Jim W.

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

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

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

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

Great pieces and a very generous gift. Thanks for showing Richard Jim

That is a very nice pick up Graham.Nice to see with a photo of the ship as well. Thanks for showing it Jim

Worth keeping on the forum for others to identify from I think Justin

What is the size of this piece?

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

Tree bark does like that doesn`t it

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

SA badges I think are a great design .

I love those Richard.