Bob Hunter Medal bar collection

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38. The medal bar of Rittmeister Waldemar Bodenstedt, Adjutant, Husaren Regiment 13. KIA at Kutno on the eastern front. This one still sings to me.

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39. For a change of pace a lovely vaulted, cased S-W EKI with the reverse inscribed Serva Jugum

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39a.

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40. A cluster of weathered warriors.

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40a.

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41. How did this sneak into an imperial accumulation?? It's 1939 brass EKI attributed to a U-Boat skipper who survived the war. This is one of two EKIs I have that are attributed to U-Boat commanders.

I'm adding a picture of Heinrich Neimeyer, the man who owned this cross.

Edited December 29, 2005 by Bob Hunter

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41a.

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42. This was a very brave Bavarian. The theory is he was wounded and disabled as a result of earning his SBM or shortly thereafter. He never received more than this other than his wound badge and HK that are part of his group.

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43. The rest of the group.

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44.

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45. This bar in particular always speaks to me of the tremendous emotional prices paid by those who remain and " soldier on" on the home front regardless of which side.

Edited December 23, 2005 by Bob Hunter

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45a.

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46.

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46a.

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47.00

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47a.

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48. Again, a WWII bar but I thought it was a very interesting combination of awards especially with a matching ribbon bar.

Edited December 23, 2005 by Bob Hunter

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48a.

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49. Although I am no fan of Austrian bars...here is my obligatory Austrian.

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49a.