Stijn David

Hello,

I was able to obtain a grouping from a German soldier who was a member of the Brigade Ersatz Bataillon 34 (part of the 4the Ersatz Division).

I know he was wounded on 14 November 1914.

Is it known where exactly this unit was involved in combat during the Battle near the river Yser?

Thanks in advance,

Hello,

Yesterday i visited the cemetry of Staden (West-Flanders, Belgium). At this cemetry one can find today the lone grave of RAF Pilot Flight Lieutenant P.J. Nankivell (609 Fighter Squad)

He was downed when on a straffing mission with his Typhoon against railroads by what is said a Fw 190 arround 14.15.on 7 February 1943 The German pilot who shot Nankivell down was Hauptmann Karl Borris. He was credited with this kill and received later during the war the Knights cross of the iron cross.

Please also find the picture of the grave as it was yesterday. RIP for this poor pilot and visit the grave when you ever are in the area!

Cordial greetings

Hello,

Thank you for the extra information. The "Keiberg" is to be found at Moorslede, from here the Broodseinde ridge must be vieuwable. So it might be a interesting spot to visit once?

Cordial greetings,

Hi Chris,

Thanks for sharing! Very nice document - any idea were exactly in Flanders his unit was active?

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Hello,

A bit late but i have to say! Excellent grouping and thanks for sharing. As Lw. and Cholm are some of my beloved research interests. About the KG 53 and Cholm i have found so far that planes belonging to the I Staffel where active in the ressuply.

This unit lost a total of 15 planes during the ressuply of Cholm. As this soldier was only active in the ressuply and his plane was not shot down or crashed near Cholm he was not awarded the Cholmshield. (offcoarse on ehad first to survive as such to be able to get to Cholm) That lead to frustrations within the German army.

Thanks for posting + Cordial greetings,

Hello,

Anyone that can shed some light on the following officers career;

* Kurt Amelung - born 1893 / Berlin

He served during WWI as Leutnant and was (probably) later promoted to Dr. Jur. and was active again as Hauptmann (rank known 1940).

Thanks in advance,

Hallo,

Thank you both fine gentleman! It would be great if these can be traced so i can start up the research. Lets start it up!

Thanks

Hello,

Thank you for your very interesting answer. And did the British units also list the German POW's they made during their campaign? Such as for example when 4 german soldiers went into captivity from unit x. Did the British unit list these?

And iff so? Any idea on where that info could be found?

Thanks in advance,

Hello,

Does anyone know if the British units from WWII also had POW listings such as their USA counterparts? Iff so, can anyone help me with how to research them etc.. etc..

Cordial greetings,

Hello,

Is the named pilot Brockmeier known? If so what is known about this one? He earned the pilots badge according towards my information in August 1917.

Thanks in advance

Hello,

I am searching after more information (date of birth, death, awards, etc....) from the following Italian officers;

* Admiral Joldati

* Oberstleutnant Latini (Antonio?)

* General Imperiali

These officers where in Northern Afrika (Tunesia) between November 1942 and May 1943. Alle information is very much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Hello

Thank you both! So we do know the following about him so far;

WWI service:

* Infanterieregiment Bremen (1. Hanseatisches) Nr. 75

Interbellum:

* Infanterieregiment 11 (Reichsheer)

WWII service: During November 1942 a short while commanding officer of the Stab Lederer => the precedor of the Division von Broich.

Units known after this date?

Promotions:

* Leutnant (at the end of WWI)

* Oberleutnant: 01.04.1925

* Hauptman: ?

* Major ?

* Oberstleutnant?

* Oberst: 01.03.1942

Awards known so far:

* Iron Cross 2 nd class (WWI)

* Iron Cross 1 th class (WWi)

* Wound badge (grade?)

* Bremen Hanseatic Cross

All extra info is very welcome + thanks in advance

Hello,

When researching the unit history of the Lw.Regt. Barenthin in Tunesia i stumbled accros the following data:

21 December 1942: At arround 11.30 Hours a enemy fighter (Reported as a Spitfire) downed by Flakkampftruppe Busch.

A Personal account from a German soldier also describes this happening, his account does state "A Spitfire does fly over very low, he is hit by fire near our Frontline and crashes as a result of this. We see a large flame when the plane does hit the ground".

Is it possible to ID this described Loss? For example the Unit and the pilot?

