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    #16
    Sven, I'm not sure I am understanding the differences in the terminology . I am meaning the first guy who was awarded a medal for combat in WWII. I would have thought that meant awards??

    Best, Sal

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      #17
      Sal, if you mean awards and WW2 then the Spanish Cross is out. The Spanish Civil War is not WW2.

      Look at the Wound Badge and the Iron Cross. Those are the only two already in place on Sept. 1st.

      Dietrich
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        #18
        Of course! ! I meant first combat award of nazi germany and WWII slipped out .

        Best, Sal

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          #19
          This is like getting 3 wishes from an evil Geinie! You have to be very careful about your wording !

          Ok, lets try this again. What was the name of the first Wehrmacht soldier who was awarded something for a combat role by the TR government. What was he awarded? What for? What branch of the service was he?

          Best, Sal

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            #20
            What about the Schlageter award ?



            Kr



            Marcus

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              #21
              no Marcus, tricky little beast, it does not count!!!!!!!!!!!! combat. official. ordered by the Wehrmact under the Nazi government! I think I made the new question clear!!! You FAIL the evil geinie test!!!!!!!!!

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                #22
                Ok, as you've said WWII then the 'start date' has to be 1st September 1939. So, i guess you're looking for the first EKII or spange. The earliest i've seen is the EKII spange on the 4th Sept. to Gunther Lütjens but i'm sure there are others between the 1st and 3rd.
                Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.

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                  #23
                  Hi Simon, as I said in a post above I made a mistake by saying WWII. But thanks for the reply and actually I would like to know the first WWII recipients as well. Anyone know any Sept. 1st recipients?

                  Best, Sal

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                    #24
                    Sal.

                    A couple of years back, I worked up a pretty detailed chronology of all Third Reich awards which I put in my 'Medals & Decorations' book. It covers the whole period of the Nazi regime, puts all the military, political and civil awards into a chronological context, and cross-references them to other important dates, events and orders regarding use of the swastika, etc.

                    A few weeks after Hitler came to power, he officially recognised the Baltic Cross and Silesian Eagle, which had been unofficial Freikorps awards until that time. So, in effect, these were the first 'military awards' of the Third Reich. The first totally new award after the Third Reich was created was the Schlageter Badge, followed by the Gau Badges. Pre-Third Reich, the 1929 Nuernberg Badge was actually the very first Nazi award of all.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Robin Lumsden
                      .....the 1929 Nuernberg Badge was actually the very first Nazi award of all.

                      Considering this and the fact that they are very pretty they are hugely undervalued! IMO




                      Cheers,
                      David.
                      At Rathau on the Aller, the CO of 5th Royal Tanks advanced on foot to take a cautious look into the town before his tanks moved in. He encountered one of his own officers, a huge Welshman named John Gwilliam who later captained his country's rugby team, 'carrying a small German soldier by the scruff of his neck, not unlike a cat with a mouse.' The Colonel said: 'Why not shoot him?' Gwilliam replied in his mighty Welsh voice: 'Oh no, sir. Much too small.'

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