WWI EK 2 document - opinions please

[EK Hunter]

The signature is "von Oppel-Bronikowski" but I cannot say if the signature is handwritten or only a stamp.

The von Oppeln-Bronikowski Jon-Olav mentioned was born 1899 in Berlin, died 1966 in Geissbach bei Bad Tölz.

He never could have bee a Generalleutnant 1916! It was his father Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1857 - 1925) who was a Generalleutnant in ww1.


Gerdan

Thanks again for your input Gerdan!

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Alex

[EK Hunter]

I have 4-5 of these, they are nice looking docs.

I dont know how many variations exist, but there are slight text differences "In the name of the general commanding the 48th div" "In the name of the commander of the 24th Korps" and "in the name of the commander of the "Korps Marschall"" being the 3 variations I have.

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Chris

Yes, I've noted that variations in the text do exist. But it's interesting to learn that you have 4-5 of these certificates. Seems like this may be a rather common document after all. Nevertheless, I believe it's a very colorful, attractive and impressive EK award document. Thanks for your input Chris.

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Alex

[EK Hunter]

Pretty nice document with pretty nice writting. I love old style of writting

Thanks for your feedback Josef. I too love the old style penmanship that's found on many WWI EK award documents.

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Alex