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Box 18

 Container

Contains 10 Results:

I. Grenztruppen Ranks. Enlisted: Private to Sgt. Major. left to right top: Soldat (Private); Gefreiter (Private First Class); Stabsgefreiter (Corporal); Unteroffizier (Sergeant) bottom: Unterfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant), Feldwebel (Sgt. First Class); Oberfeldwebel (Master Sergeant); Stabsfeldwebel (1st Sergeant/Sgt Major

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 1
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

II.  Grenztruppen Ranks. Warrant Officers & Officer’s School Cadets. left to right, top: Unteroffiziersschule (NCO School), Faehnrichschueler, 1. Studienahr (Warrant Officer Cadet, 1st School Year. Faehnrichschueler, 2.Studienjahr (Warrant Officer Cadet, 2nd School Year. Officiersschueler, 1. Jahr (Officer School Cadet, 1st Year); “ : bottom: Offiziersschueler, 2.Jahr, Officer’s School 2nd year; OS, 3.Jahr, OSC, 3d Year; OS, 4. Jahr (OSC 4th Year); OS, 5. Jahr (OSC, 5th Year)

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 2
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

III. Grenztruppen Ranks. Officers. left to right, top row: Unterleutnant (Junior Lieutenant); Leutnant (Lieutenant); Leutnant (Lieutenant Military Band) Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant); left to right bottom row: Hauptman (Captain); Major (Major); Oberstleutnannt (Lieutenant Colonel); Oberts (Colonel); General Major (Major General)

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 3
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

IV. Berlin Wall Medals & Badges. Left side above: Kampfgruppen badge and shoulder patch. Below Verdienstmedaille der Kampfgruppen (Militia Meritorious Service) in gold, silver & bronze, in descending order of merit. The ‘Kampfgruppen’ were heavily involved in the construction of the Berlin Wall, both for labor & security. Medal & presentation package for officers involved in raising of the Berlin Wall. Right side: Top two medals:Freie Deutsche Jugend (FDJ), (Medals for Free German Youth), lower three given to enlisted men involved in construction and security of the wall.

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 4
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

V.          Medals & Badges awarded to NVA Border Troops: top left: badge for Border Unit Commanding Officers. Below with green background, small badge for enlisted men serving on border. Center top: sercice cap badge. Top right: Fuer Vorbildlichen Grenzdienst (For Meritorious Border Service Medal) Middle row of three medals: Fuer Hervorragende Verdienste (For Outstanding Service medals in bronze, silver & gold.) Bottom row of four medals: Fuer Treue Dienste (For Faithful Service medals in bronze (5 yrs service), silver (10 yrs.), gold 15 yrs. and gold with double ‘x’ for 20 yrs. service)

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 5
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

VI: Miscellaneous West German Badges & patches: top left Gross-Hessen Grenzpolizei (Greater Hessian Border Police. A state border police before occupation ended. Rare item) Right side: Bayerische Grenzpolizei (Bavarian Border Police- also rare early patch.) To the left of this patch, a pocket badge (hangs on pocket button) for Bavarian Border Police. Bottom right Pocket badge for ‘Zoll’ (custom’s Police who also patrolled border) to its left a Zoll cap badge, a small metal eagle (also Zoll) and in the center a Zoll patch worn on upper sleeve. On the left there are 6 badges or patches plus cuff title, plus curved tab from the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Police. Established 1953

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 6
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

VII. Miscellaneous unit patchges and distinctive unit crests worn by US troops serving in Berlin. Note right center a money clip, left center is a British Army patch. Medals on bottom from left to right: ‘Za Bzyatye Berlina (For the Battle of Berlin) - Medal given to all Russian soldiers who fought in Berlin. Next Berlin Airlift medal, next Berlin Occupation medal, last Unofficial Cold War medal.

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 7
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

VIII. Miscellaneous NVA Uniform items: Center: pair of ‘birds’ nests’ epaulets worn by members of army band, left naval shooting cord, right army shooting cord. Bester (Best, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sports Badge awards.) Kragenspiegel (Collartabs - 2 double columns with green background, worn by all enlisted men & lower ranking officers.) In lower corners, collar tabs with birds & tabs with birds & oak leaf clusters worn by generals.

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 8
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

IX. Miscellaneous Czeck Army Border Troops badges, medals & color brass (wolves). Note customs (Douane) pocket badge. Don’t read Czech, so can’t identify these. There is a book in check in the collection in Czech that will help if you can access a Czech speaker.

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 9
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

X. Soviet Bloc Border Service badges from Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hungry & Romania. You’ll have to get a slav specialist to sort these out.

 Item — Box: 18
Identifier: Item 10
Dates: 1940-2014
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Joe Michaud Papers / BORDER COLLECTION / Ryker Mounts

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