O'Connor Sammlung

[Claudio]

Picture 20

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Picture 21, Christiansen's group (see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Christiansen )

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Picture 22

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Picture 23, from now on some foreign display... first the allies: KuK Österreich & Ungarn! :whistle:

[HeikoGrusdat]

Tell my boss to give me more free days........... it is 600 km for me , cant do it in a second... but I have you :beer:

[Claudio]

Picture 24

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Picture 25

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Picture 26

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Picture 27, France

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Picture 28, France

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Picture 29, Great Britain

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Picture 30, Allied officers also fightin in Russia against the Bolsheviks

Edited November 2, 2010 by Claudio

[Claudio]

Picture 31, Russia

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Picture 32, Italy

[Claudio]

Picture 33, the other only original group I have seen... Leutnant Josef Jacobs (see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Jacobs )... what a beautiful complete group!!! :love:

[Claudio]

Picture 34, this group deserves an additional picture...

Very informative and interesting website about Jacobs in German:

http://www.flieger-album.de/geschichte/portraits/portraitjosefcarlpeterjacobs.php

Edited November 2, 2010 by Claudio

[Claudio]

Picture 35, for ribbon bars' fetish... ;)

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Picture 36, don't remember the name of the original owner of this uniform...

[Claudio]

A replica of Oswald Boelke's medal bar...

[W McSwiggan]

Re. #43 - I'd guess Boelcke based on Albert the Bear & Life Saving combo but am troubled by the lack of PlM...

Edited November 2, 2010 by W McSwiggan

[Claudio]

Re. #43 - I'd guess Boelcke based on Albert the Bear & Life Saving combo but am troubled by the lack of PlM...

Yes, it was his tunic... now I remember; it was actually exhibited in the same closet...

[Les]

Yes, it was his tunic... now I remember; it was actually exhibited in the same closet...

Neal got it directly from a member of the Boelcke family a little over ten years ago. There was an understanding on both sides that the piece would not be resold or placed on the collector market and eventually donated with the rest of the O'Connor collection to a museum.

Claudio, thanks for posting these photos of the collection.

[RAO]

Claudio, it was Tilo (Komtur) and my pleasure to lead you through Berlin and Potsdam.

Greetings Mike

[Claudio]

My dear Mike,

The weekend in Berlin largely went beyond my highest expectations... I really enjoyed a lot Tilo's and your company! ...so much knowledge and dedication to the history of Prussia... what can I say; you are anytime my welcome guest in Stockholm!

LG

Claudio

[VtwinVince]

Now that is a museum. You need sunglasses for all the enamel on display. I think the Boelcke family still has his original decorations.