Guest Rick Research Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 For those of you convinced that I have magic powers-- I have just spent two days wasted looking in the wrong places on this one from the David S Mystery Recipients Collection:I was STYMIED at lack of success in the source of ultimate appeal, Erhard Roth's Saxon Hauptleute up career biographies.But then I noticedthe Xs are not dull tarnished GOLD, they are well worn SILVER.Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. NOT the ORDERS... the MERIT CROSSES!!!!Spent the morning going through the permutations and there was exactly ONE Warrant Officer who held the SV4X, SA4X and SMK----Erwin G?rtnerSV4X 19.4.17 as Feldwebel Leutnant in Saxon Leib Grenadier Regiment 100SA4X 31.12.15 as Feldwebel Leutnant in Saxon Leib Grenadier Regiment 100SMK 9.4.18 as Feldwebel Leutnant in Ersatz Bn/ GR 100, Kaufmann aus Dresden4th ribbon is unknown?appears to be faded away pale blue and not a Saxon Lifesaving Medal. 5th ribbon is presumably a Saxon LD2 or a Saxon IX from career NCO service ended before the war, since G?rtner's SMK entry shows him with a civilian job, not a serving career NCO. SV4X = 373 awarded in WW1SA4X = 1,389 awarded in WW1SMK = 3,950 awarded?of which 537 were to SaxonsLuckily I do not bill me by the hour or I'd be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 wow! David S. is a lucky man indeed. Great research! Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 That's some great work Rick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David S Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 David S. is a lucky man indeed. Great research! BravoRicky is the lucky one, he now has custody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Rick, amazing research! Thank you for so freely giving your time.David, this has to be the ribbon bar of the day! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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