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    Service Document and Photo-Baltic Fighter

    Here's an interesting and scarce service record and photo of a WWI submariner and Baltic Freikorps veteran. Unfortunately, I don't know his name because that part of the document is missing.

    He went into the Imperial navy in 1913 and to U-Boat school in 1916. He served on U-25 and U-59.

    In the Baltic campaign he served in Artillerie Regiment Stever (Freikorps Stever) as part of the Schutzenregiment Baltenland in the Russian Westarmee of Prince Pavel Bermondt-Avalov. He served in Kurland and Lithuania.

    The document notes his awards seen in his photo as a member of the Kriegsmarine likely taken sometime in the mid-1930s.

    EKII (ribbon bar)
    Hessen Verdienst Medaille = Hessian Merit medal (ribbon bar)
    U-Boot Abzeichen = U-boat badge
    Baltenkreuz = Baltic Cross (pin-back and on ribbon bar)
    Malteserkreuz = Avalov Cross of the Russian West Army (pin-back and on ribbon bar)
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    #2
    Very very nice

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      #3
      Thanks for sharing Brian... I am going to hazard a guess that this photo is late 1930's due to the style of his uniform. He is proudly displaying his banned Freikorps award, fun to see photos like this.


      Culled from AxisHistory forum:

      Formed in the area of Kurland and Litauen

      Commander:
      Korvettenkapitän Stever

      Manpower strength:
      923

      Order of battle:
      Batterie (von Wedel), 4 FK 16 7,7cm field guns
      2 x Batterie (Waldau), 4 light howitzers
      MG Company

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