Ulsterman Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) Here is a photo given at Christmas to one Lt. Gruse, a happy-go-lucky Adjutant in Poland in 1939: Edited January 25, 2008 by Ulsterman
Ulsterman Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 Here is a close up of his 'economical' ribbon bar-note the 'wing span':
Guest Rick Research Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Ooooooooo THAT'S one interesting fashion statement!But scan the Mecklenburg Major's inscription-- nobody named "Gruse" and I'm not sure of his regiment number (or even branch, infantry, cavalry, or ????)
Ulsterman Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) Right you are-I never actually looked on the back before-just read the the inscription (ball point pen) above the page-now obviously put there by a Yankee trader. And I suppose a smarter man might've actually noticed the epalettes. The rest of the photos are of IR 59 or 65 through 1939. Can you read the actual signature?Still-nice set of photos: Edited March 21, 2006 by Ulsterman
Guest Rick Research Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Aha. Oho. Indeed. For am I not the Good Twin?That is TO his dear adjutant Leutnant (1.1.38 #349) Gruse ofInfanterie Regiment 59, Hildesheim, signed by(cheapo used an OLD pre-war photo circa October 1936-March 1938) <--- Naaah, I guess there IS an Oberstleutnant pip on there, so shiny it gets lost in the board braidWalter Steinm?llerborn 17 June 1890 Behnkenhagen/Rostock, alive 1958 AachenOne Year Volunteer in Fusilier Regiment 90 1912-13, Leutnant der RESERVE in same seniority of 6.12.14HHOX gazetted in MWB 19 May 191831.12.18 left army and joined Policerejoined army 1.10.35 as a Major (here, seniority not shown in Keilig)Oberstleutnant 1.4.38 #2 and CO Ist Btn/IR 59 in 1939 (Keilig has "II" since 1.2.38, but "1939" shows "I")Oberst 1.4.41 #5Generalmajor 1.10.44 #16Generalleutnant "eigene Angabe" 1.4.45Commander Inf Regt 32 30.1.-15.11.40Feldzeugkommando IX 15.7.41-10.6.43Commander Inf Regt 432 6.9.43Commander Inf Rgt 531 10.10.43-25.4.44Divisional Commanders Courses 1 May to 5 June (!) 1944Commander 331 Inf Div 1.8.44Commander 346 Inf Div 16.10-1.11.44Commander "Infantry Division hamburg" 5.3.45"lastly commander 70 Inf Div"no higher WW2 awards
Ulsterman Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 Lo-thou art the good twin. Verily I shall reward thee with a small beribboned trinket for thy toilage in the ancient tomes of Asgard!Vivat!Thanks.
DonC Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Woof! How rare is it that a gent would make it all the way to Generalleutnant and not have at least the DKiG? This guy must have been one hell of an administrator! Don
MattGibbs Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 A Gent can only recieve the awards his superiors are prepared to complete the paperwork and official forms for. Perhaps his superiors were substandard administrators Excellent photo either way Matt Gibbs
JBFloyd Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 A good administrator would have had the package prepared for the appropriate signatures and done a "Radar O'Reilly". Perhaps he was someone who believed that he was doing what was required of him and that the baubles that we collectors chase were not of interest to him. It could happen.
Stogieman Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 I think that's only the second time I've seen a full-size device spanning 2 awards...... I would have thought the one eagle (large) to be a few more pfennings than the two eagles (small)???
Guest Rick Research Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Actually, the cheap eccentric saved himself 12 whole Reichspfennigs by the use of one big gold eagle over the required two small eagles, going by S&L's January 1939 catalog prices! That would have been about 3 cents, U.S., at that time. Oooooooooooooo.
Stogieman Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Frugality prevails! Of course, in "The good old days"......... 12 Pfennings would have bought you 12 "Penny Toys" on the street for three years of Christmas Presents for your son/daughter.........
Stogieman Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 ...... of course, in retrospect that wouldn't have been such a bad thing as those "Penny Toys" would be worth many hundreds od Euros now..........
MattGibbs Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 To add to the Herr Gentlemans service [from the site from whence I came] the info states 346 Inf.Div service for him from 16.10.44 to 1.2.45. At this time the unit was in Belgium and the Netherlands.He was with Inf Div "Hamburg from 4.3.45 until some time in April.He is also linked as Kdr 618 replacement Inf Div in May 1945, which Div. was destroyed in the Ruhr pocket.Also from 1.5.44 to 5.6.44 he was in Hirschberg on Divisional Commanders Course 11 - just in case the photo owner [whom I assume posted the pic] is interested in his bio details.RegardsMatt Gibbs
Ulsterman Posted April 1, 2006 Author Posted April 1, 2006 (edited) I am, righto!My deepest thanks to you Mr. Gibbs in England! Edited April 1, 2006 by Ulsterman
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