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Hello, he was born 1.2.1854 and startet in the army 1870. He died 17.101916 in a hospital in Metz. Ancestry shows a bavarian MVK 2 with crown and swords. On your picture might be a earlier MVK without crown. Please, show us a bigger picture of the bar. He got the silver medal for the war 1870 (non combattant) regtards Andreas
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Hello, this cross belongs to the bavarian Red Cross between the two wars. The ribbon is blue with two white stripes. http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.richardajordan.com%2FRed_Cross%2FGraphics%2Fbavaria03a.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.richardajordan.com%2FRed_Cross%2FBavariaRedCross.html&h=300&w=157&tbnid=0gOPIHP7Ld8CBM%3A&zoom=1&docid=9JZWY_S9032ENM&ei=wdz9U9DHNuu_ygOIvYHYCQ&tbm=isch&client=firefox-a&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=1382&page=4&start=104&ndsp=37&ved=0CCEQrQMwCThk regards Andreas
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Hello Lambert, I have no suspicions about this MVK. It is a Hemmerle second class with crown and swords. It was awarded to an official, because the ribbon is for "Kriegsverdienst". The bar looks like prussian, because the prussian service medal. Possibly a bavarian official in prussian army. Or a prussian official who was decorated by the bavarian Kingdom.
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Hello, I don't know the year of manufacturing, but the sign is the manufacturer Zwilling/Solingen. Zwilling=twins ( you will see two people in the sign). regards Andreas
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Hello Andy, the two certificates for the cross are allright. The right certificate ist for the award and the left is a dokument for the return of the cross to the Ordenskanzlei, after the death of the winner. All MVO and MVK's had a obligation to return after the death of the owner. It is correct, after war, he was an official at the german customs.
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Hello Glen, I think you are looking for this book. http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/auktionshaus-andreas-thies-e-k/catalogue-id-2884280/lot-17789353 The original is very seldom and expensive. I am also looking for it. Here a link about different owners http://de.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dewiki/958848
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Some new Bavarian bits
spolei replied to dante's topic in Germany: Imperial Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Personal Equipment
Hello, gratulations to this items, very, very nice. The left decoration is the Prinz_Alfons_Schießabzeichen. The little pillow for the decoration looks very lovely. The armband is one of a Munich volunteer corps but I don't know if it is original. regards Andreas -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
spolei replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire