Guest Rick Research Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 From a local collection, the saga of a recalled ex-NCO, mutilated Postal Inspector, and way too old first time barrel scrapings acting officer:Imagine you are 41, cannot fire a gun, and are being thrown into battle as cannon fodder with shoulder boards[attachmentid=33853] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 ummmmmmm, show us the finger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 You know the sound bacon cooking makes? Now think "who sends hydrochloric acid in the mail... in 1911?" [attachmentid=33978]But, as his "complete physical" ? la 1917 seemed to indicate, all that mattered was he was well fed (an achievement in itself, by 1917) and "looked good."So he couldn't squeeze a trigger... yeah yeah. That's what revolver lanyards were made for, jumping out of one's three-fingered grasp on every shot. A pistol's recoil would have removed the webbing on his thumb, being fired that high up...so what? He could taunt the enemy instead.For his appointment as a Feldwebel-Leutnant, see the commissions and appointments thread at:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=7...indpost&p=69586 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 An "Auszug aus der Kriegsrangliste" is a gold mine of officer information, biographical[attachmentid=33979] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 ... as well as military[attachmentid=33980]The Whole Story is in the paperwork:When awarded his Iron Cross 2nd Class on 18 November 1917, Feldwebel-Leutnant Fikentscher had been at the front and in action ONLY29 April to 3 May and 15 July to 6 October 1917-- 89 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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