Interesting group!

[Ian Jewison]

Didn't know exactly where to post these as they cover a few different areas!!!

The photos are of Oberfeldwebel Franz Neumann who served both wars.

First photo shows him as a Feldwebel wearing ribbon bar of EK II, Bavarian Service Cross, Honour Cross 1914/18. The Bavarian Pilots Badge, Wound Badge in Black and SA Braunschweig Treffen Award 1931.

[Ian Jewison]

This photo shows him now as an Oberfeldwebel wearing the same awards but he has swapped his SA award for the EK I....incidentally a 1914 version (awarded 17.12.1918).

[Ian Jewison]

A proud 48 year old!

[Ian Jewison]

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[Ian Jewison]

Herr Neumann served WWI with Infanterie winning the EK II. After training as a pilot transferred to Bayern Jasta 79, winning the EK I and heavily wounded October 1918.
WW II numerous posts with Flak units. 1944 to Artillerie Abteilung, Fallschirm AOK and Fallschirm Beobachtungs Batterie.

/Ian

[Stijn David]

Herr Neumann

Hello Ian,


Wel it seems indeed a old proud one you have there , wich other awards did your person earn during his WWII career ? , im sure he was pretty well decorated


Cordial greetings,

[Ian Jewison]

Unfortunately there are no awards entered for WW II! Whether or not he did get something is hard to say....with the units he belonged to I would have expected at least a KVK II m/S !!!
There are no entries for Para pay so he perhaps is not a "Badged" Para but he did join a Fallschirm unit early 1944 !

/Ian