Kev in Deva Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Hallo Jim Z, Some very nice items, I believe the Austrian medal is for service in the post ww2 Austrian Army.Kevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hallo Jim Z, Some very nice items, I believe the Austrian medal is for service in the post ww2 Austrian Army.Kevin in Deva Now that is interesting as he was a POW towards the end of the war and after his release, I was always under the impression that he had left the army. That is why I believed the Austrian medal to be pre WW2 to date.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 6 tram tickets I found in the cuffs of the great coat...... a real bonus!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 And again another close up. Form the stops/stations on the ticket, can anyone say where this ticket comes from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 As for rank....We have "Kanonier" / "Bedienungs - Kanonier", "Vorm", "Unteroffizier" and "Waff. Oberrwm". We also have collar tabs for Feldwebel and Oberfeldwebel...... not sure about the epualettes. But what is the proper sequence?We have I/s.A.R. Batterie 1 - Is that artillery? Can anyone tell me what happenned to that unit pre anschluss and once it was integrated into the german army?I also have a few photos that need to be dug up from my files. I will also post these maybe someone can throw more info my way!Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Now that is interesting as he was a POW towards the end of the war and after his release, I was always under the impression that he had left the army. That is why I believed the Austrian medal to be pre WW2 to date.Jim Hallo Jim Z you might be right with regards a pre WW2 Austrian or more correctly a post WW1 Austrian Military Service Medal, I dont have any Austrian Medal / Decoration books to hand here in Romania so I will do a scout on the net.Maybe Ricky could make a comment.Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Thanks Kev.This man was not a high ranking officer - How easy it is to find details about his regiments and its history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) As a small deviation from the original topic, I would also love to find some info about Gefreiter Johann Tisch, 5./Gren Regt 849 (as at November 1943) and also if possible some information about his wife whose name I do not have but who was German and was supposedly attached to some German top brass.A close up of the "stamp damage" has been posted in the preservation section: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18349&hl= Edited May 15, 2007 by JimZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 The wound badge in question.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr General Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Very nice group of items, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 Very nice group of items,Thanks! They mean alot to me and I'd really love to have more info about them. I'll try to get th erest of the stuff posted by next week.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 I apologise for any delays in posting the uniforms and photos that I promised I would but these were boxed away many years ago and its easier saying that one will find them than actually finding them. My efforts to find and photograph them will be renewed. In the meantime if anyone else has some more info on the gentlemen in question please post.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Hi,Based upon everything I see, it appears that this Austrian worked his way through the ranks to achieve the rank of Oberfeldwebel. The trade badges(crossed cannons) indicate that he was an armorer to a Hermann Goering Div unit. I look forward to seeing the uniforms as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hi Paul - can you tell me more about Hermann Goering Div units?Re the uniforms....I am ashamed not to have posted these yet! They are boxed away at my parents and I have not had the strngth or stamina to sift through around 8 or so large boxes to find the uniforms and photograph them.....and alas they are not on my database....!!!!But rest assured I will at some stage or other manage to dig them up and post the pics. You'll be in for a nice surprise with the tunic.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) Finally I have managed to get pics of some more stuff of the Oberfeldwebel _______ material..... uniforms, belts, bayonet frogs and tassles.... Of course any further info you can throw my way will be greatly appreciated. Jim Edited September 18, 2018 by JimZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Belt, bayonet frog, de-nazified Luftwaffe belt buckle and tassle. I believe that the tassle should denote some rank. Any help on this one please? Do these items throw any further light on my guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Close up of belt buckle. I have no doubts that he kept on wearing the belt after the war. The Swastika was filed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 The 1941 stamp on the belt buckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Reverse of belt buckle. Just FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) And now, the part I think many may find interesting..... the tunic. I am looking forward to your comments on this.I would like to know ANY info you can throw my way on this. I gather its not a common material or colour. May I remind you that is probably the uniform that he walked away from the war with (I believe he was a POW of the allies in Italy for a while). I gather its not a common colour (dark green) and I recall the cut fits some tunic pattern or other. It does not appear to ever have been grey or any other colour nor does it seem to have faded. In fact its in a rather excellent condition other than its storage which is regretful. Edited January 13, 2008 by JimZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some detail from the front of the tunic: Sleeve buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some detail from the front of the tunic: cut of lower pockets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some detail from the front of the tunic: Tunic collar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some detail from the front of the tunic: Epuallette slides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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