Height 30.074 mm Inner Disk 23.673 mm Type/Pattern 30 mm Swastika 9.601 mm Weight 13.3 gr Material Plated tombac Remarks The badge has the “civilian” style pin on the reverse. The original owner apparently tried to remove the engraved party number. While the enamel has a few cracks, it does not have any chips. The badge was also

François Saez, Paul Williams & Gordon Williamson . GESCHWADER BOELCKE Introduced by Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt Nr 12, Order Nr 164 on 18 April 1935, this special commemorative cuffband was intended to recognize prior service with Jagdstaffel Boelcke during World War I.

Effective 30 March 1940. Changed to carmine 19 March 1941. Arabic number. cornflower blue: Medical Unit/Detachment, Park, Field Hospital, Hospital Train, Evacuation Transport Unit, Personnel Decontamination Company, Malaria Instruction Detachment. Effective 1 July 1940. embroidered numbers bordered in light blue. Arabic number. cornflower blue

The deadline for proposal of the award was closed at 31.12.1942 , and the awarding ceased officially on 01.04.1943. This deadline was, however, changed and awards were actually made until 30.01.1944. From that time on no Cholm Shield could be awarded anymore.

Width 30.9 mm Remarks While several small firms in Italy produced the medal, the principle manufacturer was F.M. Lorioli and Sons of Milan. Three variants were produced. Solid Bronze, Pot Metal with Bronze plating and finally Zinc. After …

The first certificate on Mike's list was issued in 1935 and is numbered "30" - readers may examine this document in Forman's guide (reference below). Though the sample of documents is small, it is interesting to note the ranks of airmen at the time they gained their qualification.

SStudio portrait of a former Army paratrooper (now member of II./FJR1) taken at "Gordon Studios" in Den Haag (where II./FJR 1 were quartered in private houses right after the taking of the rail and road bridges at Moerdijk, on May 10, 1940) This photo is dated May 30th, 1940 (Mei 30, 1940) and was taken a short time after the Iron Crosses were ...

- Captain Geza MAJBERGER, commander of the 1st Battalion, received the Iron Cross 2nd Class for leadership during the battles around Manojlin, summer of 1942. He was mortally wounded on July 30, 1942. - Lt. Josip ZAMBATA was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class in September, 1942. - Sergeant Dzafer BABOVIC,September, 1942.

Omitted from this list is the 1917 Austro-Hungarian Karl Troop Cross—although only a campaign award, worn as a “decoration” by Aus-trian veterans before #21. The 1936+ Fire Brigade Merit Cross 2nd Class, Mine Rescue Decora-tion, and 1938 Luftschutz awards are all oddly unmentioned and therefore would seem to fall into #30.

The Army order of battle included two Corps; 30 Corps, compromised of the 22nd, 72nd, and 170th Infantry Divisions and 54 Corps, compromised of 46th, 73rd, and 50th Infantry Divisions. The last mentioned Corps had already been in battle in the area, opening the first gateway to the Crimea in mid-September through a series of battles at Prerkop.