$20.00
This is an award document for the Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants. We have several of them. They are $20.00 each, or we will offer you a discount on multiple examples. The names of the awardees are as follows. You can order by name and date:
*Reich – 15 March 1935.
*Eicklos – 30 April 1935.
*Niermann – 20 December 1935. *SOLD*
*Koslowski – 8 February 1935.
*Ritter – 30 March 1935.
This is an award document for the Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants. We have several of them. They are $20.00 each, or we will offer you a discount on multiple examples. The names of the awardees are as follows. You can order by name and date:
*Reich – 15 March 1935.
*Eicklos – 30 April 1935.
*Niermann – 20 December 1935. *SOLD*
*Koslowski – 8 February 1935.
*Ritter – 30 March 1935.
Sold
This is an award document for the Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants. We have several of them. They are $20.00 each, or we will offer you a discount on multiple examples. The names of the awardees are as follows. You can order by name and date:
*Reich – 15 March 1935.
*Eicklos – 30 April 1935.
*Niermann – 20 December 1935. *SOLD*
*Koslowski – 8 February 1935.
*Ritter – 30 March 1935.
$250.00
This ornate document is for the award of the very popular Colonial Lion Badge in silver. ….
This ornate document is for the award of the very popular Colonial Lion Badge in silver. It displays numerous views that would have been appropriate for the colonies. The document is dated and bears the signature of Ritter von Epp, a well-known figure during and after WW I. The document has been reinforced on its reverse with period tape.
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$110.00
This is a confirmation-of-service document for a One-Year-Volunteer (OYV) who served in the Grand Duchy of Baden’s 5. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr 113. The regiment was founded in 1861 and garrisoned at Freiburg I, B. The regiment was attached to the XIV. Armeekorps. The soldier was named Emil Burkhardt. He served in the regiment’s 11th Kompagnie. He was born in 1882 and first joined the regiment in 1904. In 1912 he transferred to a Württemberg regiment, Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württ.) Nr 123, serving in its 10th Kompagnie. This proud old regiment was raised in 1799 and garrisoned at Ulm, where it was attached to the XIII. Armeekorps.
The normal enlistment in the German Army was for two years. The government assumed all expenses for the soldiers and provided them with food, housing, as well as all clothing and gear associated with their assignment. The OYV program was quite different. As the name implies, OYV’s voluntarily joined the army for a period of one year. These men generally came from wealthier families, although usually not from nobility. They had the money, however, to assume all responsibility for their own maintenance as soldiers. They not only took care of their own food and housing, but all of their clothing. In acknowledgment of this responsibility, the Army allowed them a bit of freedom with their uniforms and headdress.
Generally these young men went to the same stores as officers to purchase their uniforms and dress headdress. Their uniform shoulder straps sported unique rope-like braid-bands that encircled the straps’ edges. The rope-like trim displayed the regiment’s state colors, which clearly stood out. When it came to pickelhauben for OYV’s like Herr Burkhardt, they were allowed to wear ones that were almost the same as their officers. The only rule was that an OYV’s helmet had to have one or more aspects that were different from officers and more like those worn by NCO’s or enlisted men. The one thing they could NOT copy was the officers stars. They often had wappens with voided crowns that were identical to those sported by officers.
After an OYV completed his enlistment, he entered the reserves, as did the two-year enlistees. He was then required to perform an annual duty with the regiment (similar to the American National Guard) and was subject to recall based on the needs of the service. In the reserves, OYV’s often rose to NCO status quite quickly. It was also common for them to be promoted to the Leutnant der Reserve ranks. [Many men assumed this rank when WW I began].
The document, which measures 8 ” x 12,”was signed in December 1912 by a regiment official. [It is interesting to note that Burkhardt was thirty-years-old in 1912, which made him thirty-two when WW I broke out]. It has been folded and has two punch holes where it was placed in a file. That said, the document is in very fine condition.
This is a confirmation-of-service document for a One-Year-Volunteer (OYV) who served in the Grand Duchy of Baden’s 5. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr 113. The regiment was founded in 1861 and garrisoned at Freiburg I, B. The regiment was attached to the XIV. Armeekorps. The soldier was named Emil Burkhardt. He served in the regiment’s 11th Kompagnie. He was born in 1882 and first joined the regiment in 1904. In 1912 he transferred to a Württemberg regiment, Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württ.) Nr 123, serving in its 10th Kompagnie. This proud old regiment was raised in 1799 and garrisoned at Ulm, where it was attached to the XIII. Armeekorps.
