The Coburg Badge

[Matthew]

no one here paying for english humor but proper merchandise

Where money is involved there should be no room for 'humor' as you put it.

From estand rules: 'Items listed must be honestly described. Any known or suspected defects, repairs, or alterations are to be disclosed and detailed in the narrative, with photos provided if possible'.

[Jon Fish]

Thanks Mathew, I'm sure there is something in the rules about the way to communicate, politely, to fellow members as well.
A private PM to me would have been enough.

[Military]

Looks like the Coburg badge with unusual pin replacement on Weitze for 8500 Euros may have sold. I no longer see it on the site.

Yeah - it's gone. prices up and up, the only way to unobtainium.
Mil

[chen]

Chen, funding from the politburo or?

Mil

Who else?

[Military]

Who else?

I don't know who else - You have to spill the beans, Chen.



Mil

[ErichS]

Getting back on topic here, does anyone know who this well decorated Old Fighter is?

[chen]

Julius Schreck

[Matthew]

I don't think that is Schreck. Aside from different looks, he held a rank of Standartenfuhrer by 1933 which would give this photo only a very narrow window of time to be taken.

cheers

Matt

[ErichS]

Agree Matt it's not Schreck.

[Matthew]

I think I see crossed spade and pickaxe on his tab in front of the numeral which would make him a member of SS-Pioniersturmbann. Maybe post in the SS section? His mug looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it..

[sdesember]

Is it Johann Bäumer? There's a german article about him:
http://www.wochenanzeiger-muenchen.d...ach,58202.html

[Max_Porter]

Bingo! It´s Bäumer. Thank you, sdesember.


Best Regards

Max_Porter

[der-hase-fee]

Getting back on topic here, does anyone know who this well decorated Old Fighter is?

We re all getting old, aren't we ?

[ErichS]

We re all getting old, aren't we ?

Haha, hoping no one would notice and yes we are!

[ErichS]

Looking at the German Wikipedia site, they show two recipients of the Silver Coburg badge of honor such as the one in the Ailsby collection.

Heinrich Bulking of Duisburg, an SA Mann martyred in 1929.

Theresa Esslinger a widow from Munich.

These make much more sense than one being awarded to Martin Bormann's brother Albert.