Leutwein Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Hello, I would like to know if here are some photo-collectors of colonial-soldiers or -veterans. I would be very thankful if someone would post his colonial treasuries. I will start with Sergeant Albin Keßler. He received his MEZ II for his actions against the Hottentotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 close-up of Keßlers medal bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 and a photo of Hptm Clausnitzer. He took part on the Boxer-rebelion and later on the Herero-rebelion. For his action in German-Southwestafrica (1904-08) received Clausnitzer the Crown-order 4th class with swords. Hope to see some other nice colonial photos Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 and a close-up of Clausnitzers medal bar and Iron Cross 2nd class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Really nice photos- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Now a classic- I first posted this one back in 1999 and now it turns up all over the internet-fame for an otherwise forgotten man. Note the corduroy jacket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas W Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Four members of the Stahlhelm in the 1920s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hello, at first thanks for posting those nice pictures. I like especially the first one of Ulsterman. Could we see a close-up of that interesting medal bar? It seems that he also received the württembergische silberne Militärverdienstmedaille, which is rare to see on medal bars. The last picture of Thomas W is also interesting. Can you identify the decorations on the big medal bar? Here is the next one of my collection: Sergeant Carl Mohr with the following decorations MEZ II Braunschweig: Verdienstkreuz 2nd class with swords German-Southwestafrica-medal with two battle clasps (Hereroland and Gross-Namaland) Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 WOW!!! I LIKE that picture of Srgt. Mohr-what a medal bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas W Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 The last picture of Thomas W is also interesting. Can you identify the decorations on the big medal bar? I can't, but maybe others can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Some from my collection Cabinet size. Cabinet size, Naval overseas batns. C.d.V. size, location Juterbog (Artillery school) with overseas head dress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hello, at first thanks for posting those close-ups. The Vzfw. of our user Ulsterman seems to wear: MEZII; silb. württ. MVM and perhaps two "colonial-medals" (probably china- and southwest- medal or colonial- and southwest-medal) with battle clasps The veteran with his big medal bar of our user Thomas W is unfortunately not to identify. The first decoration can only be the MEZ or the Iron Cross 2nd class and the other decorations are unfortunately so unclear. The thrid or fourth ribbon could be a colonial medal but which one?? I can only recognize three battle clasps, sorry. @Odulf thanks for posting those nice and very interesting pictures. I like especially the 2nd and 3rd one. The 2nd one seems to be a member of the cavalery and the 3rd one a member of the artillery. Pictures of these branch of service are not often to see. Also nice to see the equipement of the artillery-man. In my collection I have found one picture which were taken on the same day and location like yours one. But my guy seems to be an infantery-man. Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Here another one. It is Sanitätssergeant Woltmann who was also a china-veteran Best wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 I hope to see some more colonial photos or did I win all colonial photo auctions Here another pic of Hptm Paul Walter Sievert He received the prussian and saxon decorations for his actions in German-Southwestafrica Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 All right, here is uncle August Bause, wearing the field uniform of a lieutenant of an Infantry Regiment, with the Colonial Badge (1936) and the Wounded Badge in Black. The 3rd ribbon in the bar, after the EK2 and Hindenburg Cross, is the Colonial Medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hello Odulf, very nice pic but I think that he´s wearing: Iron Cross 2nd, FEK, something austrian, and WH-DA The colonial badge indicates him as a colonialfighter during WW1 Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hello Odulf, very nice pic but I think that he´s wearing: Iron Cross 2nd, FEK, something austrian, and WH-DA The colonial badge indicates him as a colonialfighter during WW1 Best wishes Karsten Would he be wearing an Austrian war decoration before the two (?) blue ribbons of the Dienstauszeichnung? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) It was for sure against the norms of wearing decorations on the medal bar but some soldiers ignorate that norms. Furthermore is the third decoration not similar to the colonial- or Southwestafrica-medal. For the Southwestafrica-medal the stripes are too long. Here some examples of my collection. Hope you see the differences. At first an example for the Colonial-medal Best wishes Karsten Edited September 27, 2011 by Leutwein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) and here a southwestafrica-example Edited September 27, 2011 by Leutwein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 OK Karsten, I see your point. I said Colonial Medal but I meant the SW Africa Medal, but this latter has two significant black vertical stripes which are not (clearly) visible in the ribbon bar of the lieutenant. That leaves me with the question, what ribbon do we see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 In my opinion it looks like an austrian ribbon. Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 A new photo added to my collection: sent as a postcard and dated 09-08-1909. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Thanks for posting that nice picture. Here another nice pic of a member of the 3rd Seebataillon. Seems to be a member of the Marine-Feldbatterie. I found some informations to your guy August Bause. During WW1 he fought in German-Eastafrica. His rank was Sanitäts-Vizefeldwebel and he came aboriginal from Alfeld/ Hannover. Since 19th July 1916 he was a prisoner of war and came to the following british camps: Nairobi (1916) Daressalam (1918) August Bause was a member of the kaiserlichen Schutztruppe since 1910 (started as a Sanitätsunteroffizier) Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hi Gents, here is my contribution, it´s an Deckoffizier. The photo is taken in Tsingtau Deutsch - China Greatings Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Another old sweat- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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