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Wilhelm Huber

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[Henry 24th]

Magnificent grouping!

I take it that the badges pictured are in fact the ones in the photograph? Do you have any other information on Wilhelm Huber? Which regt., etc...

Henry

[Paul R]

What an awesome grouping! According to this book, did he survive the war? Those photos are stellar! This is the first time I have seen two equestrian badges on a tunic.

[Riley1965]

Hardy,

My German is very rusty. Would you please translate:

Verstorben: 15.04.1943 im Kriegsgefangenenlager Beketovka

Doc

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Hardy,

My German is very rusty. Would you please translate:

Verstorben: 15.04.1943 im Kriegsgefangenenlager Beketovka

Doc

sorry: deceased on April 15 1943 at POW camp Beketovka

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Some more pictures of Wachtmeister Wilhelm Huber, 1./Nachrichtenabteilung 376 :

Im grossen Donbogen (in the great bend of the Don River)

Edited July 13, 2007 by Naxos

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Today I received Volume II FK from the MIA list of the German Red Cross and on page 46 (Inf. Div. Nachr. Abt. 376 1 Kp.) I found my Uncle's picture.

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Missing at Stalingrad since December 1942

Regards, Hardy

Edited February 10, 2010 by Naxos

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Wilhelm Huber 1917 - 1943

[DonC]

A great but sad story. I am glad you found out more about your uncle's fate. A lot of people don't realize that the German Army went to war in 1939 with roughly twice the number of horses that they did in 1914.

Don

[Naxos]

A great but sad story. I am glad you found out more about your uncle's fate. A lot of people don't realize that the German Army went to war in 1939 with roughly twice the number of horses that they did in 1914.

Don

Thank you Don,

during the second World War the Wehrmacht employed about 2.75 million horses and 1.7 million of them became casualties.

Some years ago in Toronto I met a German cavalry veteran, he had tears in his eyes when he said:

"They carried us until they could go no more and when we were starving they fed us"

Regards, Hardy

[hirevr13]

Horse badges are one of my recent side collections. Like Paul, I have never seen a pic with two different Horse badges of one dude. Then to find out he is a relative........I love it.

Now for my fatherly advice, put these photos in an archival quality scrap book. What I would do is take the photos you want to display to a real photo shop and have them scanned and copies made. That way you can store the originals in the best way possible. You may have other relatives that want copies and will split the costs. Last but not least never let them go and be sure your family knows what they are. When I meet people that had relatives in one of the wars(not collectors like us) I tell them it may not mean much to you but 50 or 100 years from now it may mean a lot to someone.

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..... Last but not least never let them go and be sure your family knows what they are. When I meet people that had relatives in one of the wars(not collectors like us) I tell them it may not mean much to you but 50 or 100 years from now it may mean a lot to someone.

Absolutly ! Thank you for the input.

Have a look at this thread as well: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=15277&view=&hl=reiterabzeichen&fromsearch=1

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Wilhelm's Fahrerabzeichen and Award book

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Some more pictures of Wilhelm:

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Horse Show in Stuttgart wearing historical uniforms

Edited February 10, 2010 by Naxos

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