Bayoswede

Thanks all for so much info!

I will try to get as much makers as possible first and than put in pics.

Sorry for the very heave commercial site , but that is all I have for the moment.

I feel that this is going to be a BIG job

I?ll be back

Christer

Thanks Jabnus and Glenn!

The village(town) Kaplitz is close to Budweise , some connection with Budweiser Beer? he he

And now I have started a new project , go to http://bayoswede.zoomin.se/index/29788.html

It is not so good-looking but its my first try to list this Honor cross makers, if you have pics of makers I would be most grateful if you would like to share them with me , so I can build up a reference library.

All the best from Sweden

Christer

Hallo!

I thought about Ricks words about making a database of the Honor cross markings. So I played with my scanner for a couple of minutes and

here is the result, maybe it could look like this , a little practice and I think we could make a fantastic reference library of makers

number 3 is non combatant and the others are Black crosses for Parents and Widows 300 dpi and 400 dpi

Chris

Hi,

To answer Ricks question about Kaplitz I cancelled my New Years celebration and went google instead

well not really, the clock in Sweden now shows 11.oo tuesday.

I found Kaplitz and to my suprise it was named Kaplice before 1938 when Germany walked in and renamed it Kaplitz

It was Sudeten in German, so this is where one of the so vcalled "flower-medals" came from

Another interesting papaer from a common medal.

Chris

Hi again, just one more thing befor we all opens up the Champagne bottles....

Does anyone knows how many know makers there is of the Honor Crosses?

I have about 114 different markings noted , but I iam quite sure the real number is far higher

I have to count my different medals but I think I have about 30 by different makers so I am not among the big boys there.

Chris

And last one for now !

Especially for Rick !

Another Bremen Cross ! Maybe we can make a small Bremen collection in this thread.....

Here is the same stamp "senator Inner & Justice"

Chris

And of course A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !

Christer

And a very late one ?

Honor Cross for Parents issued in 1941

How long did where this crosses issued? I have another one issued in 1940 but this is the latset I seen so far

Chris

And here is the other Document for Parents and Widows

Blank, someone having one of theese filled in?

Chris

Here is one of the " Anfrage " papers

This paper is for the Combat and non Combat crosses

I wonder where all theese papers went, To some Archive? Haven?t seen to many of theese through the years.

Chris

And here is the backside

A civilian? Green colour

More to come !

Christer

Hi all!

I just love the Ehrenkreuzes, they are cheap but wonderful and the award papers gives a lot of information to research!

Here is mine "black cross" + Red Cross award

I will show some more papers to!

Christer

Thanks Rick and Ed

I will start looking through yhe net, maybe he have left some traces after him

Christer

Hi all, I just bought a Bulgarian Medal from 1981, quite common "Bulgaria 1300 years"

The medal for foreigner BUT this is complete with Award book! Normaly this medal came with a paper booklet, but

when awarded to non-bulgarians they got a more Order-book type of booklet.

But now to my question

If I read the name right this is the man who got the medal: Province Doctor Chans Baum ?

Does anybody got any idea of what country he could be from? I suppose it would be an communist country in 1981.

East Germany? Mongolia? any suggestions?

Have a nice weekend

Pics from seller

Christer

Aha !

Thanks Ulsterman

I have to buy a book on Bulgarian Badges some day, so many and so little I know

Thanks again

Christer

Another Partisan Badge?

The seller says this is the first type of partisan badge?

Some sort of member badge for former partisans

Anyone seen this type before and know what it is?

Have a nice weekend all

Christer

Thanks Leigh!!

Here is a scan of the service record, I hope you can read it, I had to size it down to be able to send it

Reserach is always an adventure!

All the best from Sweden

Christer

Bonjour Rick,

Well, one could imagine I'd at that... but you're actually not far off !

It's really the other way around though...

Modern Circus develloped in the late XVIIIth and early XIXth Century - the first shows were really equestrian ones (hence the form of the traditionnal circus arena), and many Hungarian horsemen swept over Europe to ply treir trade.

Some of them former Hussars indeed.

The shows evolved to more diverse activities - the all favourite hussar-dress remained.

And, Christer, there's been a proud tradition of swedish Hussars as well (dating to 1757, when some Hungarian mercenaries were brought in to counter the threat of Imperial Russia's irregular cavalry, the dreaded Cossacks) :

http://www.hussards-photos.com/Suede_home.htm

Cheers,

Jerome

Hi Jerome !

Wow !! Great Photos

Now I have to start look for Swedish Hussars ! You always forget the things on your own backyard....

Regards from Sweden

Christer

Here is another soldier with some mysterious uniform!!

I belive that he is a member of LuftschiffBattln1 ? Or could he be Bavarian?

And what award ? Looks like a Uhhhh , mmmm no I?m lost

Nice mustache do

Anyone have an idea on him?

Christer

Thanks Rick and Chip,

I bookmarked Kaisers Bunker now so I can sit and read and read all theese loooong autumn evenings in Sweden!

The Husaren do look like som Vegas entertainer hi hi hi

Christer

A new One !

I found another candidate for Ulan Rgt 5 !!

Could this be an Ulan Uniform, he got teh bad taste to have hes overcoat on, but it looks like a Ulan under it ?

He even got a sable....

what do you think?

Christer

Thanks Rick and Chip,

I bookmarked Kaisers Bunker now so I can sit and read and read all theese loooong autumn evenings in Sweden!

The Husaren do look like som Vegas entertainer hi hi hi

Christer

Dave, Chip You?re just great,

I am truly impressed !!!

One 109th Badisher to the collection, and here is pics of the soldiers at the ends, quite blurry but maybe you can find something out

Thanks again

Christer

Thanks Naxos and Chip !

Super !

Christer

and now I have another Crowned Regiment???

Theese sodliers seems to have another type of Crown?

Any clues ?

Christer

Hi , What kind of uniform is this ?

I searched for Husar pictures and they looked similar but since the photo is taken in D?sseldorf I was thinking he could

be in Westf?hlisches Ulan Rgt nr 5 ? But I cant find pics of the Ulan uniforms on the net.

Have a nice weekend all

Christer

Thanks Naxos and Chip !

Super !

Christer

Hi all!

Recently bought this Photo and now I wonder what kind of Rgt had this Crowned shoulder?

Regards from Sweden

Christer