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    Christian1962

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    1. This paper is just a discharge certificate from the Reserve-Lazarett in Burg and says that Semrau is sent back to his Ersatz-Truppenteil. He is fit for garrison service and two times vaccinated. No entry about any military service. Regards Christian
    2. As far as I can see and read, there is no connection to the WW1 Austro-Hungarian Army. No part of the former k.(u.)k. Army had an IR 175 or 343. Therefore no entry for an Austrian decoration. Regards Christian
    3. I had opportunity to talk with Georg Ludwigstorff yesterday. He told me that he examined hundreds of MMTO crosses for his and Christian Ortner´s book. There wasn't one piece produced by Gebrüder Resch. In his eyes it is most probably that they sold a piece of other origin and engraved their own companies name. Regards Christian
    4. Here some pics of different Rothe collectors copies from the Fattovich collections. Some of them are shwon in Mericka´s book from 1974. Regards Christian Großkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration: Eiserne Krone 2. Kl. mit Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern zum 2. Mal verliehen: Here a 1st class set with "Kriegsdekoration niederen Grades".
    5. Dear Glenn, I tried to contact you via the contact sheet here, but my message was denied. I hope you still have my email and would contact me there. My yahoo.de and my office account are still in use. Kindest regards Christian
    6. Hello Stefan, I own just Fattovich-pieces of other orders (espc. Order of Leopold), no MMTO - sorry. Regards Christian
    7. I am not an expert for MMTO. In my opinon the cross looks very nice, but the ribbon is definitly a new one. The crosses were produced by Rothe until year 2000. I don´t know which hallmarks they used after 1922. I own some collectors copies which were made for the Fattovich collection in the 1960ties. As far as I remember these are not hallmarked in spite they are gold. But I remember the words of a collector friend who always said "we have all hallmarks on stock..." when he had doubts regarding an expensive piece. That is the most reason for me never purchasing a MMTO. Regards Christian
    8. Gentlemen, I am not a collector of british items, but I enjoyed this thread as far. I enjoyed the pics and the memories of the men, who served with the RMP. Thank you all! Christian
    9. I can add some more examples now. Vorarlberg: left frontside (25 years), right backside (40 years). Regards Christian Tirol: 50 years (front and backside) Salzburg: 25 years first model (heraldic shield in old curved shape) 40 years second model (heraldic shield in straight shape)
    10. I will start displaying different examples for issues of the federal states. Burgendland Until 1971 the medal was bestowed with the 1949 - 1951 eagle. Then they changed to the state eagle. left: fontside right: backside The ribbon was changed in 2008 from single yellow to red-yellow (half and half).
    11. In 1949 the medals for 25 and 40 years service were re-established again with a different eagle. In 1951 the Austrian constitutional court abolished this law. From there on the federal states could establish medals with their own heraldic shields. Some did immedately - others later. So there are nine different features of this medal now. Here the 1949 - 1951 issue:
    12. He could not have received it after the war because in 1922 the medal was re-established and showing the heraldic eagle of the Austrian seal of state instead of the Kaiser. You can see two different examples here. The medal with the one-headed eagle was in use from 1922 until 1934 and the double-headed eagle from 1934 until 1938. Both medals are silver for 40-years-service. Regards Christian
    13. HMA should mean "Hauptmünzamt". Regards Christian
