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    Herr General

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    1. Thanks Eric and Jacky for your comments and thank Eric for your ID's. What is your source? A Ranklist? I think your right that the mistery medal is a button!
    2. Is there a way to find more info about these awards? And Why he received them? He ended his military carrier as the commander of the entire land army so I don't think that anyone was in the position to comment on his awards.
    3. Stupid mistake, sorry I will try to ID the other photo's later one.
    4. Found him, General J. J. G. van Voorts tot Voorts ( baron ) Grandcross in the Order of the Dutch lion Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog from Denmark Officer in the Legion d'Honneur from France Commander in the Order of Franz Josef from Austria Commander in the Order of the Crown from Italy Commander 2nd class in the Swordorder from Sweden Knight 2nd class in the Order of the Crown of Prussia Cross of Merit from the Dutch Red Cross Dutch Long service Cross with the number 60 Medal for the 25 year marriage from Queen Wilhelmina
    5. I will give General F a try now. http://i12.tinypic.com/2mplz09.jpg Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau ( With Swords I presume? ) Officers Long Service decoration Knight in the Legion d'Honneur from France Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog from Denmark ( not sure about this one ) Commander in the Swordorder from Sweden Commander in the Crownorder from Italy Commander in the Order of the Oakencrown from Luxembourg Unknown grandcross, maybe from one of the orders above Officer in the Order of Franz Joseph from Austria
    6. Next Any ideas about Mister B, F or G ?
    7. It is A van de Moer See "Het Vaderland" 29-06-1940 Avond page 3 His decoration hidden under the other medals is still unknown Officer in the Order of Oranje Nassau Officer in the Order of the Legion d'Honneur from France Officer in the Order of the Redeemer from Greece Cross of Merit from the Dutch Red Cross Mobilisation Cross Officers Cross of the Austrian Red Cross w/war decoration 1914-19 ( breastcross )
    8. Your right about the order of the Redeemer! I will see if I can find some hints in the usual newspaper archives. Thanks for your input Eric! Here's a new picture. Still in the mail. So I can't make a better close up scan!
    9. His uniforms where designed by a famous Dutch uniform and medal designer! Frans Smits. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Smits
    10. About H > http://i6.tinypic.com/44herno.jpg This General appears to be wearing the following! Officer in the Order of Oranje Nassau with Swords Cross of Merit from the Dutch Red Cross ( grade unknown ) Officers long service cross. ( numeral unknown ) Unknown medal ( could be a Dutch Red Cross membership medal ) Mobilisation Cross 1914-1918 Officer in the Legion d'honneur from France Knight in the Order of Leopold II from Belgium What could the unknown medal be?
    11. Here are all his awards: Dutch Commander in the Order of the Dutch Lion ( First Knight 30-08-1922, later updated to commander 27-06-1927) Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau Museum medal in silver Flood of 1926 medal in silver ( Watersnoodmedaille 1926 ) Officiers long service cross for 30 years of service Mobilisation Cross WWI Foreign Grandcross in the Order Of Sint Olaf from Norway Granofficer in the Legion of Honor from France Commander Grandcross in the Swordorder of Sweden Grandofficier in the Order of Leopold II from Belgium Commander 1st classe in the Order of the Dannebrog from Denmark 10-05-1922 Officer in the Crownorder of Italy Third Class in the Order of the Crown for Prussia Third Class with Sword and Crown in the Military Merit Order of Bavaria 26-02-1918 Second Class of the Iron Cross 1914-1918 from Germany Kriegserinnerungsmedaille from Austria
    12. I believe he received the following grandcrosses: L?gion d'Honneur from France St. Olaf Order from Norway Sword Order from Sweden
    13. He received the Militar Verdienstorde on 26-02-1918. Before the end of WWI. Maybe Erik Muller knows more about these German decorations.
    14. Thanks for that Info. It looks like some of the awards where drawn into the photo or in a negative of the photo.
    15. Thanks. Looks like he is also wearing the Bavarian Military Merit Cross with swords
    16. Kev, I will try to repost those CDV's in the comming week!
    17. And the last one. Not a CDV. A photo with in the Background one of the last living knights in the Military Order of William. G. van Hakkeberg. I
    18. Just bought these pictures! There are brand new. I haven't researched them yet so all info is welcome! A B
    19. The Bronbeek Museum: The medal you are looking for is the medal in honour of 40th government jubilee from Pakoe Boewono X, the soesoehoenan of Soerakarta. The medal is made bij the Firm ?Koninklijke Begeer in Voorschoten? in 1932.
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