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    Unfortunateley no documents or photos.

     

    Maybe someone here in this forum is able to add some

     

    informations about Lt. Bernhard Hoffmann ?!

    Every help apprechiated

     

    Kind regards

     

    Andreas

    Posted

    Nice group!  The West Wall medal is nice little gong on the end.  Are there any maker marks on the BVO4x?

     

    Hello Claudius,

     

    the agraffe is hallmarked with J.L. and 950 so an Jacob Leser piece

     

    and the medaillons are made from gold.

     

    Regards

    Andreas

    Posted

    Andreas,

     

    A lovely grouping. Is that one of those Spanish Civil War German Wound Badges?

     

    Kind regards

    Pierce

    Posted

    Andreas,

     

    A lovely grouping. Is that one of those Spanish Civil War German Wound Badges?

     

    Kind regards

    Pierce

     

    Hello Pierce,

     

    in Germany we call it 1. model, he wasn´t in Spain otherwise there should

     

    be some spanish decorations on his medal bar.

     

    Kind regards

     

    Andreas

    Posted

    Hello Pierce,

     

    in Germany we call it 1. model, he wasn´t in Spain otherwise there should

     

    be some spanish decorations on his medal bar.

     

    Kind regards

     

    Andreas

     

    Andreas,

     

    Thanks for this info. Good to know. I had seen this type posted as "SCW type", issued from 1936.

     

    Best

    Pierce

    Posted

    Pierce,

     

    this typ was originally issued for the Spanish Civil War, but I´ve seen one with an engraving from 1942

     

    on the back. I think they have made more from them as needed in the SCW so thus were awarded in WW 2 too

    Andreas

    Posted (edited)

    Hi Andreas , 

     

    I can at least give you some award dates 

     

    EK II   June 30th  1916 

     

    EK I    May 13th 1918 

     

    MVO IV   May 15th 1917 

     

    enclosed his personal file 

     

    Christer

    Edited by christerd
    Posted

    Hi Andreas , 

     

    I can at least give you some award dates 

     

    EK II   June 30th  1916 

     

    EK I    May 13th 1918 

     

    MVO IV   May 15th 1917 

     

    enclosed his personal file 

     

    Christer

     

    Thank you very much Christer, where can I find his personal file ?

     

    Are those personal files somewhere online ?

     

    Kind regards

    Andreas

    Posted

    Thank you very much Christer, where can I find his personal file ?

     

    Are those personal files somewhere online ?

     

    Kind regards

    Andreas

     

     Hi Andreas , 

     

    Yes they are online on Ancestry.com but you have to pay a annual fee to see everything , They have a lot of Interesting research material online 

     

    Christer

    Posted

     Hi Andreas , 

     

    Yes they are online on Ancestry.com but you have to pay a annual fee to see everything , They have a lot of Interesting research material online 

     

    Christer

     

    Hi Christer,

     

    thanks for this information.

     

    Is it possible to find NCO´s there ?

    I´m looking for an bavarian Vicefeldwebel Johann Franz Ruckert born October 3rd 1876 at Ochsenfurt.

     

    All I know that he was in China and got the MVK, later was awarded the lifesaving medal and served in WW 1.

     

    Kind regards

    Andreas

    Posted

    Hi Christer,

     

    thanks for this information.

     

    Is it possible to find NCO´s there ?

    I´m looking for an bavarian Vicefeldwebel Johann Franz Ruckert born October 3rd 1876 at Ochsenfurt.

     

    All I know that he was in China and got the MVK, later was awarded the lifesaving medal and served in WW 1.

     

    Kind regards

    Andreas

     

     

     Yes , When You have he birthdate its easy :)

     

     Hes mothers name was Anna born Heilmeier ,  he joined the Army Oct 16th 1896 , He got MVK I x , China Denk Münze , Leopold Med , DA 3 , and RM ??

     

    Could only find one post with him , sometimes there could be several from different units 

     

    Christer

    Posted

     Yes , When You have he birthdate its easy :)

     

     Hes mothers name was Anna born Heilmeier ,  he joined the Army Oct 16th 1896 , He got MVK I x , China Denk Münze , Leopold Med , DA 3 , and RM ??

     

    Could only find one post with him , sometimes there could be several from different units 

     

    Christer

     

    Thanks again Christer,

     

    my hope were informations about him in WW 1

     

    RM means Rettungsmedaille = lifesaving medal

     

    Regards

    Andreas

    Posted

    Hello Andreas,

    ther are some listings in the ancestry database.

    He was also called Hans Ruckert.

    With the rank of sergeant he got his awards in China. 

    In the first WW he got the EK2. His last rank was Feldwebel-Leutnant.

    Do you have a picture of him?

    regards Andreas

    Posted

    Hello Andreas,

    ther are some listings in the ancestry database.

    He was also called Hans Ruckert.

    With the rank of sergeant he got his awards in China. 

    In the first WW he got the EK2. His last rank was Feldwebel-Leutnant.

    Do you have a picture of him?

    regards Andreas

     

     

    Hi Andreas,

     

    unfortunately no picture from him. I do a little bit research about him.

     

    Thanks for the informations, these are explaining several questions I had.

     

    Kind Regards

    Andreas 

    Posted

    I wonder where his Lifesaving Medal went?  Maybe he was awarded the non-wearable version?

     

    Hi Paul, he got the bavarian lifesaving medal and it is still on his medal bar   ;)

     

    Regards

    Andreas

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