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Hello Emmanuel, it was not my intension to say something bad about the orders of Tanzania I thought there was a diffenrence to European productions. greetings Andre

And last an unknown medal. Perhaps you know what it is. greetings from Germany eitze

Second: Republic Medal on Armed Forces Ribbon

Hello Megan, nice but very basic oders. Are they homemade in Tanzania ?? Here are my 3 pieces. First Vita Service Medal and envelope (War with Idi Amin `s Uganda)

Mervyn Mitton, Francis Christiaan Ludwig von Steinaecker, was a flamboyant and eccentric character; a former Prussian officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the DSO for his service. He failed to adjust to civilian life after the war and committed suicide in 1917. In June 1900 he recruited the first men for his "Horse". At that time he hold the rank of Lieutenant. The unit was stationed near the Komati Poort District. The corps was one of the most complete and self-contained units in the coutry. They had their own intelligence, transport, workshop and were able to work the Selati railway with their own men for over a year. Major von Steinaecker commenced the war as a private. His steps are worth noting: Sqaudron Quartermaster-Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, D.S.O: and finally Hon. Lieut.-Col. in the army. Infos from: "The Colonials in South Africa 1899-1902, John Sterling" greetings from Germany eitze

Hello Darrell, these are very interesting close-ups of the medals. Once I have a single QSA to a member of "Steinaecker`s Horse". Only mentioned this, because of the entry of Lt. Hartley in the medal roll. greetings from Germany eitze

Hello Beau, that is a nice collection and specially the pieces with old ribbon Most offered medal came without any. greetings eitze

And the second one. Christ. P. Fricke 3. Iaeg. Bat. Casualties at Waterloo after Siborne: - 1 Officer and 35 NCO/Men killed - 5 Officer and 75 NCO/Men wounded greetings eitze

@Wild Card Is there a German medal you didn`t have in your possession After finally getting ribbons, I can show you my latest Brunswick Waterloo medals. Carl Zelle, 2. Lin Bat. This is a interesting one - no suspension, but a drill-hole Casualties at Waterloo after Siborne: - 1 Officer and 2 NCO/Men killed - 1 Officer and 6 NCO/Men wounded

The cross is made of silver. Unfortunately I haven`t got any idea how many were awarded and further no pictures of worn pieces. greetings eitze

Inspired by the previous topic I can show you the Nigeria Police Cross It was established with effect from 01. October 1965 and is the highest Police decoration. The cross was instituted to be awarded to any member of the Nigerian Police Service for a most conspicuous act of gallantry in the course of duty. The cross was manufactured by Hobson & Sons of London. greetings eitze

And here a Prussia "Kriegsdenkm?nze" for 1814. greetings eitze

Here it is New, but it is a ribbon !

@Wild Card I am not sure if the ring is a original one. Unfortunately I can`t say anything about the marker`s mark yet - the medal was placed to my bank safe this morning. Next time at the bank I will check it. @Ulsterman There was another medal to the regiment sold in 2007 by DNW: Trompeter (= trumpeter) Joh. Duvenbostel. greetings eitze

This is my latest. Just arrived today from the UK. HANNOVER WATERLOO MEDAL Husar Heinrich Wiebe Hus. Regt. Herzog v. Cumberland There is a interesting story behind the Cumberland Hussars and their part in the battle of Waterloo. The whole Regiment fled the battlefield At Waterloo the Cumberland Hussars were all-volunteer German unit, all young men in their first battle. Their horses were their won property (not supplied and paid by the goverment as it was the case with the French, British and KGL cavalry.) Their officers were as inexperienced as they. The colonel of the regiment was Oberst von Hake. The Cumberland hussars remained under the heavy artillery fire for a very long time. Unfortunately it had not occured to their inexperienced officers that they could reduce casualties by having their men dismount. When the entire British and KGL cavalry had dismounted and taken shelter under their horses, (for example the British 7th Hussars dismounted in order to offer a less conspicious target, and had been moved back and forth several times. Then they took cover in the sunken lane, but not even this was safe. One of their officers wrote "... enemy's guns having exactly got their range and doing great execution.") the Cumberland hussars were sitting motionless in their saddles. The British and KGL officers wondered in amazement what was wrong with the hussars, allowing themselves to be slaughtered like that. The hussars finally began showing very visible signs of wavering and Lord Uxbridge sent an officer to see what was going on. The regiment began withdrawing but a number of officers and privates outraged by the cowardice of their comrades, left their ranks and attached themselves to other regiments. The rest of the regiment left the battlefield and galloped all the way to Brussels without participating in one single action ! Oberst von Hake was put before a court martial and was sentenced to death, but the verdict was later converted by the King to a life-long house arrest at von Hake`s estate !!! Here are the casualty numbers for the Regiment after Wiilliam Siborne: - 1 Officer, 2 NCO and 15 Men killed - 3 NCO and 30 Men wounded - 2 Men missing Nice story or? I would like to know, if Oberst v. Hake was also awarded a Waterloo Medal and if Heinrich Wiebe was one of the few who remained at the battlefield!!! greetings eitze

A nice one Unfortunately I was outbid on this. But I got a Brunswick Waterloo from the same seller cartmann333 two weeks ago - will show it later. Here are the casualty numbers for the Landwehr Bat. Salzgitter after Wiilliam Siborne: - 1 NCO and 10 Men killed - 2 Officers, 3 NCO and 57 Men wounded. greetings eitze

Hello Eike, so you got the little gem I didn`t bid so high, because I was after some other medals. But it will find a good home at your Waldeck collection! Greetings Andre

:angry: Hey - where`s my post in this thread ??? What about the freedom of speech in this forum eitze

Here`s my latest; just received today. Hannover A well worn medal for members of the King`s German Legion. greetings eitze

If it is Josef Kiss, Norman Franks book "Above the War Fronts" states, that he has shot down 3 Savoia-Pomilio planes: 6. kill - 13.07.1917 11. kill - 18.11.1917 15. kill - 07.12.1917 Unfortunately no further info, if one of them was forced to land. greetings eitze

Hello Robert, you have a nice picture of an Italian plane, which was probably forced to land by the Austrians. It is some type of a Savoia-Pomilio reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during WW-1. Here you see a painting of a SP 3 by Robert C. Karr. greetings eitze

I`ve got a copy of the Court Handbook for 1811 and the only persons listed are those, who were decorated with the different classes of the "Order of the Westphalian Crown" and foreign orders. But no medal listing - perhaps in the later issues ? greetings eitze

Hello Wild Card, I can only repeat what I already said in the "Waldeck-thread": The ribbon on the 1813 medal seems to be old; but I don`t know if it is original. But what I know is, that the order of colours on this ribbon is wrong. The correct order is shown on the "1813-14-15" medal: Red - Black - Gold !!! About forgeries - I asked Gerd Efler (author of the Waldeck-Book) about the medals before I bid and he advived me not to bid on them But I couldn`t resist and was lucky. They fulfill all criteria he wrote in his book about genuine pieces !!! greetings eitze

Kingdom of Westphalen Silberne Ehrenmedaille, 2nd. model The King was Jerome (= Hieronymus in German) Napoleon, the youngest brother of Napoleon. He was known in Germany as "K?nig Lustik" - King funny or merry. It was said, that "lustik" (the right spelling is "lustig") was the only German word he was able to speak, but that is a myth. greetings eitze

Brunswick Waterloo Medal named to Carl Schoenemann, Av. Garde