At last... a way to display my stuff...

[Chris Boonzaier]

OK, less of a militaria thing, but the battles of 1918 are coming together as I tackle the german offensives.....

http://www.kaiserscross.com/41902/41958.html

These sections form a framework for research into EK docs awarded for actions in these attacks.

Also some nice Machinegun photos added to the MG photo album.

Best
Chris

[Chris Boonzaier]

OK, I am a doc guy.

And I started out with a simple document with the action entered on it... "On the Avre..."

WWI is a confusing mixture of rivers "On the Somme" "On the Aisne" "On the Ailette" "On the Marne""On the Avre"
Places "In the Champagne""At Rheims""In front of Verdun""At St Mihiel"

But I was stuck with "On the Avre" for this one.....

So.... I wanted to understand where this award was made and what the Unit was up to.

The result is what I consider to be the perfect example of what i picture a page of my site to be...

1) Militaria displayed.
2) The story behind it
3) Links to an easily understandable overview of the "Big picture"
4) Further links to related topics (Other awards to the man, to men he served with)

The 2) is a description of the fighting at the place in question (Regimental level) the 3) puts it in the context of the bigger battle (Army level) and there are maps that help follow at both levels.

http://www.kaiserscross.com/41815/112201.html

Thats how I like my iron crosses... all paper and wrinkely.... ;-)

You dont need to know anything about the man... but you can find out about the battle....

Hope you enjoy it ;-)

Also check out the whats new page.... <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_222234-->

[Chris Boonzaier]

More cool stuff in the "Whats new section"

http://www.kaiserscross.com/40020.html

Best
Chris

[Chris Boonzaier]

See whats new...

Some great Verdun stuff and some Sturm-Abteilung stuff.

http://www.kaiserscross.com/130701/home.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Am very proud of the following doc... with great info about where it fits into the battle...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/130701/home.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

A nice Set for the fighting at Souville after the Bavarian Offensive at Verdun on the 23rd of June 1916...
See here.... http://www.kaiserscross.com/130701/home.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Some stuff to guys who literally fought each other... one award made for attacking the enemy assault troops with a bayonet...

see here!

http://www.kaiserscross.com/60401/134143.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Proudly presented.... the hub for Verdun awards, stories and a memorial to the men....

http://www.kaiserscross.com/41902/136501.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

See "Whats new".....

http://www.kaiserscross.com/40020.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

The death of a Regiment.... the 69th is destroyed at Haucourt...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/40056/140301.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Dangerous Liaisons.... a runner in the mouth of hell...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/60401/141501.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

At last something new...

Mainly for researchers of "The Battle"


http://www.kaiserscross.com/130701/home.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

How about an Iron Cross to a Bavarian Prince? I am not sure if the EK was his... but the doc was :-))

http://www.kaiserscross.com/60401/145101.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Another write up about one of my favorite groupings...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/40056/146301.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Section added

http://www.kaiserscross.com/147201/home.html