turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) I´d like to show you my favourite piece of my collection. The documents of Friedrich Wilhelm Neubert, born in 1878, participiant in the crushing of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900/1901 and from 1908 in service with the Gendarmerie. Personal date Born: 04.08.1878 Birthplace: Behlenhof / Ostpreußen Military Service 13.10.1898: 1./ Infanterie–Regiment „von Boyen“ (5. Ostpr.) Nr. 41 16.07.1900: 7./ 1. Ostasiatisches Infanterie–Regiment 11.06.1901: 5./ 1. Ostasiatisches Besatzungs–Regiment 13.09.1901: 5./ II. Transport–Bataillon 13.11.1901: 1./ Infanterie–Regiment „von Boyen“ (5. Ostpr.) Nr. 41 01.10.1908: 1. Gendarmeriebrigade 04.04.1917: 1./ Ersatz–Bataillon Reserve–Infanterie–Regiment 59 24.05.1917: Feldgendarmerieabteilung Kowno 11.06.1918: Ersatz–Escadron Kürassier–Regiment „Graf Wrangel“ Nr. 3 01.07.1918: 1. Gendarmeriebrigade Weapons Training Pistole 08, Karabiner 88/05, Gewehr 88, Gewehr 98 Promotions 04.04.1901: Gefreiter 15.11.1901: Unteroffizier 08.02.1905: Sergeant 23.10.1907: Vizefeldwebel 27.01.1918: Feldgendarmerie–Wachtmeister (Feldwebel) 31.12.1922: Leutnant der Reserve Medals 19.10.1901: Chinadenkmünze (Combat Clasps: Peitang–Forts und Huolu) 13.10.1907: Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse 18.01.1914: Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse 06.08.1918: Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1914 08.01.1920: Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe 16.01.1935: Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer (later upgraded to Frontkämpfer) 27.05.1941: Polizeidienstauszeichnung I. Klasse 01.09.1944: Kriegsverdienstmedaille Combat Operations 09.09.1900: China Expedtions (til 14.09.1901) 20.09.1900: Capturing of the Peitang–Forts 20.11.1900: Skirmish at Augniatschuoang 23.04.1901: Skirmishi Huolu 24.05.1917: Service in Russia (til 30.05.1918) Edited December 31, 2012 by turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) His Militärpaß: Edited December 31, 2012 by turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 This page lists his promotions, the awarding of the China Denkmünze (unfortunetaly the citation is gone) and the combat operations the participated in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 More pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 This page shows his release from military service and his posting to the Gendarmerie in 1908. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 He was recalled to serve with the MP in Russia in 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 He was released from service and posted back to the Gendarmerie in June 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Last page of his Militärpaß Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Now I´ll show his award documents. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, the citation for the China Denkmünze is missing, so I´ll show the first citation I have of him. The Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse award in 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 He was awarded the Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse on 06.08.1918, most probably for his service in Russia during 1917/1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) He got the Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe on 08.01.1920. His rank is Fußgendarmeriewachtmeister. Edited December 31, 2012 by turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 As many WWI veterans did, he joined the Kyffhäuser veterans organisation and got himself the Kyffhäuser Kriegsdenkmünze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 He was retired in 1932 and got the Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer in 1935. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 But he wasn´t able to live a happy retirement life because another war started and many younger police officers were needed elsewhere so his skills were needed again. So back in uniform he got the Polizei Dienstauszeichnung I. Stufe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 He was rewarded for his service with the Kriegsverdienstmedaille on 01.09.1944. The citation was signed by Hans Haltermann. http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZEI/SS-Gruf_H-N.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 The next document I want to show you is his Wehrpaß opened in 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Personal Data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Military Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Promotions and awards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Combat operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 His police soldbuch. All SS runes were carefully scratched away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 More pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Page with awards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Weapons handed to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I also have his promotion document to the rank of Vize-Feldwebel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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