Cordial greetings and thanks in advance

Hello,

Is there anyone who can give information (units, awards) of the following soldiers?

* LEDERER, Hans-Wolfgang born on Dec. 6, 1894 - died on July 7, 1985. During WWII he certainly rose towards the rank of Oberst (promotion 01/03/1942)

Looking at the birthdate he probably also saw action during WWI.

Cordial greetings and thanks in advacne

Hello,

Thank you to both of you. I wil now have to check their Personalakte to check if these are the officers i am after. As the name of "Stolz' is rather common.

I'll keep you updated and additional info is always welcome.

Cordial greetings

Hello,

I am in search of data (careerd dates, full names, etc...) of the following officers;

* Oberstleutnant Lederer (Commander of the Stab Lederer => Active in Tunesia during November 1942)

* Oberst Stolz (Commander of the Kampfgruppe Stolz => the follower of the Stab Lederer)

I presume that both officers are Heer, but besides their name i do not know much about them. Al Help is welcome and greatly appreciated.

Cordial greetings and thanks

Hello Bob,

Very nice plaque and thanks for showing it. Can you clearely read the number on the reverse of this one?

A few years ago i could handle one of these wich was still in the possesion of the original holder (a Ju 52 transport pilot) who did fly several missions towards Crete with para's.

Always have found these non portable awards nice and they are rare, and not much is known about them.

Cordial greetings

Hello Jan Arne,

Any possibility to show some (Fieldpostnumbers) stamps or entry's from the flight log? That will be the key to see when he was trained, was he active etc... etc...

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Prince Philipp was the Chef from 27.02.1883-17.11.1905. Albert was the Regimental Chef from 27.08.1907 until sometime after the outbreak of the war. Unfortunately, I don't have that exact date.

Prince Albert was placed à la suite of DR 16 on 30.05.1895, so, he had a lengthy association with this particular regiment.

Andy

Hello Andy,

Thank you very much for the information (once again ). What exactly does "a la Suite" mean?

Cordial greetings,

Hello,

A similar question towards my previous thread => but another unit.

Can anyone inform me from what period the Belgian royals:

* Phillips, COunt of Flanders (brother of King Leopold II)

and his son:

* ALbert (the later King Albert I of Belgium)

Where the Honorary Chief (grade: Oberst) from this Unit?

Thanks in advance + cordial greetings,

From 22.02.1878 until his death on 17.12.1909.

Andy

Hello Andy,

Thank you very much!

Cordial greetings,

Hello,

Can anyone inform me from what period the Belgian King Leopold II was the Honorary Chief (grade: Oberst) from this Unit?

Thanks in advance + cordial greetings,

Hello,

Can anyone give me a listing of orders and decorations awareded towards the following german Officers who where part of the von Wissmann expedition between 1884 and 1886?

* Lt. von Francois

* Lt. Müller Franz (died in 1885 in Kongo)

* Stabsartz. Wolff, Ludwig Heinrich, Dr.

* Schneider, Richard Ludwig

* Buschlag (?)

Thanks in advance + cordial greetings,

Hello,

Oh my goodness! => this is the very first i have ever seen awarded towards a german :):). This is XTC for my eyes and thank you Ricky for the notification and ID.

I have not listed him anywhere yet but probably he will turn aout once within my search after Belgian awards and orders towards German subjects up till 1914. This is simply a stunning piece.

I can't add a date at this time but will keep my eyes open.

Cordial greetings and thanks for showing,

Sorry, Stijn!

I did not mean to imply that you said that ALL the pilots you met still had their original badges. What I meant to say (and what I think you did say)is that, of those whose still had their badges from the war, the badges they had were the ones originally awarded to them. Is this not correct? And if some had replacement badges (obtained during the war) because they lost their original one, did they get them from the LVA (the official LW store which had the monopoly of sale on these badges from sometime in 1941 until late 1944, when private sale was re-authorized, and which would have stocked badges from Juncker and BSW because those particular companies had the contracts to supply the LW directly)?

Again, I did not mean to misquote you, but I looked at your book before writing, and also at your numerous posts on this subject here, on GCA and on WAF, and that was the impression I honestly had of what you had said.

I am happy to be corrected if needed.

Best regards,

Harrier

Hello,

No problem, the above written is correct

Thank you!