The Collector's Guild

[Richard T Eger]

For those into collecting German militaria, this appears to be a source that you might find of interest. The website address is:

www.germanmilitaria.com (http://www.germanmilitaria.com)

Dealing with original militaria from the 1933-1945 period, the site is in transition as of this writing and only the homepage is displayed.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Colin Fuller
Kondor Legion records
Sun Sep 7 00:36:11 2003
210.23.146.138

Can anyone tell me if there any records that may indicate what awards were awarded to German volunteers involved in the Spanish Civil War. I am trying to find out if Unteroffizer Franz Josef BIRNBAUM a pilot with 10 (Pz)./SG 9 was awarded the Spanish Cross in Bronze with or without swords. I among his other documents I have a "Vorlaeuiges Besitzzeugnis" which just states that "Dem FJ Birnbaum ist unter dem heutigen Tage das Spanien-Kreuz in Bronze verliehen wroden. Dieser Ausweis verliert mit dem 31.7.1939 seine Gueltigkeit Berlin, den 31 Mai 1939" But I have no idea if he was a soldier or a civilian. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Colin

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Ed West
Some help
Sun Sep 7 19:39:16 2003
64.7.186.199

If you go to this site and read the complete description at the bottom of the page, it may provide some of the information you want. There is also a photograph on this page but it did not open on my computer.

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Luftwaffe/photos/L01050.html

Regards,
Ed

(I went to this URL, but apparently the item had been sold and was no longer shown on the site.

The site, however, can be accessed at:

http://www.germanmilitaria.com

Regards,
Richard)

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Colin Fuller
Some help
Mon Sep 8 03:09:30 2003
220.240.192.56

Many thanks Ed.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Ed West
Another thought
Mon Sep 8 21:18:08 2003
209.69.198.170

I think the text of the award document would have mentioned "with swords" (mit schwerten) but it does not.

Regards,
Ed

[Richard T Eger]

Since I initially wrote about this site in Jan. 2002, the site has become fully active. Items of Luftwaffe interest can be found in the Luftwaffe section:

1. Medals, Awards, Cloth Insignia & Flag
2. Flight Crew Clothing & Aircraft parts
3. Visors, Overseas & M43's Hats & Helmets
4. Uniforms, Clothing & Belts & Buckles
5. Fieldgear, Ordnance, Optics & Personal
6. Edged Weapons & Misc.
7. Period Photos, Books & Paper Documents
8. Luftshutz, DLV, SHD, & Related

Regards,
Richard