WGMMM w/Lubeck 4-medal bar

[Claudius]

I rescued this bar from a dealer's darkened corner three and half years ago (at no small price). I thought it was a unique combination with 50% of the awards being relatively scarce medals.

I've tried, but the stamp on the GMMM ring is unreadable to the camera, but I can see under a loop that it is indeed a "333".

Edited June 3, 2009 by Claudius

[Claudius]

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[Wild Card]

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[saschaw]

There are only about 50 awards known of the Lübeck cross to Württembergers. I can rule some out for your bar as their rank does not match, but as I have no list of WgMVM recipients I cannot come down to one - but I guess others can... very nice bar!

 

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by saschaw

[saschaw]

Hey, I just realized... match!

 

 

Now I really hope it's unique and identifiable.

 

 

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by saschaw

[dond]

Very nice bar.

[Claudius]

Hey, I just realized... match!

Now I really hope it's unique and identifiable.

Wow. That's cool. Yes, I hope it can be narrowed down. Right now I'm 0-2.

About a month ago I remember that Detlev had a group with a medal bar that had two of these identifiers. But that bar had seven awards and came with a small photo of the recipient.

It's sketchy, but I believe from L-R it was;

EK2, WGMMM, Baden(?) Verdienst, LuK, HK, Wurt.LS(9year?) and a Deutshen Volkspflege medal.

[jaba1914]

Congratulation, for this nice bar.

Regards Alex

[Guest Rick Research]

Probably identifiable, but not at the moment with the state of the Rolls still being worked on. :cheers:

[Guest Rick Research]

OK, best three suspects were all Leutnants der Reserve in KW Inf Rgt 126. I do not know whether any of them can be eliminated as dead before 1935--

1) FRECH, Paul-- had WgM and L?H and no other known ribboned awards

2) HAMBURGER, Eugen the same

3) RIEBER, Artur the same

There were also three NCOs, but I cannot imagine that they did not have W?rttemberg long service awards. Or-- they might all have been killed before the end of the war--in which case no Hindenburg Cross. I would rule them out, as is.

Sascha's lapel bow almost certainly belonged to one of the same three-- but cannot know which version of Third Reich long service award that was. Treudienst? RAD? I don't find any of the 6 as an Arbeitsf?hrer up before the war.

The W?rttemberg and L?beck Rolls will be ready later this year or next year. :catjava:

[Naxos]

Beautiful little bar!

.. more on the possible recipients: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=37841&st=0

Edited July 3, 2009 by Naxos