The normal enlistment in the German Army was for two years. The government assumed all expenses for the soldiers and provided them with food, housing, as well as all clothing and gear associated with their assignment. The OYV program was quite different. As the name implies, OYV’s voluntarily joined the army for a period of one year. These men generally came from wealthier families, although usually not from nobility. They had the money, however, to assume all responsibility for their own maintenance as soldiers. They not only took care of their own food and housing, but all of their clothing. In acknowledgment of this responsibility, the Army allowed them a bit of freedom with their uniforms and headdress.
Generally these young men went to the same stores as officers to purchase their uniforms and dress headdress. Their uniform shoulder straps sported unique rope-like braid-bands that encircled the straps’ edges. The rope-like trim displayed the regiment’s state colors, which clearly stood out. When it came to pickelhauben for OYV’s like Herr Burkhardt, they were allowed to wear ones that were almost the same as their officers. The only rule was that an OYV’s helmet had to have one or more aspects that were different from officers and more like those worn by NCO’s or enlisted men. The one thing they could NOT copy was the officers stars. They often had wappens with voided crowns that were identical to those sported by officers.
After an OYV completed his enlistment, he entered the reserves, as did the two-year enlistees. He was then required to perform an annual duty with the regiment (similar to the American National Guard) and was subject to recall based on the needs of the service. In the reserves, OYV’s often rose to NCO status quite quickly. It was also common for them to be promoted to the Leutnant der Reserve ranks. [Many men assumed this rank when WW I began].
The document, which measures 8 ” x 12,”was signed in December 1912 by a regiment official. [It is interesting to note that Burkhardt was thirty-years-old in 1912, which made him thirty-two when WW I broke out]. It has been folded and has two punch holes where it was placed in a file. That said, the document is in very fine condition.
$495.00
This is a promotion patent signed by König Wilhelm II of Württemberg (1848-1921), who served as Württemberg’s king from 1891 through 1918. The ornate document is for Oberstleutnant Ernst Freiherr von Gemmingen-Hornberg. It measures 16 3/4″ x 11.” The top of the document proclaims that König Wilhelm II authorized the promotion. It took place on 18 October 1897. A large paper seal with Württemberg’s Coat-of-Arms is at the bottom. To the seal’s right is Wilhelm II’s large, bold signature. Below his signature the War Minister’s signature appears. The document is in first-rate condition. Further research by Paul Chepurko has revealed that von Gemmingen-Hornberg was born in 1851. He served during the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War and was awarded the 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class. During WW I, he served in Landwehr Infanterie-Regiment Nr 123. His retirement rank was Oberst a. D. He died in 1928. [We would like to thank Paul Chepurko, our resident research expert, for this additional information. Paul produces all the wonderful Ranglistes and other research works on CD, which we offer on our RANGLISTES ON CD MERCHANDISE PAGE (click here to see). They are invaluable for research. The additional information above is a perfect example of some what can be found].
This is a promotion patent signed by König Wilhelm II of Württemberg (1848-1921), who served as Württemberg’s king from 1891 through 1918. The ornate document is for Oberstleutnant Ernst Freiherr von Gemmingen-Hornberg. It measures 16 3/4″ x 11.” The top of the document proclaims that König Wilhelm II authorized the promotion. It took place on 18 October 1897. A large paper seal with Württemberg’s Coat-of-Arms is at the bottom. To the seal’s right is Wilhelm II’s large, bold signature. Below his signature the War Minister’s signature appears. The document is in first-rate condition. Further research by Paul Chepurko has revealed that von Gemmingen-Hornberg was born in 1851. He served during the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War and was awarded the 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class. During WW I, he served in Landwehr Infanterie-Regiment Nr 123. His retirement rank was Oberst a. D. He died in 1928. [We would like to thank Paul Chepurko, our resident research expert, for this additional information. Paul produces all the wonderful Ranglistes and other research works on CD, which we offer on our RANGLISTES ON CD MERCHANDISE PAGE (click here to see). They are invaluable for research. The additional information above is a perfect example of some what can be found].