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Seeing these vets and their medals reminds me of the significance of the 57 medals. Many veterans had returned by then from imprisonment in Russia for terms of three to 10 years hard labor and had lost everything. The German Government at least acknowledged these vets with a gift of their medals, without the swastika of course. Very sad.
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Originally posted by stuka rick View PostSeeing these vets and their medals reminds me of the significance of the 57 medals. Many veterans had returned by then from imprisonment in Russia for terms of three to 10 years hard labor and had lost everything. The German Government at least acknowledged these vets with a gift of their medals, without the swastika of course. Very sad.
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Originally posted by stuka rick View PostMany veterans had returned by then from imprisonment in Russia for terms of three to 10 years hard labor and had lost everything.
I still remember the story of Hans von Luck's Ritterkreuz.
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It's apparent that veterans wore their '57s in a variety of configurations, and presumably military regulations had no authority over that, but does anyone know Bundeswehr regulations regarding the wear of '57s for those in active service, both on the uniform and on civilian clothing?
Best regards,
---Norm
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Hi Norm,
there are precise regulations about orders and decorations on the uniform, see for example the ZDv 37/10, No. 583 and the following numbers:
www.dmb-lv-westfalen.de/z1.pdf
For the wear on civilian clothes you can find everything necessary in the old books from Krantz (page 150-165) and/or Geeb/Kirchner (page 76-78).
Uwe
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Originally posted by Tom B View PostThis one I know, met him a few times....Hugo Laubereau (RK 23 Nov. 1943). TomAttached Files
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Originally posted by Sepp45 View PostHeinz Lammerding, Ernst-August Krag, Jochen Peiper and Ernst Barkmann - 1959
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