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Hi Glenn, Many thanks, very much appreciated. I know your site has many fans, so if there are things people can do to keep it in the air, please let us know. I, for one, would not mind paying a reasonable annual subscription to keep it open. Kind regards, Sandro

A dear friend, fellow member and fellow fan of the site altered me to the fact that Glenn's fantastic site http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk appears to be down. Glenn, is that a temporary issue or should we be worried? Kind regards, Sandro

Many thanks, hucks216, much appreciated. Further views invited. Kind regards, Sandro

Can I please solicit views on the authenticity (or otherwise) of the preliminary award document for award of the RK to Walter Grabman shown in the pics below? Pics posted with kind permission of the seller. Many thanks in advance, kind regards, Sandro

I hope Komtur doesn't mind but what I think I see are: Preussen, Roter Adler Orden Komturkreuz Preussen, Kronenorden Komturkreuz Italien, Kronenorden Komturkreuz ? (looks to be a Russian order?) The little medal on the lapel looks to be the Mitgliedsabzechen der Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften - Compliments to Komtur for a great threat. Kind regards, Sandro

It indeed looks like a (disassembled) Gotha Go 242, probably indeed the glider version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotha_Go_242 Pics of that aircraft are uncommon, but they do come by occasionally. Nice pic, congrats. Kind regards, Sandro

Dear Triadoro, Your aims seem laudable, your methods less so: this is after all a Gentleman's club, there is a hint in the name .... As regards research, suum cuique, there is rarely just one way that leads to the light, and it is clear that many members are trying to help Iulian in his efforts attribute the chain. Kind regards, Sandro

Not sure why you feel the need to take or make this personal, but whatever the reason, this is not the way of this Forum. Kind regards, Sandro

Very interesting information indeed, many thanks for sharing, Christian. Kind regards, Sandro

I think this is very probably true. That said, the flower depicted could be the Lippische Rose - but I don't immediately recall any awards from Lippe that are shaped like this. Nevertheless, perhaps a placeholder for a lost Lippe award? Kind regards, Sandro

Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, I think. Not sure what class. https://www.emedals.com/japan-an-order-of-the-sacred-treasure-5th-class Kind regards, Sandro

My pleasure Laurentius. Kind regards, Sandro

Many thanks Christian, very much appreciated! Best, Sandro

Excellent, many thanks Christian! If Glenn or another membe has some info on his career to share, that would give me all I'm looking for for the moment. Many thanks again, best wishes, Sandro

Rauch attributes this austrian piece to Schwerdtner: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/coins.php?akcija=showSingleLot&what=goStart&a_sn=c112&a_gid=6310&a_pid=603&ad_id=107705 Not a decoration, but it could mean heproduced more than just Bulgarian awards. Kind regards, Sandro Same here: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2539&lot=544

For a project I'm working on, could anyone please help me out with a career and awards list (and if possible, a pic or pics, preferably with foreign awards in wear) for the good GM referenced in the header, former Flügeladjutant of Emperor Franz Joseph and apparently (after the latter's death) Kommader of the 11th (and so I gather, later 13th) KuK Kavallerie-Brigade? I found the two pics shown below on the web, but otherwise did not find much beyond some bare dates. Any help you can give is very much appreciated. Kind regards, Sandro

Graf, are these items (and is the pic) yours? Unless I'm mistaken, these were once part of Mark Avery's collection? Kind regards, Sandro

https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/koniglicher-militar-st-heinrichs-orden-kommandeurkreuz-vergl-oek-2086.html http://www.medalnet.net/St_Henry_Order.htm Kind regards, Sandro

Not Ibel, I think, see pic 1. Walther Dahl (pic 2) came to mind, but the dates don't match.

The general (if that is what he is) indeed looks like Conrath, the Hauptmann on the right does not really resemble Galland, though. and as Stephan pointed out, Galland was promoted to majoron 19 July 1940, whereas Conrath only received his KC in 1941. The Hauptmann's awards are too generic to permit identification by reference to those, and in the absence of other distinguishing uniform features (like a CT etc.) it may simply not be possible to identify him unless someone recognizes him. Kind regards, Sandro

Perhaps this helps? Kind regards, Sandro

Pleasure.

Sure, here you go: https://www.weitze.net/militaria/86/Preussen_Generalsgeflecht_mit_Fangschnur_fuer_einen_Generalleutnant__364786.html https://www.weitze.net/militaria/18/Preussen_Generalsgeflecht_mit_Fangschnur_fuer_einen_Generalmajor__364818.html https://www.weitze.net/militaria/85/Preussen_Generalsgeflecht_mit_Fangschnur_fuer_einen_Generalleutnant_um_1900__284485.html Kind regards, Sandro

Pleasure.

Filfoster, See my post of 25 May 2020: DIENST- UND RANGABZEICHEN DER OFFIZIERE UND BEAMTEN der Königlich Bayerischen Armee 1806 bis 1918. W. Seibold / G. M. Schulz Kind regards, Sandro