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      Kgl. Bayer. 12. Feldartillerie-Regiment info needed

      in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs

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      Hello Andy,

      Thank you for your kind wishes. Do you know if there was a Lt Strohbusch in Bay FAR 12. That man with his ordonance  stayed in the house of that lady. There were 40 horses in the factory. That's the only information she gives... It's a pity I don't have any dates.

      I found out there was a RFAR 12 in the area ( Kortrijk-Courtrai) on 7 august 1917 .

      Kind regards,

      Jef

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      Kgl. Bayer. 12. Feldartillerie-Regiment info needed

      in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs

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      Hello Andy,

      Thank you for the link. Sometimes the lady was quite detailed with Regiment and dates, names of officers . On other occasions she only gives numbers. And yes, it could be other units, IR, RIR, Bay IR &RIR, FAR, RFAR, Füss AR..............sometimes it's a needle in a haystack.  In this way I'm using the books "Altes Rumeshalle" and "251 Divisions" in order to know which unit was in the area. For the moment I have time to do this, broke my knee and I cannot do many things. So books, internet and this wonderful forum are a great help and relief. I write down every possible regiment and will go later to Ypres archives to find the books.

      Again, thank you so much for your help.

      Jef 

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      Kgl. Bayer. 12. Feldartillerie-Regiment info needed

      in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs

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      6 hours ago, IrishGunner said:

      Wow, Andy, what were you drinking yesterday?  I want some!  That is great terrain analysis!  I'm convinced. 

      It still leaves the exact dates and reason for Jef's Vichte diary entry...  I wonder if he has access to the diary or a transcription.

      Hello,

      I'm afraid I have no exact dates and it is not a diary in the really sense of a diary. That lady wrote down names of officers and the regiment, sometimes exact dates. Sometimes other things. Some Rgts only were mentioned by number. On some occasions I have to look where some regiments were posted. In some occasions that's the difficulty. I'm afraid only the Regimentsgeschichte of Bay FAR 12 can give the answer.

      By the way, the Vichte brewry was very close to the railwaystation but Germans already took away the cupper brew kettles:mad:

      With kind regards from Flanders,

      Jef

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      Kgl. Bayer. 12. Feldartillerie-Regiment info needed

      in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs

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      Irish gunner, Andy,

      Thank you for your answer. I have the book about 251 divisions too.....I 'll have to look for the Regimentsgeschichte  I guess. The lady of that factory wrote down  every Regiment which was on leave in her factory. As far as I'm concerned a dangerous activity . Vichte was in the Etappengebied.

      With kind regards,

      Jef

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      Belgian Air Defence Medal

      in Northern European & Baltic States

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      Hello Frank,

      It's a non official medal  from "Nationale federatie der agenten van de luchtbescherming" translated National federation agents of the air defense. Exist in Bronze for six months service, silver for 2 years of service and Gold for 4 years of service.

      Many years ater the same organisation also had a cross of merit for all the volunteers, no matter how long their service was.

       Somewhere I have a document about a medal, I will look for it.

      Jef

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      Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr)

      in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs

      Posted

      No, only the 5th btl.

      Here are the compositions:

      SB1: Staff, 3 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp and 1 MW-comp.

      SB2: Staff, 4 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB3: Staff, 4 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp, 1 flame-thrower det., Inf.Gesch.Bttr.3

      SB4: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB5: Staff, 4 storm-comp (+ 1 park-comp.), 2 MG-.comp., 1 MW-comp., 1 flame-thrower det., 1 Gesch-Bttr.

      SB6: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB7: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB8: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB9: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 light MG-Det., 1 MW-comp.

      SB10: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-.comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB11: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB12: Staff, 3 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SK13: Staff, 1 storm-comp., 1 MG-Det., 1 MW-Det.

      SB14: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB15: Staff, 2 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp.

      SB16: Staff, 4 storm-comp., 1 MG-comp., 1 MW-comp

       

      Note: The Inf-Gesch.Bttr.3 was an independent unit, detached to the storm-bataillon, while the Gesch-Bttr. of the 5th belonged to them

      Thank you for the composition of SB 4. Info is hard to find.

      Jef

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