ÖSTA

Hello Gordon, 

Yes the medal is currently being awarded.

Here's a screen-shot from the ÖASG Facebook site and a translation of the text. Hope this helps.

To celebrate their 40th anniversary,  the Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society - Österreichische Albert Schweitzer Gesellschaft (ÖASG) have issued this rather attractive and tasteful medal. All ÖASG medals and decorations are recognised by the Austrian Government and as such may be worn on State military uniforms etc.

Further details are available here: oeasg.office@gmail.com

See also their Wiki entry for general info

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Österreichische_Albert_Schweitzer-Gesellschaft

Medal Ø 36mm

Ribbon 40mm

On 10/07/2023 at 17:56, kjfswkr said:

Hi all, my name is Kevin and I am a Vietnam vet having served with the 101st Airborne Division. My collection is very eclectic. I am wondering if anyone can help me research a medal trio to a J Prince? Medals are a 1939/45 Star, zDefense Medal, and a 1939/45 Medal. Number on War medal is 19853.

 

 

Thanks and look forward to participating in group.

 

Kevin

Hi Kevin and welcome.

If the Defence & War Medal are struck in silver, then I would say the recipient is Canadian. If, however, the (named? &) numbered 1939-45 Medal is made of cupro-nickel, the recipient could be an Australian, South African (or even Indian).

See here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Medal_1939–1945

Hope this helps narrow your search.

4 hours ago, Tupper said:

Cant Open the Photos. I Live Close to Göttingen (45min with car). There is a Military Part? 

Hopefully, I've got the photo's right this time!

Yes, the military part is indicated on the cemetry plan by the arrow. Section 45,   46 usw (Ehrenfriedhof)

The photo above is from this grave stone.

@Tupper

Great pictures. 

Here's another Pilot Badge recipient, again in Göttingen

Göttingen. That's my home town!  The military part of the Stadtfriedhof  is quite an eye opener. I believe that the headstones are original and that they were later modified to remove anything contentious.

Photo's taken August 2021

Customs charges apply to Germany. Not unexpected, so nothing to gripe about!

I'm still delighted with the badge👍

Hi Nick,

Badge arrived safe & sound. Delighted. Regards from Germany.

Badge ordered.

On 07/02/2023 at 14:58, Zulu_00 said:

What do people think of the odds of NATO and the other allied nations striking a medal for Operation INTERFLEX? Would it be a NATO medal? Or a new medal?

I can't see anything coming from NATO as it's not involved. Many NATO member states yes but the Organisation itself not.

Award document for the above -

The German Red Cross have instituted this 'Ribbon only' award for Corona Deployment Service.

Ribbon dimensions - Standard German format of 25 x 12mm.

Auszeichnungsspange „Coronaeinsatz“ des Deutschen Roten Kreuz (DRK)

seit 2022

Link here:

https://www.die-deutschen-orden.de/ordensuebersicht/bundeslander/bundesauszeichnungen/ehrenzeichen-des-deutschen-roten-kreuzes-in-gold-damenausfuehrung-2/

I would be happy pay a Membership subscription (I like the 'Ad-free' option mention by @Megan). I also like the idea of badges/mugs etc

11 hours ago, Zulu_00 said:

Single most unique group I've ever seen. Infantryman in WW2 in the Wehrmacht and RCAF padre in his later years. 

Not seen that photo before. Who is he?

On 27/05/2022 at 23:46, Zulu_00 said:

Finally got my own gongs mounted. Got permission to wear the OASG gong.

 

Could you please post a photo of the reverse.

On 19/05/2022 at 12:01, Zulu_00 said:

After a year of hard campaigning, my COVID-19 medal proposal for the Irish Defence Forces got officially axed today. I'm gutted but I fought the good fight on it up to the highest echelons of politics and military bureaucracy.

Shame. What, if any, were the reasons given?

You could try here:

https://www.philipp-militaria.com/katalog/Deutsche-Demokratische-Republik-DDR-Orden-Ehrenzeichen-Dokumente-82.html

On 21/03/2022 at 20:37, bigjarofwasps said:

Medal of the Order of Wishful Thinking

My ANAV Covid-19 medal arrived from Spain today. 

As with JensF's medal, the serial number matches the certificate. A very different style of engraving though. At first I thought it was a sticker! It turns out to be laser etched.

On 27/01/2022 at 14:16, Zulu_00 said:

I tried contacting them twice and both times got unintelligible gibberish back. Of course, I recognise not everyone speaks English, but I would've been better off being replied to in Japanese and using Google Translate!

Here's an informative site

https://corysan.net/medals/japan.html

A medal from my own collection

@bigjarofwasps

There are a couple of pictures of the Spanish ANAV medal up Thread (towards the bottom of page 2).

On 16/12/2021 at 23:12, Zulu_00 said:

Anyone else check this thread sporadically to see if there is any new posts? Or have I just got no life?

I check-in 3 or 4 times per week. ?

Not much information out there! 

Here's an set from the Brazilian arm of the Lazarus Union.