Freikorps ID

[Canutt]

Hallo to all,
can you help me to identify this Freikorps?
OK, he's from 2.Garde-Reserve-Division, but what about collar insignia and arm badge?


regards,
Mario

[Canutt]

detail

[McCulloh]

Brilliant snapshot.
Signed too.
Wait till Bob sees this one.
Whats' the arm badge?

[pegasus]

"Freiwilliges-Garde-Landesschützen-Korps von Neufville"
Commanding officer:Rittmeister von Neufville-Raised in IV.Armeekorps District HQ Magdeburg,December 1918.Strength:Two infantry companies,one MG company,one MG squadron,one cavalry detachment,one artillery battery,30 officers and 600 men.Served in Central Germany.InsigniaBlack collar patches with guards star,"VN" (von Neufville) in a laurel wreath badge on shoulder straps/boards.Cuffband:Freiw. 2.G.R.D. later absorbed into Grosse Reichswehrbrigade 4 Magdeburg as RW Jäger-Bataillon 4.


Greetings,

Pegasus

[Canutt]

Thank you very much, Pegasus.

Mario

Originally Posted by pegasus

"Freiwilliges-Garde-Landesschützen-Korps von Neufville"
Commanding officer:Rittmeister von Neufville-Raised in IV.Armeekorps District HQ Magdeburg,December 1918.Strength:Two infantry companies,one MG company,one MG squadron,one cavalry detachment,one artillery battery,30 officers and 600 men.Served in Central Germany.InsigniaBlack collar patches with guards star,"VN" (von Neufville) in a laurel wreath badge on shoulder straps/boards.Cuffband:Freiw. 2.G.R.D. later absorbed into Grosse Reichswehrbrigade 4 Magdeburg as RW Jäger-Bataillon 4.


Greetings,

Pegasus

[harmel]

Hi Mario,Pegasus and the great Jeff Mc,
Terrific photo,it is the man himself Georg von Neufville Born Frankfurt/Main
27/10/1883.
WW2-Oberst z.V and Cmdr of the 195th Inf Regt(78th ID)
awarded Knights Cross 22/9/41
Died of wounds 3/11/1941 Post promotion to GM z.V
Regards Harmel

[McCulloh]

OK. I am really, really impressed Harmel. I thought you had the Admirals and genrals series but this is really, really obscure and useful knowledge. How do you know it is him? Is there a cite?

[harmel]

Jeff,sorry late in replying,I have been away for a few days.
The info is not from a site,but looked at a photo on the new DVD
on Ritterkreuztrager im Bild published in Germany and compared the
photo taken in WW2 which has a profile taken from the side,and to me
he looks the same even though he has prominent ears.
Do apologise for not answering sooner.
Kind Regards Harmel

[Canutt]

Hi Harmel,
I don't think he is von Neufville himself... where are EKI and EKII? And the signature is very different (see von Salomon's Der buch das Freikorpskampfer).

regards,
Mario

Originally Posted by harmel

Jeff,sorry late in replying,I have been away for a few days.
The info is not from a site,but looked at a photo on the new DVD
on Ritterkreuztrager im Bild published in Germany and compared the
photo taken in WW2 which has a profile taken from the side,and to me
he looks the same even though he has prominent ears.
Do apologise for not answering sooner.
Kind Regards Harmel

[GWA]

Here is an interesting piece I picked up at a show last weekend. It may have some small relationship to the photo.

It is a 9mm Parabellum model 1914 Commercial.

[Gerdan]

Here are some more photos of him:


http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=h...L8mGswaH9Nz-CQ

http://www.muenzauktion.com/futter/pic/scan11290.jpg

http://www.muenzauktion.com/futter/pic/scan11290.jpg


Gerdan

[Bernie Brule]

Here he is as an SA Gruppenfuhrer wearing his Knight's Cross.

He was awarded the RK on September 21, 1941 and died on November 3rd 1941. So I suspect the RK may have been added to this picture after his death.

[Jaime]

Thanks so much, friends!

Cheers,

Jaime.