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Jim W. last won the day on July 19 2019
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880 Most Valuable MemberAbout Jim W.

- Birthday 04/14/1962
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Location
Leicester UK
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Militaria Interests
Imperial medals,Iron Crosses, WW1 French Croix De Guerre, medals to the Royal Engineers Tunnelling Companies of WW1 1914 Stars to the BEF
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Graves of KC - RKT during World War II
Jim W. replied to Agustin V.'s topic in Knight's Cross Holders - Ritterkreuzträgers
Ludwig Bauer, awarded the RK for actions on the Gothic line 5,6,7 September 1944 and KIA October 1944. A posthumous award -
My thoughts exactly
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Hi Marcus, Sadly Robert Circan died of wounds received leading his men into action at Montdidier on 28th March 1918. He now lies in a small cemetery at Ognon Oise. I have visited his grave many times
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101 years ago , 28th January 1918, The French 18 infantry regiment was involved in a trench raid at Tahure, Champagne.Leading the assault was Captain Robert Circan, a holder of the Legion d`Honneur. He personally trained 88 men for the attack which took place just after midday following a short but intense artillery bombardment of the German trenches. The purpose was took destroy 2 troublesome concrete machine gun emplacements. Whilst the engineers dealt with the demolition, Captain Circan led his men through 4 lines of German trenches before withdrawing leaving 4 French dead and capturing enemy prisoners. The regimental history describes this great officer as "The Bravest of The Brave" Here is his citation for the action and a the photo of the great man
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Dear friends, i have not been active much in our hobby as currently I am going through what has become an incredibly nasty divorce and was at one point going to see my collection , which I have collected for over 30 years, decimated by greed and dishonesty. Despite this, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy 2019. I do hope to become more active on the forum within the next few months Regards Jim
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Flak Bloke EK2 and Glider ID
Jim W. replied to Richard Auld's topic in Award Certificates and other Documents of the Third Reich
Great pieces and a very generous gift. Thanks for showing Richard Jim -
HMS RANEE.
Jim W. replied to Graham's topic in Non-Combat Items of the British Empire & Commonwealth
That is a very nice pick up Graham.Nice to see with a photo of the ship as well. Thanks for showing it Jim -
Marine=Luftschiff=Abteilung Mützenband
Jim W. replied to JustinG's topic in German Empire & Weimar Republic
Worth keeping on the forum for others to identify from I think Justin -
Party badge or decoration?
Jim W. replied to carlyoung's topic in Political & Civil Awards and Decorations
What is the size of this piece? -
Book - For Fuhrer And Fatherland - Question
Jim W. replied to gjw's topic in Audio-Visual Material & Books
I wouldn`t bother Greg. I have the revised edition from 1987. The information is available elsewhere and the books are expensive Jim -
Great news Justin. I can just imagine how you felt about losing the package. Looking forward to you posting your new arrivals Jim
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Tree bark does like that doesn`t it
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Thanks Justin. The KC is a micro 800 S &L and the DKiG is a Zimmermann. The Knights Cross came from a dealer I have dealt with for many years and came direct from the family.It was a posthumous award hence its superb condition. Jim
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Bronze SA Sport Badge
Jim W. replied to Richard Auld's topic in Political & Civilian Organizations of the Third Reich
SA badges I think are a great design . -
I propose a toast!
Jim W. replied to Richard Auld's topic in Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS
I love those Richard.