    14. Yes, it´s an award for a DANCON march in Kosovo, which is awarded to everyone who takes part. There are many variants of them since the first were awarded in 1972 in Cyprus. https://www.google.at/search?q=Dancon+march+medals&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=LANfhagRuetjfM%2CU0gWrgvYVLQbiM%2C_%3B3PNr-SSMI9-xWM%2CVJA6Z-WayblD1M%2C_%3BXQFM4nUHrnzLmM%2CYEOcVdbTSrRhcM%2C_%3BHXRjlCY3lFTNgM%2CI8cd7IV8_TJHZM%2C_%3BAQHbs4rINGplEM%2CRmTc6NanDKZBjM%2C_%3BvCVLYn94xehM1M%2CeghuY0adn-_MGM%2C_%3B3wwv1yW8CkjeLM%2C5DvNLzR8c1VvPM%2C_%3BRG8HNLwmI8ndtM%2C4QmmMiXpTwQs1M%2C_%3BpsPeedNNSGjinM%2CWSwdEELw21jclM%2C_%3BK_KtRH0h1DsurM%2CquOlh75oKbqZtM%2C_&usg=AI4_-kQ5Tn9q3WjTFTmdRwNQtk-blVKg1g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzqPCPmJ__AhWghf0HHbcWCCcQjJkEegQIGBAC&biw=1920&bih=955&dpr=1 Regards Christian
    15. Compared with the year 1900 6,10 Kronen were at about 50 € in 2023, compared with 1914 it would be 40 € in 2023. Source: https://www.eurologisch.at/docroot/waehrungsrechner/#/ Regards Christian
    16. Oberst Julius Nimmerrichter (1880-1951): He absolved the "Militär-Aeronautikkurs" and received the "Beobachter-Abzeichen" with 02.09.1916 (while being in Russian captivity - which is strange). He also absolved the "Feldpiloten-Ausbildung" and after WW1 on 09.12.1919 he received the "Feldpilotenabzeichen" nachträglich. From 00.11.1918 until 08.10.1920 he did duty as "Truppenkommandant der deutsch-österreichischen Fliegertruppe". Source: Frech Chr., Pichler M., Steiner P., Vlachos I.: "Österreichs Generäle 1919 - 1955", Vol. 3., Vienna 2021, Verlag Militaria: https://militaria.at/Book.aspx?book=7756560&Language=de Regards Christian
    17. In my opinion the miniature cross is a device for a ribbon bar. "Kleine Dekoration" had other measures, like here on the attached pic. Regards Christian
    18. I would think that this kind of ribbon is quite rare. I have not seen any for years "live" or in an auction. Congratulations for owning it. Regards Christian
    19. Happy New Year! Sorry for my late reply but I had to check my literature first. I can confirm that the "Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille 1. Klasse" was available for Germans. This was an equivalent to Iron Cross 1st class. "Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille 2. Klasse" was equivalent to Iron Cross 2nd class. Source: Jörg Steiner, Heldenwerk 1914 - 1918, p. 14 Regards Christian
    20. I don´t know were you are living. But I would try to contact the french embassy in your country. Most of them have a divison for "cultural affairs" which could be very helpful for your research. Regards Christian
    21. Yes, you are right. The union was called "Bundesvereinigung der Tapferkeitsmedaillenbesitzer". Mostly the decoration was bestowed to members but sometimes for active soldiers too and could be worn on the uniform. The union was closed in 2010 or so. https://www.buchfreund.de/de/d/p/76535363/der-held-organ-bundesvereinigung Regards Christian
    22. Firefighters were and still are volounteers in Austria. There are only few professional organisations in bigger cities like Vienna, Graz, Linz,... which are part of the city government. The medal was re-established in 1922 and again in 1949 for 25 and 40 years volounteer service. A similar medal was created for the Hungarian part of the empire too. Regards Christian
    23. I owned a similar piece with that very detailed elaborated eagle beaks and that kind of a broader body. It was made by Bachruch. Regards Christian
    24. The "Offizierskreuz des Roten Kreuzes" is not very rare. As you can see the case is in bad condition. A very good peace with case will cost 600 €. Ask for a pic of the backside, there are two different kinds of mounting. You can see it here: https://www.dorotheum.com/de/l/6734487/ I am not sure now: the seller want´s 2.400 € for both - Franz Joseph (as shown above) AND Red Cross? This is too much in my opinion. Maybe it´s worth 1.300 - 1.500 for both if the backside of the Red Cross is okay. Regards Christian
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