Deruelle

Beautiful photo . Do you have the name of this officer ?

Christophe

A Saxon officer with SH2 (oups ! military order of the Saint Henry, commander cross of 2nd class).

Another one

I have got more treasure, please find some of them. The first one, this officer has got an impressive ribbon bar, a beautiful neck order and the rare honour cross with X of the order of the Wurttemberg Crown.

Christophe

Very nice photo of Major Franke . It is the first time I see him with all the medals he received before the WW1.

Christophe

Hi,

I have posted it in an old thread but I can't resist to post it again. I like this photo

Christophe

Beautiful ribbon bar Christian

Christophe

You are right Brian. If you have a look in the 1924's Ranglisten, you can see that some officiers who received the PlM had colonies' awards and they have done a great job during WW1. For example Oberst von Falkenhausen and Major Schaumburg etc...

Chrisotphe

the reverse

It is an Austrian jubilee medal Kaiser Franz Joseph. Caspari received this medal in 1898.

Christophe

Rick,

It is interresting to see one General with man's buckle. May be the hook is better than officer buckle ? Thanks for sharing

Christophe

Hi everybody,

It is now a very interesting thread. Brian can you post a photo of your grandfather please. Thanks a lot.

I don't want to choose who are right and who are wrong. All I know is for one general he had to take the good decision to the good moment. All the mistake had got a big sequel. Remember the von Kluck'error during the Marne's battle. In spite of this he received the PlM in march 1915 for all his works, very strange indeed.

If you have got more photos ofrare officers who received the PlM, don't hesitate to post them.

Christophe

the ribbon bars. I don't know if this group belong to Efler, but the guy who have this splendid group is a lucky man.

Note that my trapeziodal ribbon bar has got the ribbon of iron cross 2nd class

Christophe

Hi everybody,

I have bought the Efler'sbook about Waldeck medals, and on page 184 I see this : complet egroup of Hauptmann Caspari Have a look

Christophe

Oberleutnant Rommel

Leutnant Schoerner

Leutnant Rackow with Kronprinz

You are right David. Remember that some old Generals, like von Hindenburg were opposed to give such medal to young officer (like Ernst Juenger). But like we can see, the young officers played with theirs lives all the time and only their valour will be rewarded, not only for a single action but for all the actions they realized during the war.

I will post now some of young officer with Pour le M?rite. Leutnant Schnieber

The document is beauftiful, thanks for sharing

Christophe

General Graf von Bothmer. Look at the ribbon bar, nice isn't it ?

General Graf von Bothmer and Oberst Ritter von Hemmer

A close-up of von Selle

Oberstleutnant von Selle and officiers of I.R. Nr. 95

Many thanks for your nice words. Bob, please find the photo of my "avatar". This ribbon bar belonged to Major Lukas Ritter von Kaufmann

Kronprinz and Oberst Graf von der Schulenburg