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Hi everybody, Recently I was Lucky enough to buy this very nice trapezoidal ribbon bar which belonged to a Saxon officer during the XIXth Century. The ribbon bar contains the following ribbons : - Saxon Merit Order knight cross - Saxon Long Service cross - Commemorative cross for the Franco Prussian war 1870-1871 - Centenary ribbon It is interresting to note that there is no ribbon for the Albert Cross. It is the clue for beginning the research. The other question was : when the Merit cross was awarded, before 1876 or after this date ? With those interrogations the research through the Ranglisten could begin. I speculate that this officer received the SV3 before 1876. I remember that the long service cross for officers has been created in 1874. SO i check the RL and I have found only one officer who received the SV3 (peacetime) and SDA. The commemorative cross for the war doesn't appear in the RL 1872, nor the Centernay medal in the RL 1898. My officer received the commander cross 2nd class of Albert in 1883. The name : Oberst a. D. Friedrich Fischer (1828-1900) He was born in Frohburg in 1828. He entered the Army in 1848 as a Cadet. Then he was promoted to Unteroffizier till he became Leutnant in 1859. Here is all his grade with date Leutnant : 30.07.1859 Oberleutnant : 20.03.1866 Hauptmann : 24.01.1870 Major : 27.11.1879 Oberstleutnant : 22.09.1890 Oberst : 22.04.1892 Here is the date of the awards SV3 : 28.03.1872 SDA : 1874 KDM 1870-1871 : 1871 PZM : 1897 SA2b : 17.03.1883 Sources : Saxon Ranglisten from 1859-1901 And a special Thanks to Andy who found the date of death.

Leutnant Elster and Leutnant Ernst Eichelbaum

Leutnant Philipp Elster from FAR 78

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Parade with King of Saxe

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Hauptmann d. R. Herman Sievers from LIR 106

Oberstleutnant von Tettenborn

Hi, After another research, I have found that Benzien received the Baden knight cross 1st class with X of Zähringen Order on 26 November 1914. Only three days before his death. So this medal should appears on his mortuary coffin but never mouted on his medal bar. Christophe

Many thanks Bernhard, Lt Philipp Elster received the Merit Order and Albert Order both in knight cross 2nd class with X. Served in FAR 78 Lt Ernst Eichelbaum received only the Albert Order knight cross 2nd class with X. Served in FAR 78 and FAR 246 Both officers served in the FAR 78 and not in FAR 68, my mistake. Here is both photos Christophe

Hi everybody, Can someone help me to decipher the names of those officers please ? Thanks in advance Christophe

the second one from same unit

Hi, Here is my last photos showing saxon officers of FAR 68 Christophe

Hi everybody, Recently I have received this nice photo of Oberstleutnant Falk Otto von Tettenborn (1827-1904) showing his big medal bar. He was born in Wurzen in 1827. He entered in the Army as cadet in 1842. Fähnrich in 1842 Leutnant in 1847 Oberleutnant 11 October 1849 Hauptmann 3 August 1861 Major 23 March 1867 Oberstleutnant z. D. 26 February 1867 He served with IR 105 and at the end of his career he served in the LIR 106. Christophe

Very nice photo of Wilhelm Heye, thanks for sharing Christophe

General Samuel Nieper (1866-1932)

General Hans von Kirchbach (1849-1928)

General Alfred Kaden (1866-1948)

Hi, General Charles Garke (1860-1936)

I have found one officer who, with this rang - Oberleutnant- who received both Saxon and Austrian medals : Later Major Heinrich Wilibald Benzien He received the knight cross 2nd class with X of Albert of Saxe, 22 November 1901, knight cross 1st class with X on ring of Albert of Saxe, 23 May 1914, China medal, 1902 Austria Franz Joseph cross 4th class, 29 June 1899, Bavarian Military Merit order 4th class with X and crown, 7 September 1914, He died in November 1914. Christophe