Chris Boonzaier Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) Hi Chris! Goldene Militär-Verdienst-Medaille! A real rare MP! I obserevd it too, but the price was horrible... Edited April 25, 2017 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 28 minutes ago, The Prussian said: Hi Chris! I obserevd it too, but the price was horrible... Indeed, I had to sell a couple of things but I really needed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Do you have the "Bayerns goldenes Ehrenbuch"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi, Indeed I do... a must have for a Bavarian collector!! :--) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Maybe you can show, for which action he awarded the medal. He is mentioned in that book. I have the book too, but I forgot his name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi, it was a nice Somme citation... Während des Einsatzes der 9. Komp. b. Res. Inf. Rgts. 7 bei Maurepas in der Sommeschlacht am 18.8.1916 zeichnete sich der Inftr. Grieshammer und der Gefr. Mütter durch ganz besondere Tapferkeit aus . Schon während des Tages überbrachten sie im heftigsten Trommelfeuer aller Kaliber verschiedene wichtige Meldungen von der Bataillons zur Regimentsbefehlsstelle . Als dann die Franzosen nach wiederholten Angriffen weiter vorgedrungen waren , eilten sie abermals zurück , trotzdem sie unterwegs mehrfach durch Granaten zu Boden geschleudert wurden , um in der Le Forest Stellung beim Kommandeur des Reservebataillons Verstärkung und Munition anzufordern . Sodann führten sie die Verstärkungen sehr geschickt und unter gewandter Ausnutzung der feuerarmen Räume durch das feindl. Sperrfeuer nach Maurepas vor , so daß sie dort ohne Verluste ankamen . Einige Stunden später meldeten sie sich erneut freiwillig zum Suchen der Krankenträger . Als sie diese infolge des Nebels nicht finden konnten , begaben sie sich beim Hellwerden zur Regimentstelephonstelle und gaben von hier aus die Anforderung nach Trägern weiter . Sodann kehrten sie wieder mit einem Regimentsbefehl , der wegen des feindl. Feuers nicht hatte vorgebracht werden können zum Bataillon zurück . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Great info! Thanks a lot! Congrats to that MP!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansson Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Spectacular find Chris, congratulations! I'm quite new to collecting the MP's, just a few days ago realized that all my MP's were Bavarian. Seems like the Bavarians were in a lot of interesting places at interesting times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Statistically the "others" have just as much chance at intereting entries as the bavarians ;-) I concntrate meinly on Bavarian Infantry, but also a sideline of assault units. I have a pile of Prussian Infantry and Arty Militärpass that I will be getting rid of if you have too many bavarian ones ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansson Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 A new interesting Militärpass for reasearch wouldn't be a bad idea at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 On 4/24/2017 at 22:32, Chris Boonzaier said: Hi, it was a nice Somme citation... Während des Einsatzes der 9. Komp. b. Res. Inf. Rgts. 7 bei Maurepas in der Sommeschlacht am 18.8.1916 zeichnete sich der Inftr. Grieshammer und der Gefr. Mütter durch ganz besondere Tapferkeit aus . Schon während des Tages überbrachten sie im heftigsten Trommelfeuer aller Kaliber verschiedene wichtige Meldungen von der Bataillons zur Regimentsbefehlsstelle . Als dann die Franzosen nach wiederholten Angriffen weiter vorgedrungen waren , eilten sie abermals zurück , trotzdem sie unterwegs mehrfach durch Granaten zu Boden geschleudert wurden , um in der Le Forest Stellung beim Kommandeur des Reservebataillons Verstärkung und Munition anzufordern . Sodann führten sie die Verstärkungen sehr geschickt und unter gewandter Ausnutzung der feuerarmen Räume durch das feindl. Sperrfeuer nach Maurepas vor , so daß sie dort ohne Verluste ankamen . Einige Stunden später meldeten sie sich erneut freiwillig zum Suchen der Krankenträger . Als sie diese infolge des Nebels nicht finden konnten , begaben sie sich beim Hellwerden zur Regimentstelephonstelle und gaben von hier aus die Anforderung nach Trägern weiter . Sodann kehrten sie wieder mit einem Regimentsbefehl , der wegen des feindl. Feuers nicht hatte vorgebracht werden können zum Bataillon zurück . An outstanding report. It's the small details meted out over the entire action that really speaks to situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 During the time spent in the frontline at Maurepas during the battle of the Somme by the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment Nr. 7 , Private Grieshammer and Gefreiter Mütter (both of the 9th Company) distinguished themselves with exemplary courage on the 18th of August 1916. During the day they braved the heaviest bombardments of all calibers to bring messages from the Battalion to Regimental command post. When the French advanced after numerous attacks they once again made the perilous journey. Thrown to the ground numerous times by exploding shells they reached the Le Forest positions to relay a request for reinforcements and ammunition to the commander of the reserve battalion. They then skillfully guided the reinforcements through the enemy barrage using their knowledge of areas where the fire was less heavy to arrive in the front line without loss. A few hours later they volunteered again to search for the stretcher bearers. Due to fog they were not able to find them but as dawn broke they found their way to the regimental headquarters and relayed the need for stretcher bearers. They then returned through the enemy barrage to transmit a message to the battalion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hello Chris. Thank you for this translation which I believe gives the German original a realistic English version. Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Maurepas stuck in my head for some reason. I thought maybe I'd been there, but I've only been in the general area. I checked some of my notes and found that a bunch of Prussian Guards officers were killed by Maurepas around that time, so not just Bavarians. For example, Lt. Hans v. Schweinichen from 1.GDR was killed there on 24 August as a Kp.Fhr. in 4.GRzF. From GGR 3, Hptm. Wilhelm v. Tippelskirch, Lts. Ernst v. Saucken, Hans-Werner Graf v. Schweinitz u. Krain Frhr. v. Kauder, and Friedrich Freiherr v. Schrötter were all killed there on 3 September. The 2.GRzF Ehrenliste shows four officers killed on 16 August, two on 18 August, 2 on 24 August and one each on 27 and 28 August by Cléry-Maurepas. Cléry-sur-Somme is about 4 kilometers south of Maurepas. There are two French military cemeteries located between the two villages. Maurepas is also a few kilometers south of Delville Wood, where the 1st South African Brigade fought in July and August and where there is a South African National Memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 HI, I think the Prussian Garde had relieved the Bavarians and where there the day the French captured the village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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