Need opinion on this Blood Order

[Gary Cain]

This is the second one of these to come through my doors and I still know very little about them! I like the detail and the overall feel is good to me. what say you?

Thanks!

[Gary Cain]

the ring

This is the second one of these to come through my doors and I still know very little about them! I like the detail and the overall feel is good to me. what say you?

Thanks!

[Scott C.]

Gary, I recommend posting it in the Political Awards forum -- John Fish and Bob Hirtz are the go-to-guys for BOs.

[Max_Porter]

Hello Gary,

this is a good one - a nice and fine catch.

It belonged to Hermann Koetzold from the Sturmabteilung Rossbach.

Congratulations!


Best Regards

Max_Porter

[ErichS]

Hello Gary,

this is a good one - a nice and fine catch.

It belonged to Hermann Koetzold from the Sturmabteilung Rossbach.

Congratulations!


Best Regards

Max_Porter

Max, what's interesting is that Rossbach himself didn't receive a BO.

[Jon Fish]

Soft details, a pretty worn medal, but original and well worth owning. congrats to the new owner.

[der-hase-fee]

SS full Röhm inscription dagger with serial #76637 on the cross guard has survived as well. What a phenomenal reunion that would make.

[Jon Fish]

SS full Röhm inscription dagger with serial #76637 on the cross guard has survived as well. What a phenomenal reunion that would make.

Then you need to buy the dagger as well

[der-hase-fee]

Then you need to buy the dagger as well

Guess what ?

[Jon Fish]

come on then dont be shy, show and tell...

Oh I see, Weitze sold it 4 or 5 years ago. You just gotta track the owner and pay the 10,000€ it will be worth now and its a done deal !

[Mdro]

Hello Gary,

this is a good one - a nice and fine catch.

It belonged to Hermann Koetzold from the Sturmabteilung Rossbach.

Congratulations!


Best Regards

Max_Porter

Hermann Koetzold was my father. He died in action in 1944 and was buried in Serajewo. I am not interested in the medal or any monetary value it has but would like to know where this medal was these last 70 years and how it got into circulation. I live in Canada
monikadroder@rogers. com

[der-hase-fee]

Hermann Koetzold

* 7. May 1894 in Witten/Ruhr, as second of three children to Bernhard and Helene Koetzold

Graduated from high school in Witten in 1912
Student of medicine at Marburg
Military Service Reichsheer as volunteer 2. August 1914 – 20. January 1919
Leutnant d.R. and Batterieführer 27. January 1916
Theater of operations West, Luxemburg, Belgium, France, and in the occupied Russian territories
Wounded by poison gas
Awards: EK II, EK I, black wound badge, Hanseatic Cross Hamburg, Merit Cross Lippe, Hungarian War Service Medal with Crown and Swords
Student of medicine for an interim semester (enrolled 7. February 1919 – 25. Mai 1920)
Freikorps 1. April 1919 – 30. January 1920 (Baltic provinces)
Awards: Baltic Cross, Awaloff Cross, Annen Order IV. Class
After the death of his father in early 1920 Hermann took over his book shop in Witten.
Active and passive resistance against French Ruhr occupation in April 1923, leading to 4 months incarceration and eviction.
Worked for J.F. Lehmanns Verlag in Munich 10. October – 30. November 1923.
SA member 15. Oct. - 9. Nov. 1923 (Bataillon Rossbach), active participant in the Munich Putsch
Returned to Ruhr in December 1923
More passive resistance resulting in a one year sentence in absence (escaped to unoccupied Germany).
Worked for Velhagen & Klasing in Bielefeld 12. May – 15. September 1924 to return to Witten upon retreat of the French
Founding member of the NSDAP Ortsgruppe Witten in April 1925 (NSDAP #41233)
Founding member of the Stahlhelm Witten mid 1925
Left the Stahlhelm late 1925, because it supported the DNVP
Re-joined the SA in 1926
Engaged 2. April 1926 and married Irmgard née Völker 25. October 1927
Daughter Hannelore born 4. March 1929
Daughter Margret born 6. June 1931
Bankruptcy of the bookshop in 1932 (reduction of employees from 12 to 6)
Joined the SS 15. April 1933 (SS #76637)
SS-Sturmmann 18. Juni 1934
Rottenführer 18. August 1934
Daughter Monika born 5. September 1934
Unterscharführer 1. Oktober 1934
Honor Cross for Combatants, SA Sports badge bronce
Scharführer 30. January 1935
Oberscharführer 15. June 1935
Sale of the book shop 1. October 1935
Hauptscharführer 1. January 1936
Untersturmführer and Adjudant 33. SS-Standarte 15. March 1936 (transferred to 5. Standarte immediately)
Paid suspension 5. May 1936
Amtsbürgermeister Kröv, Mosel 1. October 1936
SS-Ehrenring und Julleuchter December 1936
Amtsbürgermeister Lissendorf, Eifel starting late 1937
Obersturmführer 12. September 1937
Bulgarian War Service Medal 3. February 1938
Hauptsturmführer 20. April 1939
Wehrmacht 22. June – 22. July 1939 (Hauptmann d.R.)
Waffen-SS SS-Art.Ers.Rgt. 31. August 1942
Battr.F. Art.Reg./SS-Freiw.Div.”Prinz Eugen” 20. November 1942
Herzegovina and Montenegro since 25. April 1943
Führer d. III./SS-Geb.Art.Rgt. 7 1. November 1943
Stubaf. 20. April 1944
KIA 6. August 1944 Fojnica/Bosnia

[der-hase-fee]

If anyone ever comes across GPB #41223, I'd certainly appreciate a PM.

[andrewb]

Hermann Koetzold

Founding member of the NSDAP Ortsgruppe Witten in April 1925 (NSDAP #41233)

Happy to keep an eye open for you but which is it, #41233 or #41223?

Regards,
AB.

[der-hase-fee]

Happy to keep an eye open for you but which is it, #41233 or #41223?

Regards,
AB.

Thank you, AB. 41233, please.