Chris Boonzaier Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Sometimes we find ourselves holding fantastic pieces of history.... Von der Goltz and von Eichhorn were I think the only two who died in Service during the war....
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 The Wernitz book has shown that in the case of pre1916 awards from the high command, these letters WERE the preliminary award document. In 1916 they issued started to issue official Preliminary docs for High command awards, until then, this was "it". A nice Belgian connection, as von der Goltz was the military governer in belgium in this early phase... for that he got this EK1. One of the very few pics where he has an EK1 on...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 von Eichhorn, assasinated in 1918... his 1870 EK2
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 8, 2013 Author Posted August 8, 2013 If anyone has any pics of Von der Goltz wearing the EK1 and less of the "stuff around it" i would be really keen to see it. Thaks+Chris
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 9, 2013 Author Posted August 9, 2013 If you knew how much the v.d. Goltz cost you would have said "WOW!!!!!!!" .... it was totally overlooked by all other bidders....
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 19, 2013 Author Posted September 19, 2013 Usually it is always the same bring postcards for Von der Goltz... but I was happy to find this one this week...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 25, 2013 Author Posted September 25, 2013 Hi, Although Eichhorn's document has 2. Garde landwehr Regiment, Andy has sent me the following info.... "v. Eichhorn was in 2.GRz.F. " "v.d. Goltz is a bit trickier. He entered the army in IR 41 on 25.04.1861 and transferred from that regiment on 24.09.1870 to GR 8 (while attached to the Gen St. of II. AK) ." So it is not so clear where v.d. Goltz was when he recieved his 1870 EK2
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 25, 2013 Author Posted September 25, 2013 He has the oakleaves on the EK, so must be a 1870 cross...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 26, 2013 Author Posted September 26, 2013 Andy found it..... The EK 1870 list shows v.d. Goltz in IR 41, k.z. Dienstleistung b. Oberkomdo. d. 2. Armee when he got his EK2. Thanks :-)
Stuka f Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 If you knew how much the v.d. Goltz cost you would have said "WOW!!!!!!!" .... it was totally overlooked by all other bidders.... Well done!! |<
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 8, 2013 Author Posted November 8, 2013 This is an obvious Gem to go with the v.d. Goltz Document..... it has him as GFM, with an EK1, and the Brussels connection.... where he was, only for a couple of months.... when he got the EK1
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