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Here's the reverse of his medal bar:
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Our Major racked up an impressive group of awards during WW1... Both Classes of the Prussian EK2, both classes of the Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross, a pair of Hanseatic Crosses, etc. Not bad for a Battalion Commander! Our Major resigned his commission and abruptly left the service before New Year's Day, 1919. Here's where it gets interesting..... How frugal can you be??
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This wonderful group was sold by one of our german friends a few weeks back.... described as "Medal bar & Photos of a Major" (only)... But sometimes, you get lucky. In a scrawl on the backs of several photos, we are able to ID (& confirm) him as Major Alfred Meyer-Vogt of Foot Artillery Regiment 20!
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Rick Research is "The Evil Twin"0
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Very nice Don, not one I've seen before. Concur on the local issues.
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As an aside, here yet again is one of those most fun pieces that RR's ability to pour through the rank/honor lists put a name on this bar. The Combination of WW1 awards would only have been possible to exactly 2 people. The second was a major fighting in Poland as a Pioneer...... logical process of elimination would have had him with an EK2, not KVK2wX, tah-dah! General!
As a second aside, despite the best tutoring available, I still cannot "read" these lists, symbols and cryptic notes as my Twin does. He is a wizard, probably with a pact to some evil spirit that has given him the gift he has
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Claudio, I don't think they were Italian. None of his duty stations would have set him up for that (??) Bob, can you post the Bio details as well?
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Hi Joe, that is one of the sweetest examples I have seen in a very long time, of a very hard to find award. I would have liked to post the big pix, but I think there would have been much wailing and gnashing of teeth waiting for the pix to appear!
A great cross and an excellent approach to a collection. Just try and get a really good example of all the EK2/EK1 equivalents...... not such an easy task! My compliments!
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Yet again, original parts...... cobbled together. Note the wear patterns on the backs....... yeah, that came from being mounted together for 150 years......
uh-huh.......
As my Brit friends would say......
"pull the other one!"
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Geez, how blatantly bad can it get?
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and in the best of the Imperial "tradition", the case!!
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And the reverse has some enamel as well!
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A very special Wilhelm Ernst Kreuz courtesy of Joe Campbell. photos were massive, sorry I had to skinny them up, they don't do it justice!!
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Hi Eric, I would have to agree with you on the Deumers vs. Juncker in "weight" and appearance, but I still find just a subtle bit more finishing on the Juncker badges. Call me biased, I can live with it
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Hi Bill, an excellent example. Nice and clean and a "looker" of a ribbon to boot! Very nice!
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Hi Jacques, as always, a magnificent selection and some superb crosses peeking out! Nice!
I would agree with Marcus' opinion on the slipcase. Midwar experiment perhaps, but I think even given the lesser quality, they were still superior materials, weight of the cardboard and the inner fitted tray.... much better than what I would deem a "late-war" example.
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ahhh yes, just like driving. As with medal bars. Sometimes our "Orderly German Friends" are anything but!
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speak of the devil.......
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Fabulous, simply fabulous!
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Hi Chris, for the record, no disrespect and/or derision was intended.... I just get a chuckle out of the name. Just as some of the 6 word Imperial pieces make me snicker. I do understand the significance of the award itself. My apologies if my comment offended anyone.
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Ya know...., I don't know doodly about Russki Commie Gouvna, but I just get such a chuckle everytime the pretentious "Order of Glory" name hits the index page I just had to come and look. Nice stuff guys & gals!
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Awesome guys! Keep it coming! Brian, nice detail foto! I never tire of seeing these pieces, especially up-close & personal!
PS: Yes! Austrian enamel counts! As does all enamel from any of the "Central Powers"! "Bring it on"
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awe, c'mon, don't be bashful! Show us the goodies!
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Meet The Major!
in Germany: Imperial: The Orders, Decorations and Medals of The Imperial German States
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Not the same bar you say??
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Well, thanks to the miracles of modern scanning technology.......... and to the astonishing technical expertise of Amazing Ricky Vision? the (real) "Evil Twin" shows this shocking revelation!!
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El Cheapo simply INSERTED his two postwar awards onto his wartime medal bar seen here!
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