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Lorenzo-do you know what #4 is?

The triangle one is the November, 1963 commemorative medal-to celebrate the Ba'athist coup d'tat. See the OMSA database for more information.

The last one is the WW2 service medal-for service in the Iraq army during 1939-45.

Well, the top one is the superbly made (Hueningen?) Iraqi flood medal and the bottom one is the Arab-Israei war campaign medal. I have no clue what the Saddam one is but my guess is that Lorenzo will want it -reaaallllly badly.

The pictures at the top were taken at one of the Nuremberg rallies. You can tell by the tinnie they are all wearing. I think it is 1938. Given his rank and the medals, I suspect with a little effort we can locate him....if I could just find my RAD books. The officer on the right wear an EK2/HKx/Silesian eagle and the RAD LS medal.

Wouldn't it follow the usual Nazi-era ethos of combat awards first,long service and then civil awards?

This picture popped up on a tourists' blog last month. In it, a Cuban veteran of Africa wears a VERY unusual medal-the Ethiopian Derg regime wound medal-2nd row down. Really cool.

The Reaalllly cool thing about that set is the Luftschutz award. That is most unusual.

Really Nice! :jumping:

I seem to recall a long time ago the Maikafer discussion with Verkuilen Ager. NEAT documents. Wasn't there also a traditions badge?

wow! That's a first. What sort of NCO had that? :speechless1:

1917-

...and potentially research-able too I think....with enough time. the BMVO and the early NSDAP entry narrow the field to a VERY small category of men- in the low @ 100s at most.

Paddy!!!! That is superb!!!!1 :jumping: It was often used as a form of "House order" by the Emperor. Many, many imperial Guard officers received this class -and not a few foreign advisers (including Irish UN troops) too! If you ever wish to part with that tasty tidbit....... :cheers:

Wasn't Torsten in the NVA MPs? He can probably help. I'll contact him at the WAF.

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!! :jumping: What a SPLENDID European medal! Do I read that right-an offcier aspirant type -what does it mean? I would LOVE to see the documents!

The above ribbon looks enamel. Here's his portrait.

At the last Lowell Show i went to- (December?) I picked this up (@1960?):

Outstanding!! Do you have his file on-line? That explains EVERYTHING!! Ah! Neustadt! :cheers:

Is that "wulf" with an umlaut? Something near Coburg?

Kev: Maybe it is time to start advertising in the newspaper? "Irish historian seeks...pays top cash" etc?

That's the theory-but there were obviously exceptions here and there-hence the "exact count" by Kleitman. Chris. B. is the author of the black/white ribbon for auslandsdeinst and this seems to have been backed up by some language in a book I have. Still, it'd be nice to have a specific regulation or directive to point to-or documented groups as proof positive. I too have seen the Ludwig cross/black/white EK2 combo and while some seem to be "newly made" combos-others are not as this photo demonstrates. Now, if we could just figure out this mans' career.

Ah! You are the Lippe man! That is a superb bar, superb.

Did you try the OMSA ribbon bank?

Outstanding! Yes, please post close ups -you never know who might look in.