History On a Bar: Any Bar

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

No matter how lowly, if you know to whom they belonged, PLEASE SHARE YOUR HISTORY!

Can we build a regiment? Here's a Lieutenant. One of my uncles.

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

And not complete without a photo with medalbar in wear, but not a requirement!

[Riley1965]

Brian,

That's a GREAT photo!! It's always nice to have the pictures of our relatives who served their country.

Doc

[webr55]

EK2 of Leutnant d.L. Ludwig Weszkalnies:

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[webr55]

This EK in wear:

(More information here.)

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One group belonged to Leutnant Ochel from R.I.R Nr. 109

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the medals

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Document of Hohenzollern knight cross

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Pieces of uniform

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Shoulderboards

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The Feldbinde

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I forgot the ribbon bar

Christophe

[Ed_Haynes]

If I understand the intent of this thread properly, . . .

The man, Pionier Richard Schwartz, 268th Pioneer Company, 17th Reserve Division:

[Ed_Haynes]

His medals:

[Ed_Haynes]

His story (and that of his family): http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4129&st=15 and following posts.

Be warned: History is powerful stuff.

[Deruelle]

Another ribbon bar with a little history

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12104

Christophe

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Brian,

That's a GREAT photo!! It's always nice to have the pictures of our relatives who served their country.

Doc

Was at my mother's for Turkey Day. Hoping to see a few posts and I'm very happy to see some soldiers filling up the thread! Nothing like a slow dialup connection from out of town... Miss my cable...

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

If I understand the intent of this thread properly, . . .

The man, Pionier Richard Schwartz, 268th Pioneer Company, 17th Reserve Division:

Yes, great addition.

[Solomon]

Okay, may I introduce you "Unteroffizier Wilhelm Hackemack", a brave soldier from Lippe-Detmold?

1) His photo...He is wearing the EK 2 and the military merit medal Lippe-Detmold:

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[Solomon]

2) His EK 2 1914 and the entry in his passport

[Solomon]

3) His wound badge with the document.

He got seriously wounded twice times

1) Battle of Verdun : In June 1915 a shot broke his leg.

2) Battle of Aisne-Champagne: In May 1917 he was hit in back, right arm, left hand and right eye by a grenade.

The military merit medal is missing, but some other documents survived...

Greetings

Solomon

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[Guest Brian von Etzel]

3) His wound badge with the document.

He got seriously wounded twice times

1) Battle of Verdun : In June 1915 a shot broke his leg.

2) Battle of Aisne-Champagne: In May 1917 he was hit in back, right arm, left hand and right eye by a grenade.

The military merit medal is missing, but some other documents survided...

Greetings

Solomon

A wonderfully brave and gallant solider, nice addition!

[landsknechte]

Major Friedrich Freiherr von Berchem - originally of the Bavarian 7 F.A.R. Spent most of WWI as an aerial observer. Survived WWII as well with the Luftwaffe, commanding an airbase (I think).

[landsknechte]

The bar, and a copy of his 1960's memoirs about the 7 F.A.R.

[VtwinVince]

These are really great groups. I've posted a little group of my grandfather's items on this forum (Meet Opi).