Reichswehr Militarpass

[dante]

Not often seen and nicely filled out....welcome your comments

[Chris Boonzaier]

Very nice, I have seldom seen such nice entries in one of these, and the awards are pretty cool as well!!

[dante]

Cheers Chris, What's the Badges 1&2 after the EK2?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

the 1st and 2nd class Bewährungsabzeichen... I assume just which ones they were depended on which Freikorps they were attached to...

[Chris Boonzaier]

Maybe Silesian Eagles?

[Auseklis]

Hi Dante,

I would read that as both classes of the Silesian Eagle.

[dante]

Yes that was my initial thoughts....then doubt.....

[dante]

I can display it with this.........guess he may have served with Freikorps Görlitz ?

Edited October 1, 2013 by dante

[bolewts58]

I can display it with this.........guess he may have served with Freikorps Görlitz ?

I agree that "Bew. I u. II Stufe" is for the Silesian Eagle. "Bewährungsabzeichen" is the correct designation for the award. The use of the word "Stufe" (grade) instead of Klasse is peculiar to the Silesian Eagle.

By the way, why Freikorps Görlitz?

[dante]

Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 105 in which he served was part of Reichswehr-Brigade 5 which was formed from Freikorps Görlitz (also called Freikorps Faupel or Schlesische Jäger-Brigade)........

[turtle]

Nice Militärpaß, thanks for showing!

[bolewts58]

Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 105 in which he served was part of Reichswehr-Brigade 5 which was formed from Freikorps Görlitz (also called Freikorps Faupel or Schlesische Jäger-Brigade)........

Yes, of course. That makes sense.

[bolewts58]

I'm very interested in your pass, as I'll only buy a 'Militärpaß' if it has Freikorps service. Generally, it's difficult to find these compared to those with WWI service only.

Here are a couple of my scarcer ones.

M.G. Abtl. of Regt. Baden, Freiw.-Abtl. von Medem. Served in the Baltic, as it says, fighting Latvian and Bolshevik troops. He received the Baltic Cross and Maltese Cross for the Russian Westarmee.

Freiw. Batl. Graf Kanitz and then 1. Kurland Inf. Regt., Eiserne Division. He was awarded the EKII and Baltic Cross. He would have also been entitled to the Iron Division medal and likely the Baltic Landwehr Cross, as well.

Edited October 3, 2013 by bolewts58

[dante]

Very very nice passes........perhaps a new thread to see what FK documents are out there?

Edited October 11, 2013 by dante