not as much as I am . Don't worry collector you are not and you posted a great grouping with ek and Todt recall

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Hi Hucks, Collector, great stuff Gents.

Collector, nice stuff. Was all the German stuff a grouping?

Oh and, your definately not invisible. I just couldn't get on here before 3 am to see what was posted here ;-))

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Good thing i am not invisible, i bought the Iron Cross and the other medal all together, they are in really good condition, the reason i thought i was invisible, is because of my post at this thread: FOV Extreme Metal 1/16 - Tiger I Villers Bocage !!!

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From this day to the ending of the world, we in it shall be remembered.
We lucky few, we band of brothers.
For he who today sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.

Henry V

ive bought a book "Normandy to the Bulge" written by pfc. Richard D Courtney..

am at chapter 3 now and lovin it..!

A new ww2 album here´s some pics...starts with ostfront and ending with western front pics...

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Well, i see you... And nice items, would love if i may buy weapons here in holland.

Hi Collector, Kai,

Collector, good grouping none the less. I have a few small groupings such as that one. My favorite is one that was only two award docs and the accompaning badges. Nothing great but is an honest grouping.

Kai, love thos epics and congrats on a nice album.

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French Wounded medal with recall . Some of the enamel is missing but this is one of the earliest versions (newer ones have larger stars)

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nice Skip

Kai is the album dedicated to a certain individual or unit ? also anything written on the back of the pics like the older gent in the first pic repeated foto twice. It is an oddity but gravemarkers/sites and ruined buildings are quite common occurance in the German Landser albums.

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Rip it up !

Cheers Skipper, nice French stuff. I had always wondered if they had had somekind of Purple Heart equivilent?

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great stuff guys!

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All the Best,

Andy

Hi Skip

Nice medal...You state that it's an early example. What era does that one date from?

I also am wondering if the French still use that or a variation of the Medal today? Like the US still uses the Purple Heart.

Thanks for the help.

BR, fischer

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When the Blitzkrieg Raged
and the Bodies Stank...

An iron cross(2ND class), luftwaffe lighter,kar98 cartridge pouch, kochgeschirr, brotbeutel, feldflasche, kar98 bayonet, kar98 cleaning kit,

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Hi Fisher it came with a batch from a WWI vet so my guess is 1916-18, but he could have received it in the 1920s 30s. Enlcosed are more pictures from different versions with different rings and circular backgrounds (mine is not a circle).
they also have a similar one with a white star for civilian wounded.
but that many makers had them in different shapes and quality . It was first awarded in 1916. (the white star in 1918)
I will try to get one of each version in the future, but apparently dozens were made.... It's the first time I have one with a non circular background though I only found one source with a similar one so if you have more info to date it (WWI , WWII or post WWII) , I'd be most interested. La médaille des blessés militaires - GeneaWiki

I believe it is still awarded today , at least according to this vet site that sells it to those who have the right to wear them http://www.anttrn.com/medailles.html



Hope this helps.

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Hi Skipper, I take it that the different star colors representd a different amount of woundings?

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No Carl , red is military whiteis civilian, however you could distinguish the number of wounds on the ribbon or the recall, they were either printed or pinned. See examples below

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Thank you Skipper, and those are rather nice ribbon bars. I liked the heavily red enameled one the most-reall a nice quality badge.

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if only they weren't so expensive (about 25 euros each) , I could try to get all the vareties and makers, but that's another story

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Thanks for the information Skipper...
Looks to be a collecting challenge with all the variants.

Best Regards, fischer

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I Rode a Tank...Held a Generals Rank
When the Blitzkrieg Raged
and the Bodies Stank...

25-30 euros is not much, but with the dozens of variants the bills go up really fast and you have to give up other priorities in your collection, hence the gap of variants in my collection. I mean for the price of 2 variants you can get a Legion d'Honneur, with one, a Resistance Medal.....

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Heh heh, looks almost as if some of Fischer and Stewy could have rubbed off on you a bit ;-))

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New autographs....

Ehrler, Heinrich

Schalk, Johann

Danhauser, Paul

and this postwar autograph:

Tolsdorff, Theodor

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Just arrived today : a 1941 Vichy plate with Petain . It is Limoges Porcelaine and absolutely in perfect condition.

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Very Nice Skipper, first time I have seen one of these. Condition looks lovely.

Best Regards, fischer

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I Rode a Tank...Held a Generals Rank
When the Blitzkrieg Raged
and the Bodies Stank...

They were sold in 1941 for the Secours d'Hiver (= equivalent of Winterhilfe)

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