VtwinVince Posted March 12 Posted March 12 This one's seen some action, but it's scarce: BMVO4mdK by Hemmerle 1905, a converted piece with the flames separately attached. 1
Stogieman Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 Who’s got more?? Show me the enamel!! I know it’s out there!! 1
Stogieman Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 @JasonA Love that Saxon Set!! The TWMs are nice too!!
bolewts58 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 7 hours ago, VtwinVince said: That's a great Saxon group, who's Vati? "Vati" = Dad
Stogieman Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 The cased Juncker Observer badge is pretty nice too! Can we see an image of the reverse??
VtwinVince Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Thanks for the ID, I"m well aware of the meaning of the word.
chuck Posted March 17 Posted March 17 My Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th class with crown and swords. 1
Stogieman Posted March 18 Author Posted March 18 C’mon Ladies and Gentlemen!! Bring it on!! More, more, more!
bolewts58 Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) This beautifully enameled award is a bit outside the focus of this thread as it is post-war. But since it has a very direct link to a well-known regiment of the Imperial German Army that saw a lot of action in WW 1, I thought it might be of some interest. If it's inappropriate, let me know and I will delete it. Ehrenzeichen der Freiwilligen Hundertschaft Krose (Badge of Honor for Volunteer 'Company' Krose - It's difficult to precisely translate "Hundertschaft" as it's an old German military term for a unit roughly the size of a company of 80-100 men, based on ancient Germanic tribal formations which themselves were modeled on the Roman 'Century'. Freiwillige Hundertschaft Krose was formed by Oberleutnant a.D. Wilhelm Krose from former members, primarily officers and senior NCOs of Infanterie-Regiment Bremen (1. Hanseatisches Nr. 75) when the 3rd Polish uprising in Upper Silesia began on May 3, 1921. It participated in the defence of the city of Pitschen, the fighting at Kostau and Seichwitz and on May 24-26 it participated in the storming of the Annaberg Mountain. The award was given by Oberleutnant a.D. Krose for those who had distinguished themselves principally in the defense of the city of Pitschen, as well as the storming of Annaberg and other associated struggles in Upper Silesia. Awards were manufactured by Heinrich Timm, Berlin based on a design by Krose. The central medallion shows the red and white stripes of the ribbon of the Bremen Hanseatic Cross in honor of the wartime service of Krose and his men in Infantry regiment Bremen. The exact number of awards or crosses manufactured is not known. However, since this Freikorps only formed the 3rd Company of Selbstschutz-Bataillon Pitschen from the city of Pitschen in Upper Silesia, it’s generally believed that only around 100 crosses were awarded. Edited March 19 by bolewts58 2
Stogieman Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 Enamel is enamel!! Beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing! @VtwinVince, nice little bar!!
VtwinVince Posted March 19 Posted March 19 That Krose cross is really interesting, never seen one before. Tiny bit of enamel on these.
bolewts58 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 A private purchase 800 silver and enamel screw-back Bug-Stern of the Schutztruppe Bug/Brigade Olita made by Paul Meybauer. These are generally referred to as the Bug-Stern for officers. But, actually anyone entitled who had the money could buy and wear this. It was originally instituted on February 1, 1919 for a minimum of 1 month's service in Kurland and Lithuania. However, less well known is the fact that it was also awarded retroactively for border defense in the Ukraine and Belarus against the Russians in 1918 when the unit was known as Brigade Bug as part of the Armee Bug serving in the region of the Bug River which ran through Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. So, it's actually both a WW1 award and a Freikorps award. 2
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