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Very true. Despite my previously mentioned dislike of third reich medals, those also show the person's history. This is why I prefer medal bars to loose medals, medal bars give you a much better sense of the person and what he did, even if you have no name to go with it. On the other hand, the same medals but loose and not attributed to the same person have much less personal meaning (in my opinion)
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I kind of like the Hindenburg cross for the fact that it shows the wearer was alive in the 30's, something which I think he deserved after seeing the horrors of the trenches. The fact that it doesn't have a big swastika and is not awarded for what the wearer did under the Third Reich also helps. On the other hand the other medals of the third reich put me off more. When seeing a KVK on a WW1 medal bar I sometimes wonder if the wearer was involved in guarding certain camps...
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@ Saschaw - Don't worry. I understood your point about 'boring', and i'm actually inclined to agree with you. @Ulsterman - My initial thought was perhaps some doctor in the navy, due to the blue backing and non-combatants Africa medal (which was apparently also awarded to sailors who helped transport troops). However, a medical DRK official is also a possibility, especially since the Baden cross lacks an oak wreath for service under fire. Perhaps this guy thought that blue uniform = blue backing. Grazzi hafna
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Thanks saschaw for that information on the red cross medal, I really do see the difference. However, in this case I am glad that mine is a 'boring, struck one', as it quite fits in with Rick's statement and helps reassure me that the lack of a red cross third class is acceptable. So this type of struck medal was made in the early/mid -1920's? Were they given as a backlog for WW!, or for services after the war had finished? Thanks for your explanation! Matthew
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@ dond - When I open the link I can see the Hessen Medical Cross on a red ribbon. After some digging around I found out that it was awarded on the red ribbon to non-combatants and on the same ribbon as the General Honour Decoration to combatants. Is this what you think should go on the bar? It actually quite fits with both the red cross medal and the frontline veterans clasp! Thank you, Matthew
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Hi guys, Just purchased this medal bar and I am wondering what medal goes on the middle ribbon. The Hesse General Honour Decoration is the first medal that springs to mind, but to my eye the ribbon I am showing looks a bit darker then the sky blue hessen decoration ribbon. On the other hand it is too lightly coloured to be the Oldenburg War Bravery Cross. Can anyone tell me any other decoration that might match, especially with a red cross medal and a honour legion medal? If my eyes are playing up and it IS the hesse decoration, can you suggest which it would be? The most common is the fur tapferkeit, which would match the veteran's piece which through the sword and wreath speaks of frontline service. On the other hand, the precendence and combination suggest something more like the kreigsverdienst version, or indeed a peacetime award. Thanks for all your help, Matthew
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I'd either mount them in a frame or if you have the original boxes leave them there. However, if you really would like to mount them to show how they would have been worn (and I can really understand that appeal!), I think the best idea would be to make a mount with hooks on the back, so nothing permanent is done and the medals can be easily removed. it should also be ensured that such a mount, however, should never come on the market (even without medals) as an original... This could be done by carving some symbol or words on the back to denote it is a display bar. Regards, Matthew
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Where didn't he fight?!!! The KGL was famous in the British army for having high standards, especially its cavalry which was far more disciplined than its British counterparts (at Waterloo the British cavalry charged too far and was decimated, leaving mostly KGL cavalry left). All in all this soldier must have been extremely brave!
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This happens to a lot of bars (still doesn't lessen the crime) but this was a really nice bar to an enlisted man before some ****** destroyed it. Its not just that the two rarest medals are gone, the others have also been messed with (note the Kaiser's Centenary medal). I really can't bear such people.
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redeagleorder commented on Nick's blog entry in Chairman's Blog
Thanks Nick for your hard work and effort, and allowing GMIC to remain a free resource. Matthew