The Souville Hoehen badge! A not offical award of the Battle of Verdun in 1916!

[Sergeant 08]

A collector offered to me a Souville badge. At the moment I have no photos of the badge, that he offered to me. He told me it is one of the rarest not official German Imperial ww1 awards and it is easier to find a Knight cross, than to find such a badge.

I did not find it on the well known dealer sites. And I got only a few informations about the badge on this site:

http://freenet-homepage.de/bero3459/souville-orden.html



I think in the German army it was not allowed to wear not offical badges on the uniform (other troops for example soldiers from Austria wore a lot of such not official badges, cap badges etc.). There were only a few exceptions like the Souville button of the R.I.R.88 and the Souville badge of the R.I.R.81 from Hessen. The badge got only stormtroopers and soldiers, that fought at the Souville Hoehen in the battle of Verdun in the August of 1916. It was allowed to wear the badge on the left side of the uniform.



I want to know more about the award! How many badges were awarded etc. Who can tell me more?

[Gerdan]

http://www.deutsche-gesellschaft-fue...itung_408b.htm

Here you will find some information on the badge.

Gerdan

[Sergeant 08]

Thanks Gerdan! I must try to get this collector newspaper, that has been described on this web site!

Here is my Souville badge, that I got today

You can say, it is a little bit like a CCC (CLOSE COMBAT CLASP) of the ww1 !

[Gerdan]

I do not know in which European country you are living but in a lot of German public libraries you can find the "Zeitschrift für Heerskunde".
Your badge is a very nice and rare piece.

Gerdan

[Sergeant 08]

I do not know in which European country you are living but in a lot of German public libraries you can find the "Zeitschrift für Heerskunde".
Your badge is a very nice and rare piece.

Gerdan

The good old library - I will try it! Thanks!

For all collectors that are interested! Here ist the backside:

[Sergeant 08]

Some photos of the RIR 81!

The tropps left the town in 1914......

[Sergeant 08]

Other photos- the same day in 1914!

[Sergeant 08]

[Sergeant 08]

Verdun / Souville in 1916 !

[Sergeant 08]

The RIR81 fought three times on the Souville frontline in August 1916!

Officers: 12 killed, 18 wounded, 1 missing

Other ranks: 246 killed, 1080 wounded, 127 missing

[mbberlin]

The good old library - I will try it! Thanks!

You can also purchase it directly http://www.deutsche-gesellschaft-fue.../Zeitung_1.htm

Mor information (German): http://www.militaria-fundforum.de/sh...ad.php?t=63021

The so called "Souville-Knopf": http://www.rkwetterau.de/html/hauptt...ch_bovwt3.html

[Sergeant 08]

You can also purchase it directly http://www.deutsche-gesellschaft-fue.../Zeitung_1.htm

Mor information (German): http://www.militaria-fundforum.de/sh...ad.php?t=63021

The so called "Souville-Knopf": http://www.rkwetterau.de/html/hauptt...ch_bovwt3.html

....yes, or I will order it . Thanks for the other web site informations!

[Sergeant 08]

I like the Souville button too! If somebody has one for sale...?

The RIR88 fought on the left side of the RIR81 and got this other not official award of the battle of Verdun!

[Sergeant 08]

I would like to see more photos of the battle of Verdun?

Somebody, who can post some pictures (if possible private battle photos)?

[Gerdan]

http://images.google.de/imgres?imgur...%3Dde%26sa%3DG

If you are able to open this side you will find more information and photos dealing with Souville

Gerdan