I found this piece of WW2 history recently at the Zionsville Antique Mall. I hope you enjoy this presentation. #history #wwii #wedding #relic #antique #memorabilia #memorial
Thank You so much. Very interesting and enjoyable. Researching each artifact is probably the most satisfying part of collecting historical items. Everything tells a story and these people actually lived at one time. How cool!
Hello Mr.Shenyang and thank you for your very kind comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I will bring more history videos as I see people do appear interested. I agree with you that it is very satisfying researching and learning all that you can about an object or a persons life through letters or other documents. Have a good week! 😊
'Gedenktafel' means memorial plaque. Gefallene kameraden' means 'fallen comrades'. The dress uniform is called a 'Dienstrock', the soldiers rank is 'Obergefreiter' in the 'Heer' (army) which falls between PVT1 and a corporal. The cuffs on the 'Dienstrock' indicates the soldier was a 'Pioniere' (combat engineer).The ribbon right under is the 'War cross of honour', indicating the soldier was a front line fighter. The soldier or his ancestors probably originate from the city of 'Bismark' (the crest on the left). The crest on the right seems to point to the coat of arms of the city of Schöppenstedt but the coloring deviates somewhat (perhaps the coloring on the memorial plague has faded somewhat?) and could also point out ancestories. The couple may have resided in Navis which was after the 1937 ''Anschluss' officially situated in Germany but May 1st 1945 returned to independent Austria. Navis is located approx. 12 miles southeast of the city of Innsbruck in the federal state of Tirol (the Austrian name). The last crest on the bottom relates the county of Hesse which connects to the plague of Nürnberg on top. Hereby a link to a memorial in Navis containing the names of fallen soldiers. Perhaps this helps your further investigations: www.denkmalprojekt.org/2013/navis_bez-innsbruck-land_tirol_wk1_wk2_oesterr.html
First I love the screen name. I take it you were a fan of Faulty Towers. That was a great show! I can’t thank you enough for that wealth of information. That is more than I ever expected to know about this picture and the memorabilia attached to it. Some items are easier to reveal information about their past more than others, but when outstanding folks like you step forward it really helps a lot. I can’t tell you just how much I appreciate this! Thanks again! 😊👍
Hi Derkharris so nice to hear from you and appreciate your very enthusiastic comment. I hope your week is going well. I got this from a vendor I know. He is retired from the U.S. Navy and he always gives me big breaks on the things I get from him. He knocked off $100 so that leaves me that much more for the collection. 😁
The word on top means "memorialplaque". The crest at the bottom is from Hesse, a region in Germany, thats where I'm from btw. Nuremberg lies in Bavaria/ Germany. Navis is a place in Tyrol/Austria, so no clear connection here. The ribbon in the corner is iron cross WWI, so most likely not the pictured mans. A colorful mixture, I'd say. Hope that helps a little.
Hallo! Thanks for the information that really does help me with some background. I don’t just collect historical artifacts I try to piece as much of it’s history as I can and thanks to folks like you, I own know more about this than I did before. I am very grateful for this information. It might be a coincidence but I am half Tyrolean on my mother’s (father’s side). My great grandparents came to the U.S. from Tyrol. When I was a teenager I knew a man who was from Tyrol that fought for the Kaiser during WW1. Thanks again for the information! 👍
How interesting bro !! 'Bedenktafel' means memorial plaque.. 'Gefallene Kameraden' under the ribbon means 'Fallen friends' so I am afraid that this soldier would certainly have died during WW2 and this picture would probably have been near his coffin at his funeral !!
Thank You so much. Very interesting and enjoyable. Researching each artifact is probably the most satisfying part of collecting historical items. Everything tells a story and these people actually lived at one time. How cool!
Hello Mr.Shenyang and thank you for your very kind comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I will bring more history videos as I see people do appear interested. I agree with you that it is very satisfying researching and learning all that you can about an object or a persons life through letters or other documents. Have a good week! 😊
'Gedenktafel' means memorial plaque. Gefallene kameraden' means 'fallen comrades'. The dress uniform is called a 'Dienstrock', the soldiers rank is 'Obergefreiter' in the 'Heer' (army) which falls between PVT1 and a corporal. The cuffs on the 'Dienstrock' indicates the soldier was a 'Pioniere' (combat engineer).The ribbon right under is the 'War cross of honour', indicating the soldier was a front line fighter.
The soldier or his ancestors probably originate from the city of 'Bismark' (the crest on the left). The crest on the right seems to point to the coat of arms of the city of Schöppenstedt but the coloring deviates somewhat (perhaps the coloring on the memorial plague has faded somewhat?) and could also point out ancestories. The couple may have resided in Navis which was after the 1937 ''Anschluss' officially situated in Germany but May 1st 1945 returned to independent Austria. Navis is located approx. 12 miles southeast of the city of Innsbruck in the federal state of Tirol (the Austrian name). The last crest on the bottom relates the county of Hesse which connects to the plague of Nürnberg on top.
Hereby a link to a memorial in Navis containing the names of fallen soldiers. Perhaps this helps your further investigations: www.denkmalprojekt.org/2013/navis_bez-innsbruck-land_tirol_wk1_wk2_oesterr.html
First I love the screen name. I take it you were a fan of Faulty Towers. That was a great show! I can’t thank you enough for that wealth of information. That is more than I ever expected to know about this picture and the memorabilia attached to it. Some items are easier to reveal information about their past more than others, but when outstanding folks like you step forward it really helps a lot. I can’t tell you just how much I appreciate this! Thanks again! 😊👍
That's awesome 😊
Hi Derkharris so nice to hear from you and appreciate your very enthusiastic comment. I hope your week is going well. I got this from a vendor I know. He is retired from the U.S. Navy and he always gives me big breaks on the things I get from him. He knocked off $100 so that leaves me that much more for the collection. 😁
The word on top means "memorialplaque". The crest at the bottom is from Hesse, a region in Germany, thats where I'm from btw. Nuremberg lies in Bavaria/ Germany. Navis is a place in Tyrol/Austria, so no clear connection here. The ribbon in the corner is iron cross WWI, so most likely not the pictured mans. A colorful mixture, I'd say.
Hope that helps a little.
Hallo! Thanks for the information that really does help me with some background. I don’t just collect historical artifacts I try to piece as much of it’s history as I can and thanks to folks like you, I own know more about this than I did before. I am very grateful for this information. It might be a coincidence but I am half Tyrolean on my mother’s (father’s side). My great grandparents came to the U.S. from Tyrol. When I was a teenager I knew a man who was from Tyrol that fought for the Kaiser during WW1. Thanks again for the information! 👍
I'm glad I can help. It's all very interesting!
Take it to a german teacher...have her translate it...then begin search for rightful heirs
Thank you for the suggestion. I appreciate the reply! 👍
How interesting bro !! 'Bedenktafel' means memorial plaque.. 'Gefallene Kameraden' under the ribbon means 'Fallen friends' so I am afraid that this soldier would certainly have died during WW2 and this picture would probably have been near his coffin at his funeral !!
Interesting theory my friend! 🤔
His rank was Corporal major.. and his shoulder titles appear to be that of medical corps
Thanks Jim. I didn’t know the Germans had a corporal major rank then again the U.S. has a sergeant major rank so why not a corporal major? 😊
Gedenktafel = memorial plaque.
Thank you tazman for that translation I appreciate your response! 😊👍