Chris Boonzaier Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Photo taken in Mainz, Pretty young looking recipient! Scarce for a Gefreiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Does anyone have any other extremely young recipient Photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Ah ha! I wondered who bid against me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Nice picture! Does he wear a hessian cocarde? But I can´t recognize a hessian buckle... To me he wears a red-white-red cocarde and white shoulder board-pipings (I., II., IX, X.AK) , so he served with the Inf.Rgt. 75 Bremen. (17.Inf.Div.) Because the regiment was in a quiete sector near Bailly/St. Mard since october 1914, he could have earned the EKI before at the Marne. Because he wears the 07/10 tunic, I assume, the picture was taken before 1915. Because he is almost Gefreiter, he should have fought a few weeks after mobilization. Possible battles at the Marne in september: 6: Châttilon s/Morin 7,8: Esternay-Courgivaux 16-21: Tracy le Mont Maybe he was wounded at was sent to a hospital near Mainz Edited December 31, 2013 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi, the hospital in mainz may be likely. However, there are plenty of late war photos of men still wearing 07/10 tunics, I dont think we can date it from that. Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I´m not sure. You´re right, that plenty of units did wear ther 07/10 late, but mostly infantry units in combat zones did rfecieve the simplified or the M15 quiet quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi, my 07/10 is close to mint, the owner was killed in 1915 and he had sneaked it home presumably ;-) I think we have to take into account reissuing, recycling etc. etc... I am sure they got less and less pretty rapidly, but not a "flick of the switch" change... Best Chris :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIR Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Hi, first picture: (Gustav Hans) Günther P a u l u s (* 17. Okt. 1898 in Rawitsch/Posen) Begann als Kadett und trat am 10. Aug. 1914 zum Königs-Inf.-Regt. Nr.145, mehrere Gefechte als Fähnrich an der Westfront, erhielt am 1. Sept. 1914 bei Dannevoux ein schweren Schulterschuß und erhielt Mitte September als jüngster Soldat (16 Jahre alt) das Eiserne-Kreuz II. Klasse. Die schwere Verwundung hatte die fast völlige Lähmung seines linken Armes zur Folge, infolgedessen konnte seinem Wunsch, später wieder in die vorderste Front zu kommen, nicht Folge gegeben werden. Nachdem er sehr rasch Leutnant wurde, fand er anschliessend bei verschiedene Stäben Stellungen (EKI). Nach der Demobilmachung ging er zum Freikorps und machte als Kompanieführer bei Kämpfe gegen die Bolschewiken und Littauer mit (Deutsche Schutzdivision (31.ID auch Division von der Lippe)). März 1920 nahm er seinen Abschied und wurde Bankbeamter in Braunschweig. And the second picture I also found in the net - unfortunately I can't rember where. Best regards, Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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