PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 181Arthur von BrietzkeFriedrich Moritz Arthur von Brietzke was born in the Brandenburger town of Kemnitz on April 30, 1848.At the time, a liberal revolution was spreading across Europe.…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Mini Chain with a Hohenzollern. Today, I will be showing another Miniature Medal Chain with a few new “Minis” entering in my collection. Unfortunately, this time it…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 179Hans ImelmannHans Imelmann was born in Hannover on May 14, 1897. His first known military service was piloting a Fokker Eindekker for one of the early fighter units,…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 178Karl d’ElsaMILITARY RISEKarl Ludwig d'Elsa was born on the first of November 1849 in Dresden (then in the Kingdom of Saxony). He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Foto (CDV) with a lovely Medal Bar.Well, this picture left my collection a while ago but still, it is worth to talk about it, the Bavarian…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 177Friedrich FriedrichsFriedrich "Fritz" Friedrichs was born in Spork, Westphalia on February 21, 1895, the son of a customs official. Young Fritz attended the Hermann-Tast Gymnasium and received his…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 176Eugen SchifferLEGAL ROOTSEugen Schiffer was born in the Prussian Silesian town of Breslau on February 14, 1860. He was the son of Bernhard Schiffer (a merchant) and Mathilde…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Death Card from a very Brave Bayern: Sebastian Schmid.The following “Sterbebild” landet in my collection, thanks to a good person and fantastic Bavarian collector. Thanks Walter.…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 175Wilhelm von DommesMILITARY RISEWilhelm Ernst Justus von Dommes was born in Göttingen on September 15, 1867. Barely eighteen years old, he was a cadet with the "Baron von…
BANDOW'S BESTThis week on Bandow's Best, I would like to share this photo of Freikorps Roßbach soldiers during the Kapp-Putsch in Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin March 1920.In March 1920, a group of…