Very unusual, very intresting Bavarian Ring Document....

[Chris Boonzaier]

I just picked this up... it is interesting on a number of levels...

Can anyone guess what it is (pretty obvious) and who he is (less obvious)

[spolei]

Propably a special gift of the unit like a golden watch or another awards.
Here a example from the listings about cufflinks given by the Kronprinz.
"Hat vom deutschen Kronprinz nach seiner Flucht als Anerkennung ein Paar goldene Manschettenknöpfe erhalten" Received a pair of gold cufflinks from the German Crown Prince following his escape as recognition
This was a winner of a golden bavarian golden braverymedal. h e escaped from French captivity

Edited January 18, 2018 by spolei

[Chris Boonzaier]

I think the French stole his wedding ring when he was captured... when he got back the Abwicklungs Stelle of the III b. A.K. replaced it with a steel wedding band....

I wonder what nice medals this guy got.... :-)

[spolei]

Pflugmann was also winner of the golden braverymedal.
He was commended in 1916 by divisional order because he freed a patrol from the 2nd ditch.
He got the iron ring for his lost weddingring.
 

Edited January 18, 2018 by spolei

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi

thats him :-)

I think the ring was given to all soldiers in the III A.K. area who lost their wedding rings incaptivity... I think maybe very many lost gold rings in captivity.

 

[peter monahan]

Interesting.  Would their experience have been typical of German POWs or was there some special reason this unit was robbed in this fashion?

[Chris Boonzaier]

52 minutes ago, peter monahan said:

Interesting.  Would their experience have been typical of German POWs or was there some special reason this unit was robbed in this fashion?

I am guessing POWs had everything "souveniered" when captured ;-)