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    Meteroric rise in rank there for Herr Breitenfeld.

    From private to Lt. d R. in 6 months. Is that a change in status to "war volunteer"?

    I have no clue what award he got in Oct. 1918.

    Looks to me like he had one big wound. Is that IR 74 3 zug, 6 komp?

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    Iron Cross 2nd Class - 13.11.1914

    Iron Cross 1st Class - 27.06.1918

    Honorcross for War Merits - 25.10.1918

    Wounded badge in Black - 15.5.1920

    Honorcross for Frontfighters - 01.02.1935

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    What did he do in the SECOND war that the French had his Wehrpass in June 1945?

    He joined the army 1 October 1913 presumably as a One Year Volunteer, 3rd Eskadron of Jäger Regiment zu Pferde 6. His rise to Leutnant der Reserve was certainly sped up by about a year-- probably all his contemporaries were after the carnage of 1914.

    The "Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege" 25.10.18 was the "SMK"-- a very late zinky Saxe-Meiningen award. His entry on page 153-B for that date shows him at that time as Leutnant dR in Garde Grenadier Regiment 2 (!) and "Student Ingenieurfach aus Swinemünde." All of you Lucky People with that volume note his details there in pencil. :catjava:

    Glad to have his birth date to add to the Thuringian Awards volume-- and he sure looked good for 80 in 1970! :cheers:

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    What did he do in the SECOND war that the French had his Wehrpass in June 1945?

    He joined the army 1 October 1913 presumably as a One Year Volunteer, 3rd Eskadron of Jäger Regiment zu Pferde 6. His rise to Leutnant der Reserve was certainly sped up by about a year-- probably all his contemporaries were after the carnage of 1914.

    The "Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege" 25.10.18 was the "SMK"-- a very late zinky Saxe-Meiningen award. His entry on page 153-B for that date shows him at that time as Leutnant dR in Garde Grenadier Regiment 2 (!) and "Student Ingenieurfach aus Swinemünde." All of you Lucky People with that volume note his details there in pencil. :catjava:

    Glad to have his birth date to add to the Thuringian Awards volume-- and he sure looked good for 80 in 1970! :cheers:

    Great research Rick..many thanks Ulster and Christain....as to the French connection the only WW2 notation is this...

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    Great research Rick..many thanks Ulster and Christain....as to the French connection the only WW2 notation is this...

    I read that as Wehrbezirkskommando Kempten finding him unfit for service as of 10th July 1944.

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