Who am I? What am I wearing?

[Dave Danner]

Who am I? What am I wearing? What are those thingies on my ribbon bar?

Just a pic, found in the ether...

[Dave Danner]

There's not much I can do to focus on the ribbons, given the quality of the scan.

[David M]

There's not much I can do to focus on the ribbons, given the quality of the scan.

I could ofcourse wait for the real experts to reply...but could the first thingie on the medalbar be a small-version of the grandcross he is wearing. ...or is it better for me to just shut up....

Nice picture btw!!

David

[Dave Danner]

It certainly looks like a miniature star device, but... it's in first place and by the EK1 we know he has an EK2.

Also, he's an 1870 vet. So I think his EKs are the 1870 variety, and he ought to have 25-year oakleaves somewhere, and a 1914 EK Wiederholungsspange.

He isn't in the 1914 ranklist because he was already retired. He was recalled to active service, but the Ehrenrangliste, of course, doesn't show awards. I don't have any earlier ranklists except 1913, which doesn't help.

[Daniel Krause]

LtGen v.Besser,

one of our friends here owns exactly HIS Ribbon bar.

Type Besser in the search function and he will turn up.

Best regards

Daniel

[Dave Danner]

LtGen v.Besser,

one of our friends here owns exactly HIS Ribbon bar.

Type Besser in the search function and he will turn up.

Best regards

Daniel

Small world, huh?

[webr55]

Great to have found this, thanks. His EK2 is from 1870, but the EK1 is the 1914 version.

[Guest Rick Research]

Besser und ... Besser:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3029&hl=Besser

The right place. The right people.