Walter Kinast Karlsfeld Nikolaus Moosmang Träger der goldenen Bayerischen Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (Tapferkeitsmedaille) zuletzt Vizefeldwebel im Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 12 Geboren am 14.12.1888 in Kaufbeuren Gestorben am 04.02.1937 in München nach schwerer Kehlkopfoperation Nikolaus Moosmang entstammte einer alteingesessenen und angesehenen Kaufbeurer Bürgerfamilie. Von den zwei Söhnen des 1926
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Walter Kinast, Karlsfeld Ein kurzer Abriss über sein Leben geb. 22.12.1847 in Vötting gest. 28.06.1920 in Freising Gaststättenbesitzer und Hotelier in Freising Korporal der 4. Eskadron beim 3. Chevaulegers-Regiment „Herzog Maximilian“ Auszeichnungen: Silberne Militär-Verdienst-Medaille 01.09.1870, weil er große Entschlossenheit
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This interesting grouping of items consists of a late-WWI silver-gilt version of a Bavarian Gold Bravery Medal, a lapel miniature for the Bavarian Gold Bravery Medal, a small silk banner, and a copy of “Bayerns Goldenes Ehrenbuch”. The silver-gilt Gold Bravery Medal is suspended from a single
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The type of Bavarian Bravery Medal citation shown below detailed the actions of a soldier who was awarded the Gold Bavarian Bravery Medal. This type of document was issued as a companion document to the official award document (Verleihungs-Urkunde). The document was a pre-printed single page and the particulars
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It is interesting to discover the history behind the bestowal of an award whenever possible. Regarding the awards of German States this is not always possible, as most awards were not impressed nor engraved with the name of the recipient. However, documentation will sometimes lead to a
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