John Lawson
Senior Member
This WW1 era bayonet was awarded on 18 August 1917 as first prize in a shooting competition to the First Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment (3rd Hanseatic) Lubeck/Oldenburg Landwehr (L.O.L) .
This battalion earned first place, the Kaiser’s Prize, in marksmanship in the Prussian Army in 1905, 1906 and 1913.
August 1917 found this battalion resting and refitting in the rear along the Siegfried line (Siegfriedstellung) after the battle of Arras (April-May 1917). In mid September 1917 they were returned to the trenches at the front.
Photo shows members of the Lubeck/Oldenburg Landwehr receiving their EK 2s.
This battalion earned first place, the Kaiser’s Prize, in marksmanship in the Prussian Army in 1905, 1906 and 1913.
August 1917 found this battalion resting and refitting in the rear along the Siegfried line (Siegfriedstellung) after the battle of Arras (April-May 1917). In mid September 1917 they were returned to the trenches at the front.
Photo shows members of the Lubeck/Oldenburg Landwehr receiving their EK 2s.