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Hello, I recently bought von Schwerin's well-known Sturm-Bataillon Rohr monograph. The book also contained a photograph and "Melder Nr. 1". Was this photo added to the book as standard? "Melder", I believe, was not added. Have any of you come across other issues of "Melder"? Do you know how many issues came out? https://m.fotosik.pl/zdjecie/67db98ac7585855d
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AlbertR replied to Klaus P. Schad's topic in Deutsche Kaiserreich: Man spricht Denglish
Thank you very much Klaus, looks like this book is very rare, I can’t find any copy to buy or even a photo of the cover. Cheers, Albert -
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AlbertR replied to Klaus P. Schad's topic in Deutsche Kaiserreich: Man spricht Denglish
Hello Klaus, what is the title of the book? Cheers, Albert -
Schießplatzmeister and ixhs - many thanks! Great that, contrary to what I thought before, there is a book with the list of recipients of MMO, and it's quite cheap. I'll buy it soon! ixhs - please let us know when your article about GMMM is published! If anyone has anything to add, especially about other books on Württemberg orders and decorations, please do so!
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Thanks once again for the reply! I do have all seven volumes of Neal W. O’Connor’s masterpiece. In fact my interest in WW1 German orders and decorations started after I bought these books. They are simply wonderful. I decided to buy Klein’s and Raff’s second volume - thank you for your recommendation! Do you know other good books about WW1 Wuerttemberg orders and decorations? Very best regards, Albert
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Thank you very much for the reply! I knew about existence of these two books, but I had doubts whether they are what I’m searching for, and they are quite expensive. After your recommendation I’ll give them a second thought ? I’m mainly interested in WW1 orders and decorations - do I need both volumes or only the second will be enough? I still think that a lack of book about Military Merit Order, containing a list of all recipients, means that Wuerttemberg is the least researched from 5 strongest Imperial German states. There are books about most prestigeous orders from Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Baden... Very best regards, Albert
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Hello Gents, I wonder why, apparently, Württemberg's orders and medals are the least researched among awards from 5 strongest Imperial German states. As far as I know, there's even no book about the Military Merit Order (Militärverdienstorden). What is the reason? Maybe incomplete archives? If so, why are they incomplete? War damage? Cheers, Albert
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Dave - you're right, during WW1 lower grades of Red Eagle and Crown Order were not commonly awarded, while HHO was (well, of course if we say "common" about Order awarded only over 8000 times). Before the war, it was the other way round. The reason for this change is not known. Panzerpionier - sorry, right now I don't remember in which other book than "Aviation Awards..." vol. II we can read about HHO being an intermediate award to PLM.
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Dear Panzerpionier, It's true. It was rare that a PLM recipient didn't get Knight's Cross (or other cross) of the Royal Hohenzollern House Order first. During WW1 8291Knight's Crosses of HHO and 687 PLMs (plus 122 Oak Leaves) were awarded. A good example is Werner Voss. First he got Iron Cross 2nd Class, then Iron Cross 1st Class, later Knight's Cross of HHO and finally PLM (strangely no other awards). You can read about it for example in excellent Neal W. O'Connor's "Aviation Awards..." vol. II (Prussia). Cheers, Albert
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Hello Gents, I know this question may look stupid for experts like you, because PLM is the most famous German order, but I found different numbers regarding how many PLM and Oak Leaves were awarded during WW1. Is it possible to say, without any doubt, what is the correct answer to this question? Cheers, Albert
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Hello Gents, my first post here I bought Neal W. O'Connor's opus magnum and was never the same again Imperial German military awards became one of my main hobbies (I'm generally interested in WW1, especially aviation, tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles). Recently I found out that there is a great book by Eric Ludvigsen on statistics regarding Prussian and other awards during WW1. Is there any chance to buy it? Cheers, Albert