with swords Best, Daniel

Hello, its a 3rd class. The 2nd class would be plain silver. Best, Daniel

For sure he had an EK... And the Halbmond ist most likely, but I can still not confirm it. Best, Daniel

Eugen Schmidtborn, Was a Studienrat in Wiesbaden. 3rd ribbon is the Hessen bravery medal. Best, Daniel

Char. GM 20.10.1919 ...and yes for the Kolonialdenkmünze WW1: BMV3XKr and RAO3SXs2 Best, Daniel

There were quite a lot of Lts /1st Lts who got the crown to the 4th class as additional award, despite of their position. Josef Adam Helmut Alberti Franz Albertshauser Karl Ritter von Aldebert Karl Anacker Karl Freiherr Andrian Werburg Viktor Freiherr Andrian Werburg Max Graf Armansperg Georg Ashton Louis Assn Hans Auer Hans Aulmann Walter von Axthelm ...thats just the As 🙂 Best, Daniel