Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 German Marines with French prisoner. LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 I wonder if the first Durchbruchsschlacht is for the advance during the gas attack?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 Here is the Award Document for the Marinekorps Flandernkreuz. LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 Marinekorps Flandern War Service Album. LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 German Marine Sturmtruppen. LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 L.F. A very impressive collection, thanks for sharing,have any more related items? Regards Bob R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 Painting captioned - ' German Marines storm French position 1914 '. LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 L.F. thanks for sharing,have any more related items? Regards Bob R. Bob, These particular items are not from my Collection, I am posting the images as part of the overall theme of khaki's thread - The Marine Korps Flandernkreuz. I am pleased you are enjoying seeing them. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 I wonder if the first Durchbruchsschlacht is for the advance during the gas attack?? You may be right, I have yet to find the date of, or the reason for, the awarding of the Durchbruchsschlacht Bar ? Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 1 July , 2012 Share Posted 1 July , 2012 I have been searching also, but no luck so far attached Naval Wound Medal that came with my Flanders Cross, too bad the Germans did not name their medals, would be some interesting stories to research?? regards Bob R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 5 July , 2012 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2012 German Marine Sturmtruppen. LF is the fixed bayonet held by the Marine, third man standing from the left, a shortened 98/05 or are my eyes deceiving me. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 6 July , 2012 Share Posted 6 July , 2012 ...is the fixed bayonet held by the Marine, third man standing from the left, a shortened 98/05 or are my eyes deceiving me.... The fullers stop at about the right place for a regular 98/05 and the shape/width of the blade tip looks fine, but in all the shortened (i.e., 'Turked') 98/05's I have seen the fuller grove continues to a blade tip/point that is the same width as the rest of the blade. Added to which I have never seen or heard of shortened 98/05's in German use. So, no, I don't think it has been shortened. I think it is an optical illusion, the bayonet leaning at an angle towards or away from the photographer. What I find more fascinating, though, is that the guy on the right has a long quillback bayonet on his rifle! Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 6 July , 2012 Author Share Posted 6 July , 2012 Thanks Trajan, I am sure that you are right, just an illusion. Yes, I did notice the quillback, it makes for a really interesting photograph. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 5 May , 2013 Author Share Posted 5 May , 2013 Yesterday I was at a show and I purchased the German veterans medal, the oval one, Kyffhauserbund?? not sure on the name anyway it had the crossed swords emblem and two bars VERDUN, FLANDERN u.ARTOIS.nice parade mounted medal with separate ribbon bar. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted 13 May , 2013 Share Posted 13 May , 2013 As it is not listed in the book "Orden & Ehrenzeichen 1800 - 45" by Jörg Nimmergutt its an unofficial award / pruchase by German Naval veterans who "fought on the ground." There are copies / fakes of the Spangen being flogged out there as well. The one pictured in post 12 has at some stage been broken off its ribbon Ose mounting ring and has had the arm of the cross drilled to re-hang it. One version I have seen has the Kreigsmarine Naval flag hand-painted. It falls in to the category of:- the "Kyffershauserbund Veterans Service Medal" "German Legion of Honour Service Medal." The various enameled Campaign Medals. etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallremember Posted 2 July , 2022 Share Posted 2 July , 2022 my flanders marine medal and postcard dated 1916 i believe proceeds from the post card went to help the injured soldiers trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbm Posted 13 February , 2023 Share Posted 13 February , 2023 I have a Marine Korps Flanders Cross with four bars, two of which I would appreciate information on: LOMBARDZYTH and HET-SASS STEENSTRADE. Both bars are flat as oppesed to the normal cast bars, have integral pins on the reverse as in the standard bars. However, the above names are impressed or engraved in the bar. Perhaps there are custom-made bars by or for the veteran to reflect some action he took part in. Any opinions or information will be most appreciated. JBM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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