Uniform ID ?

[Gordon Williamson]

Can anyone tell me what this guy is ?

[Gordon Williamson]

The particularly interesting bit (to me) is that he wears the Naval Wound Badge.

[Guest Rick Research]

He is a Marine Infanterie officer--

note only the SINGLE cockade on his cap in Reichs colors.

[Mike Dwyer]

Well, I'm definitely no expert, so there's a very great chance that I'm wrong, but..............

isn't that a navy officer's belt he's wearing too? I think he's a Marine officer (but again, I'm probably wrong!)

Oops, Rick beat me to it, and what do you know!!! I wasn't wrong!!!!!

Edited April 13, 2006 by Mike Dwyer

[Guest Rick Research]

Any name or date on the photo? Even the photographer's identity could provide a clue--

1 regular

9 reservist

1 Seewehr

Leutnant possible. I'm ASSUMING he was a Leutnant, with the imperial crown in huge 3-D on his boards, not a rank pip?

[Gordon Williamson]

Thanks guys. I snagged two photos of this guy but they haven't arrived yet (these are the sellers photos). Soon as they do I will post better images and we'll see if there are any further clues - photographers details, writing on the back or whatever.

[Gordon Williamson]

Well, unfortunately the phots had been cut out from an album into which they had been securely pasted, so its not possible to determine if there is anything written on the back.

Rick, you were correct, his shoulder strap bears a large 3D crown, not a rank pip.

His EK2 looks freshly awarded, but there is another ribbon sewn into his button hole beneath it.

[Gordon Williamson]

Any ideas on what this other ribbon might be ?

[Guest Rick Research]

Well, I think we can scratch the Seewehr Old Guy from the list, but the others are too close in age for me to guess-- the older I get, the more everybody looks like they are 19.

That is the Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross 2nd class ribbon-- his other pinback being the 1st class. A peculiarity of the old film processes is that some colors come out like negatives, and this is one of them. The dark blue APPEARS lighter than the red stripes. It's just a spectrum trick of the technology.

[Tom Y]

Well, unfortunately the phots had been cut out from an album into which they had been securely pasted, so its not possible to determine if there is anything written on the back.

The paper on the backs can be removed by careful use of a damp sponge, gentle rubbing, and an artist's brush and water for the stubborn bits.

[Gordon Williamson]

The paper on the backs can be removed by careful use of a damp sponge, gentle rubbing, and an artist's brush and water for the stubborn bits.

Thanks for the tip Tom, I'll give it a try.