I am posting these estate items that span WWI and WWII of Lt.d.R. Willy Schirp to share with you . First his slivered ID -dog tag from WW I . It is hmkd in the back '800' silvered with 'L' over a line in a shield . which I believe stands for 'Lauer , Nuernberg '.
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Next a veteran's item with the cypher of his unit . -
Here his WWI shoulder board .Comment
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..And a pre WWI shoulder board . Have no idea what unit this was ????Comment
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..and a close-up of the board with this interesting pip with an eagle .Comment
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Here now his WWI 1st Class Iron Cross in the box with dark blue velvet .Besides this , the estate includes his Black Wounded Badge of WWI, Kyffhaeuser Club Medal , the oval type one with the flags , and the Hindenburg Cross with swords .Comment
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Backside of the Iron Cross is hmkd. 'L 54 ' in a box .Comment
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Here the close-up of the hmk.Comment
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It is a nice one !
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Here his WWI belt buckle ; no hmk. on the backside or the leather tab .Comment
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Here an other Veteran's Club item wich reads: ' Preussischer Landeskriegerverband " and " Krieger u. Landwehr Verein DIERINGHAUSEN '.Comment
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A very nice grouping. Thanks for sharing
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Now a WWII photo of Lt.d.R. Willy Schirp in his LW Reserve Lt. Flak uniform . He is on the left in the photo which reads in back :' March 1941 --Ian Kralup ' , which is his friend on the right side of the photo.Comment
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...and a little closer !Comment
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..and even closer !
Any info on his WWI UNIT HISTORY , LIKE WHEN AND WHERE DID IT SERVE ON THE WESTERN FRONT ??? -AND ON THAT PRE-WWI SHOULDER BOARD ???? would be of much interest to me .
Thanks in advance , Doug .Comment
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