A real WOW!er.

[Chris Boonzaier]

I love these docs. This one commending a gefreiter from the I.R. 112 for his bravery in the action when the positions near reims were hit by the Nivelle offensive. The EK is a size guide...

[Chris Boonzaier]

hope this is readable...

[Christian L]

thats a real EK document!

do you know, if there are other docs of eks or other decorations around which describe what the recipient did for the award?

christian

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

This one is not for an EK, it is a recognition Anerkennungs urkunde from the regt commander.

I have about 6-7 different ones, mainly they are given for brave work on patrols, but 2-3 of them are for being good fighters in specific battles or skirmishes, they are nice as specific event are usually mentioned.

[joe campbell]

i have perused a friends collection of

several hundred EK documents- mostly EK 2,

but some EK 1-and have not seen one that

describes anything more than the date,

name/rank/serial number/ and unit.

i WILL tell you that the variety of presentations

of the EK documents is astonishing!!

chris, this is a BEAUTY! thanks for the pictures.

joe

[Ulsterman]

So this is an example of a regimental "bravery diploma" like Adolf got?

[Guest Rick Research]

Yup, except this one needed SHUTTERS, being the size of a window!

I had ONE award document for an EK2 that gave citation details on it-- but it is one of those "luxurious" types hand written on notepaper. It went to live with my friend Ted ("Swordguy")-- will get it scanned nicely when he is next out with swords to do.

Mostly the citations went into the German military archives.

Here is an example of a citation, from a cover letter requesting home corps establishment command find the "missing" officer, who had "disappeared" from his field division into prolonged private medical care leading to an amputation:

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"His Excellency the Commanding General had in the name of His Majesty the German Emperor, the Iron Cross 2nd Cl. awarded to Captain and Company Chief (Alois) Louis 14 (Bavarian) I R in recognition of his brave conduct on 20th and 25th August 1914.

Forwarding the enclosed decoration (and document, dated 10 January 1915) to Capt. Louis is requested. for the Gen. Com. 'Braun' "

Louis was shot through both lower legs by machine gun fire on the latter date and eventually lost one leg below the knee. He went on to command Brest Litovsk Railway Directorate in WW1 and was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Abwehr in WW2.

[dond]

Chris, you really must have your house sprayed. All you items are infested with ek2s.

Don

[Stogieman]

Hi Chris, one of the biggest docs I've seen!

[Rendsburg]

hope this is readable...

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Hi Chris,

The name is Rudolf Holler?

Otto

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

yes, its looks to be.

Here is another WOWer...

Also not for an EK, but a commendation certificate.

[Chris Boonzaier]

And another one for patroling on the Somme...

[Chris Boonzaier]

This is a real wower...

For the regt after the fighting at the Souville Nase at verdun. The guys who fought there wore an unofficial award on their uniform...

[Chris Boonzaier]

Commandation for a patrol on H?he 304...

[Chris Boonzaier]

This one will turn Chip green with envy... on to the 15th bavarian Sturm Batln. for a patrol where they took POWs.

[Chris Boonzaier]

another bavarian

[Chris Boonzaier]

The largest EK doc so far... specially for the Maik?fer

[Chip]

Chris,

Actually, the artwork on the 15.Bayer.Inf.Div. example turns me several shades of green!

Chip

Edited October 2, 2005 by Chip

[Chris Boonzaier]

Chris,

Actually, the artwork on the 15.Bayer.Inf.Div. example turns me several shades of green!

Chip

It looks a bit cartoonish close up.

Best

Chrs

[Chris Boonzaier]

BTT Top for now... more to follow.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Some details on the artwork onthe 15th bav inf doc...

[Chris Boonzaier]

the entries

[Rocky]

BTT Top for now... more to follow.

Chris, Thanks for sharing, outstanding docs, period frames very nice group.