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Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
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Can anyone recommend a good illustrated book on German medals and heraldry from the war? I am not interested in the recipients, but more the medals themselves and the criteria for award. Thanks in advance. Mark Proulx |
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
that's a big ask Mark, there are dozens, some of them really high-end...
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
Ok. I wasn't aware, hence my question. You gotta start somewhere!
Mark Proulx |
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
Gordon Williamson's " The Iron Cross - a history, 1813-1957 " is available cheaply. The same author's "The Iron Cross of 1939" will set you back several hundred $$$
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
Hi Mark,
As Richard said, there are many, many books on the subject of Wehrmacht awards, some dedicated to individual medals/badges, but the references below are general ones that I've found useful:
Note that these books are focused on the medals and awards that were specific to the Luftwaffe, so they don't cover those awarded across all Wehrmacht branches, such as the Eiserne Kreuz I & II, Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, and Ritterkreuz. For other available publications, these sites are worth checking:
Hope that helps, Leon Venter |
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
Looks like a great place to start. Thanks Leon for your reply. I appreciate it.
Mark Proulx |
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
For Heer awards you can get a modern day reprint of MERKBLATT 15/5 ORDEN UND EHRENZEICHEN which gives the criteria for the awards (no images though).
A copy can be found here but you will need to register to order it: https://www.history-shop.de/katalog/...EN_126668.html For Luftwaffe Flight Clasps there is Flight Clasps of the Luftwaffe by Stephen Thomas Previtera (ISBN: 978-0967307053) although it does tend to be expensive as are many of these niche books. For the Pilots Badge there is Luftwaffe Pilot and Combined Pilots and Observer Badges guidebook by Sébastien Talbot and Stephan Papke. https://www.generalassaultmilitaria....stephan-papke/
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Collecting Interests: WW2 German Award Citations, Wehrpasse & Soldbucher. |
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Re: Medals and Heraldry Recommendations
Well, after a little scrounging, I was able to find a copy of the Scapini book from nearby. Looking forward to digging into it and I hope this is a good primer for a neophyte.
Thanks everyone for all your feedback! Mark Proulx |