Ed's DDR Deluge

[Ed_Haynes]

As I happen to have some of my DDR friends visiting "on home leave" this weekend (seeking a misplaced Pakistani award for a Forum Friend), I thought I might start a "my collection" thread on them. Some of these may be hidden here elsewhere, and links will be provided as relevant.

Background: My interest in labor awards or the broadly defined "socialist" world, my interest in the pro-government side in the Spanish Civil War, and my interest in other pretty things that catch my eye.

[Ed_Haynes]

Dankward Fehr

This is a fully documented group and the documents are shown elsewhere.

1- Hero of Work

2- Verdienstmedaille der Deutsche Demokratische Republik

3- Verdienter Techniker des Volkes

4- Verdienstmedaille der Zivilverteidigung

5- Verdeinter Aktivist

6- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans 1961

7- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans 1965

8- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans 1966

9- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans [1968]

10- Arthur-Becker-Medaille I

11- Arthur-Becker-Medaille II

12- Arthur-Becker-Medaille III (suspension clasp only)

See:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2455

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7138

[Ed_Haynes]

Heinz Kunert

Held der Arbeit, cased and documented only. Most likely the progressive rock musician (bass and bass pedals), see: http://www.progressiveears.com/asp/reviews...mp;albumID=1673 and http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/epid.htm and http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_ro....asp?cd_id=2813

See: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7336

Edited September 28, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[ehrentitle]

Ed - Very nice indeed! Has anyone looked into establishing a dedicated forum for DDR insignia, medals and uniforms? Something like the recently created Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria of Japan forum? I've seen increased interest here in recent months on DDR collecting. It could be either under the Germany: Imperial Germany & Austria-Hungary, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Post 1945, Militaria & History category or the Imperial Russian, Soviet & Eastern Block Country's Militaria & Awards forum. I can't imagine that there is more interest in Awards of Socialist Albania than DDR. Kevin

[Ed_Haynes]

The BIG THREE

Or, al least what I think of as the "big three". Forget Karl and Gerhard! What mattered was:

1- Medaille f?r die Teilnahme an den bewaffneten K?mpfen der deutschen Arbeiterklasse 1918-23 - http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7338

2- Medaille f?r K?mpfer gegen Faschismus 1933-45 - http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7339

3- Hans-Beimler-Medaille - http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7337

These, by the way, are all cased, but I have taken them out of their homes for scanning.

Edited October 15, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Chris Boonzaier]

Held der Arbeit !!!???

I am written sick for 3 days.... my wife is calling me a Coward der Arbeit....

I guess no medal for me:-(

[Ed_Haynes]

Ed - Very nice indeed! Has anyone looked into establishing a dedicated forum for DDR insignia, medals and uniforms? Something like the recently created Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria of Japan forum? I've seen increased interest here in recent months on DDR collecting. It could be either under the Germany: Imperial Germany & Austria-Hungary, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Post 1945, Militaria & History category or the Imperial Russian, Soviet & Eastern Block Country's Militaria & Awards forum. I can't imagine that there is more interest in Awards of Socialist Albania than DDR. Kevin

Good question . . . we have a post-1945 German forum -- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showforum=136 -- as kind of a cross-bred compromise.

Dunno . . . ????

[Ed_Haynes]

First of several:

Liane Neumann

Banner der Arbeit, stufe II, 1 May 1984.

Cased and documented.

[Ed_Haynes]

Medal and ribbon bar.

[Ed_Haynes]

Urkunde.

Who is/was she???

Edited September 28, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Vaterl?ndischer Verdienstorden, Stufe III (bronze)

Undocumented, but cased. Bartel #5g (198?-89).

Edited September 29, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Banner der Arbeit, stufe I

Undocumented, but cased. Bartel 6h.

[Ulsterman]

Great thread!

perhaps this banker is she?

But I also googled a church secretary in berlin with that name.

http://www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/steuern/...rschaften3.html

[Ed_Haynes]

Great thread!

perhaps this banker is she?

But I also googled a church secretary in berlin with that name.

http://www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/steuern/...rschaften3.html

Interesting . . . and amazing what Google can do for recent awards. It does make me a bit uneasy with some of these awards that the recipient may still be alive . . . and could, themselves, Google this thread . . . .

[order_of_victory]

Very nice collection Ed

I am currently starting a DDR collection and this thread has givenme some more insperiation

Order of Victory

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks OoV, this reminds me I had intended to post more . . . let me get to work!

[Ed_Haynes]

Another Orden "Banner der Arbeit", Stufe II, group, to Wilhelm Katten, 1 May 1988.

My Google efforts come up empty. Maybe oithers can do better?

[Ed_Haynes]

A single, undocumented, Orden "Banner der Arbeit", Stufe I, the 1974-?? variery (Bartel 6g).

[Ed_Haynes]

Some DDR Spanish Civil War veteran's badges, see also http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1245&st=11 and following posts.

[Ed_Haynes]

25th anniversary.

[Ed_Haynes]

30th and 40th anniversaries.

[Ed_Haynes]

45th and 50th anniversaries.

Edited October 15, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Hans-Beimler-Medaille

Interesting that it is on the full suspension, as worn by military personnel. The original "900" marked variety.

See also http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1245...imler&st=15 and following posts.

[Ed_Haynes]

And certificate to Generalmajor Ewald Munschke (1901-1981), 18 July 1956.

[Ed_Haynes]

And Munschke's ausweis for this medal.