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Ritterton · 14 November 2009, 02:58 PM

LUFTSCHIFFER EK 2 ( 800 ), Urkunde FLA 12 Ballonzug 34 bei eBay.de: 1871-1918 (endet 18.11.09 17:07:07 MEZ)

First, I am not bidding on this nor selling it. Rather, my good friend Airship Harry sent me the link due to my interest in balloons from both sides of the war.

Second, I am also familiar with the Iron Cross and why it was awarded. However, what caught my attention in this was the "citation" that accompanied this IC. It has me asking a few questions that I really don't know anything about. Now, I was in the USAF and so I am familiar with a medal, a medal citation, and a medal nomination...with that in mind let me ask a few IC newbie like questions:

1. This was awarded in the field, near the end of the War - but would this be called the Citation?

2. There is a number 16070 - would that be indicating that this is the 16,070 IC awarded? Army wide? Nation wide? Or is this number meaning something else?

3. Is an IC citation like this "traceable" back to the incident for which it was awarded? Meaning, can a person trace the citation back to the medal nomination? If so, is that something that is a record by record unit based search? National level search?

Again, not bidding nor selling. But, I do a lot of genealogical research and historical military research (German US Civil War Regiment, etc.). I am familiar with the record keeping aspect of the military and was just suddenly curious.

Thanks in advance. Oh, and I think I have a few new airplane photos to put up on the forum too....

14 November 2009, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ritterton Two-seater Pilot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 242	Iron Cross - Awarding and Citation LUFTSCHIFFER EK 2 ( 800 ), Urkunde FLA 12 Ballonzug 34 bei eBay.de: 1871-1918 (endet 18.11.09 17:07:07 MEZ) First, I am not bidding on this nor selling it. Rather, my good friend Airship Harry sent me the link due to my interest in balloons from both sides of the war. Second, I am also familiar with the Iron Cross and why it was awarded. However, what caught my attention in this was the "citation" that accompanied this IC. It has me asking a few questions that I really don't know anything about. Now, I was in the USAF and so I am familiar with a medal, a medal citation, and a medal nomination...with that in mind let me ask a few IC newbie like questions: 1. This was awarded in the field, near the end of the War - but would this be called the Citation? 2. There is a number 16070 - would that be indicating that this is the 16,070 IC awarded? Army wide? Nation wide? Or is this number meaning something else? 3. Is an IC citation like this "traceable" back to the incident for which it was awarded? Meaning, can a person trace the citation back to the medal nomination? If so, is that something that is a record by record unit based search? National level search? Again, not bidding nor selling. But, I do a lot of genealogical research and historical military research (German US Civil War Regiment, etc.). I am familiar with the record keeping aspect of the military and was just suddenly curious. Thanks in advance. Oh, and I think I have a few new airplane photos to put up on the forum too....