Biber

I can't imagine the navy had much, if indeed any, say in the design of their badges. The small swastica surely must be coincidental B

Can anybody tell me what the ribbons on Klink's ribbon bar are? B

Nevermind. http://www.pourlemerite.org/index.html Lists him as "Staatsmann". B

Did I spy peace class (arts/sci) PLM in post 15? How does that figure? B

AMAZING! (their singing leaves a lot to be desired though...) B

Can anyone expound on the origins of the swallow's nests? B

Sorry if this may be in the wrong place. Is there anybody out there who may collect the so-called "peace class" version of the PLM? Do such things ever come up? Are there any repros available? Biber

What's that under his chin? Seems more than an RK and PLM b

Can you post the picture? B

Weren't Henry Ford and Charles Lindburg given the Eagle order? There's a new (or at least recent) that shows Ford receiving his. I wonder what ever happened to them? I know Anne Morrow Lindburg wasn't very fond od Charles'. B

Note that the mystery medal appears to have the same design as the belt buckle in the picture of his awards that appeared in the earlier post. B

Looks more like DeGaulle. B

What's the ribbon with the star underneath the ribbon bar in the photo? I don't ever remember seeing stars on German ribbons. B

Sounds probable, but with the crown and date??!!! B

What you say make infinite sense. It's just so large - nearly 3 inches. Oh well it was a shot B

Hi folks, Does anybody know anything about this cross? my brother gave it to me when I was about 12. It was stuffed in a frame and labeled as an iron cross that was affixed to coffins. It's fairly light gray metal (color of lead) with black paint. There is evidence that there was once a ring on the 12 o'clock arm. Please forgive the picture quality. Thanks Biber [attachmentid=34326] [attachmentid=34327] [attachmentid=34328]

RE the fantasy "wound" badge. In all seriousness, does it have any historical legitimacy at all? (it's too pretty not to) it would be interesting to learn when and why something like that was put together. I know, I'm naive. I agree it is nicer that the real version Biber

Indeed, what a clever and beautiful design. Would that I could get one awarded to me. Biber

thanks so much. It is indeed a very beautiful cross. Did it also go through later incarnations as did the EK? Biber

Absolutely gorgeous cross!!! Forgive my ignorance, but what is it? I've never seen one like it before. Biber

During the War, my wife's grandfather was drafted into the Wehrmacht along with his horse. Biber

Just finished reading Brown & Seaton's Christmas Truce. Utterly fantastic that something like that geniunely took place! While I understand the dynamics that brought it all about, and why it was only short lived, I cannot help but wonder what the course of following decades would have been had the truce become so widespread and effective as to force a political solution to the war rather than a military one. Biber

Did I recently read somewhere that the German's are believed to have actually detonated a low-level atom bomb? Anybody know if there is anything to this? Biber

Interesting. How do the dimensions of the ubergrosse stack up against the KC? To me it seems that the extra size comes with the wider flange on the outside beyond the beading. Could this have been merely an anomaly of the manufacturing process, peculiar to a specific set of dies that it just weren't trimmed to spec? Surely there has to be a true explanation somewhere. Biber

I appreciate it if somebody could explain the ubergross EK to me, or point me to a source that might discuss it in some detail. Biber