Ulsterman

#3 is primarily an enlisted mans' medal-and a man who got an REO3 would have spent time as an officer dL-Germany was a more status conscious society in them days. An REO with a bow implies a university degree and more senior job status-hence my caution.

Notable because of the brunswick horse device-and taken before the issuance of the "new" (1937?) LS medals that replaced the old imperial ones. Also, the stare reminds me of someone in Ware, Mass. ((Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. }}}}

another big Luftwaffe bar: {{{{ Sweet Mather MacRea!!! THIS may be the WEIRDEST of all!!!! }}}

A noncom ribbon bar (HK,PrKVK,Olympic,Ls,Ls,Austn comm)-notable for the LACK of devices at the front and back, taken Jan 10, 1943: {{{ Hmmmmm. not sure about 2nd and last... just don't show this to Paul!!!! }}}}

a close up for your inspection: ((( )))

note the small and sharp winged ("SA cap badge style") eagles on the LS ribbons: ((excellent Zoll shot !!!! )))

medal # 3....is a problem...

Great photos!! My contribution to the cause....

OMG! OMG!! This is THE BEST news in years!! I am agog!

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awarded 1915-1918/9 for homefront war service-commonly found in the USA as that's where US occupation troops were...originally for "all officers, NCOs, medics and other ranks for war service not in the face of the enemy", but later (1916) expanded for women who worked for the Red Cross but didn't merit the other Red Cross awards. Bronze from 1916-early 1918, in 1918 made of war metal. Numbers estimated at @ 6-11,000 recipients-there may well be a roll of these of there.

OMG!!!!! Now THAT is THE book to find! Makes you wonder about Band 2 and 3...? Is this the NYC city library perchance? Dave, I would be very grateful and willing to offer large bribes etc. to get a copy of that book. Let me know if I can and who i have to kill or bribe in order to do so. Ta, Ulster

what does the back look like?

Leave it alone! My gut says this is ok-esp. with the ribbon bar. This was probably a chronological mounting and while not technically correct, is so odd that its' probably (and in my opinion) almost certainly original pre-1945 mounting! ......and these medals make sense if this man was an elderly Asst. MarineBauInspektor dR. or somesuch long time NCO who got "bumped up to officer dR as a courtesy in 1919/20. I still maintain my "old NCO" and/or too ill to be in uniform in WW1 theory. Heck I'll even volunteer to buy the darn thing if you feel compelled to do something with it.

I know the photo he references-it is in fact not Anhalt but Lippe-D. crosses. Alas! oops-should have read further!

Nice ones Ed. i really like the silver grade one.

heck-I'd LOVE to see that exhibit! Take lots of photos if you go.

...well, since you mention Weimar:

Good stuff! An article perhaps? by the way, any chance you can track down who/what made these? The factory might still be in the neighborhood-as well as the craftsfolk who made these.

nothing-nothing...is on the back!! I tried to get it as big as I can -it's 300dpi (!). I think the epalette insignia almost liiks like an "h". I swear I shall write everything on the back of my own (quite boring) snaps one day. grrrrr...

...and the eagle has swords....

Nice, nice awards. In going a Google search of Hungarian medals I note that many people still put these awards on their on-line resumes (notably engineers, scientists and scholars)! So it was an award with real prestige. I remember reading in the JOMSA that Prof. Rubik earned the gold version for inventing his cube.

cool! I got one of these last weekend. Munkasor="workers' guard"? "workers' militia"?

actually this doesn't really belong here in this subforum as the photo is probably from 1917/early 1918:

Have a look lower right!