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Hi, Our officer is wearing the Pour le Mérite and Cross of Liberty with swords of Finland. Here is some close up Christophe

Hi Christer, I like a lot your german ribbon bars with finnish ribbon. Congrats ! Christophe

Hi everybody, This morning I received the photo of Otto Martin and after looking carefully the photo I saw this. Can someone help me about this item please ? Christophe

General von der Goltz

Major von Bomhard

Major von Reden

close up of the cross

Hi everybody, I want to start a new topic to show photos of German officers showing their finnish medals and more particulary the cross of Liberty. Here is what I have for now. Christophe

Generalmajor Martin Otto Christophe

Some Leutnant from IR 104

Close up of the ribbon bar

Oberst Wittich from IR 133

Close up of the ribbon bar

New photos Oberst Fürstenau Christophe

Hi Timo nice medal, do you know haw many medals were awarded ? Christophe

Hi Claudio, Congrats for your purchase, nice groups Christophe

An old german review has made a special one to Colonie. In the cover we can find the medal bar of Generalleutnant Meister This medal bar belonged to Sibentritt till his death. It was sold by Kube years ago. Here is the photo of the medal bar from the review. It is interresting to note that the Bavarian medal has no swords on it and the knight cross with swords and lions of the Crown Order of Wurttemberg has the blue ribbon. Can someone see in the Wurttemberg Statuts to see when the blue ribbon has been replaced by the red amarante and black ribbon. I can't find photo of General Meister showing his St Henry commander cross, so if someone can post the picture it will be nice. Christophe

Hi everybody, I have received a photo of Major Johann Meister (later Generalleutnant) who served in China and Africa. He was a well decorated officer. As a Saxon officer he received for his duty in Africa the St Heinrich knight cross. Only one other man received the same medal for duty in China - Oberleutnant Lukas Kirsten-. Here are all medals and orders Meister received during his carreer : Commander cross 2nd class of St Henry, 20 March 1916, Knight cross of St Henry, 24 October 1905, Commander cross 2nd class with swords of Merit Order of Saxe, 18 June 1915, Knight cross 1st class with swords of Merit Order of Saxe, 7 January 1905, Commander cross 1st class with swords of Albert of Saxe, 15 November 1917, Commander cross 2nd class with swords of Albert of Saxe, 31 October 1914, Commander cross 2nd class with swords on ring of Albert of Saxe, 23 May 1914, Officer’s cross with swords on ring of Albert of Saxe, 13 September 1912 Knight cross 1st class with swords of Albert of Saxe, 16 November 1901, Long service medal, 1906 Cross 2nd class with swords and ribbon with 2 black and 3 white band of Red Eagle of Prussia, 2 December 1916, Cross 3rd class with swords and ribbon with 3 black and white band of Red Eagle of Prussia, 17 August 1905 Swords of cross 4th class of Red Eagle of Prussia, 28 May 1901, Cross 4th class of Red Eagle of Prussia, 27 January 1901, Cross 2nd class with swords on ring of Crown Order of Prussia, 19 September 1912, Cross 3rd class with swords of Crown Order of Prussia, 3 November 1904, Cross 4th class of Crown Order of Prussia, 1888 Order Pour le Mérite, 2 November 1905, Iron cross 1st class, 1914-1918 Iron cross 2nd class, 1914-1918 Commanders cross of honour with swords of Princely of Hohenzollern, 2 May 1918, Commander cross 2nd class of Princely of Hohenzollern, 11 February 1911, Cross 3rd class with swords of Military Merit of Bavaria, 1906, China medal with claps, 1902 SDWA medal with claps, 1907 Knight cross 1st class of Zähringen Lion of Bade, 1st July 1909 Cross of officer of Military Merit of Bavaria, 24 June 1911, Cross of officer with swords of Henry of Lion of Brunswick, 8 May 1909, Cross 2nd class of Lippe Detmold, 14 December 1910, Commander cross 2nd class of Order of Griffon of Mecklemburg-Schwerin, 30 October 1909 Knight cross with swords of Iron Crown of Austria, 1901, Cross of officer of Cross of Honour of Reuß, 16 September 1909, Commander cross 2nd class of Saxe Ernestine House, 11 February 1901, Cross of Honour of the Crown of Wurttemberg, 16 September 1909, Knight cross with swords and lion of the Crown of Wurttemberg, 26 April 1906, Hanseatic cross of Hamburg, 14-18, Hindenburg cross. Here is a photo of him after he received the Pour le Mérite Christophe

Hi Sandro, Congrats for your new ribbon bar Very nice. It seems that the crown and swords on Bavarian ribbon are in silver ? Can you confirm it please ? For me the last three ribbons are hessian ribbon, Hamburg and Lübeck ribbons. I see (but I'm not the Hessian expert) fade blue on the back for the hessian ribbon. Now it will be difficult to find the name of the owner. A prussian officer with only Bavarian medals, which rolls has been made. This officer was probably a Major and finished the war has an Oberstleutnant. Christophe

Many thanks René I know he received the crown to his SA3aX. Have you got more informations about him ? Christophe

Major Johann Meister

Hauptmann Leopold Albrecht

Hi, Nice iron cross, it is the first time I've ever seen such "bottom" on the pin. Is is the letter Y as hallmark ? Christophe

Hi, I keep my eyes open for you Christophe

Here is another photo of officer (here is Kurt Albrecht) with ribbon bar (SV3bX, SA3bX, EK2). Christophe