Jacques

Joe, try this thread , you will find something interesting about the Military Medal. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1315 jacques

they were awarded the spanish cross in gold with diamonds. Does somebody knows pics showing G?ring awarding the cross to Speerle and Volkmann. Both were on the raw in Hamburg on 31 May for the parade, but I don't know if they were awarded the cross that day or on June the 4th in D?beritz. jacques

Panzerpionier, I'll try to find another pic of von Richthofen with his spanish visor cap.

Thanks, I already try it. Nothing from LC but I still look for that magazine. I saw one last year but forget to bid on it. jacques

Thanks mates for your input, these cardboard cases were mid -late war provided in my mind. I'll change it ! I can't post other pics this week, but I'll do it next friday to illustrate the early and late war cases. jacques

This green cardboard case is of a cheap manufacture and LDO marked on the lid. The LDO letters are silver. The case is square with no push button, but the so-called "klappetui". Case measurements: 78 mm Long x 79 mm width x 21mm high. Inside lid is of a red paper, bottom base with purple red velvet. Marcus, I agree some of your points, but this case looks more to me as a later manufacture than an early one. Meanwhile your theory is may be true for the more elaborated cases with hinge and push-button. I had to admit that I have nothing read about this and it is pure supposition on my side. May be other collectors can help us, comparing with other decorations such as EK1. You're welcome !

I'm looking for this magazine

This one was sol on Militariaweb.

This one a KM members was sold on Ebay few month ago.

Sal, it is a Steinhauer or a Deumer. It is not the cross sold by Detlev . jacques

The red case is in pebbled simili red leather. The lid is piped with a thin gold piping. Case measurements: 82 mm Long x 78 mm width x 27mm high. Rectangular push button. Inside lid is covered with white satin, bottom base with purple velvet. The first pic show a "900" gold cross. The second one is a "CEJ 900" (it was to sell on Ebay last year but disappeared after few hours; I don't know the lucky buyer !)

The spanish crosses, whatever their class, were presented inside a case. Period pictures of the award ceremonies which occured in Hamburg on May the 31th of 1939, in D?beritz on June the 3rd for the Army, and on June the 4th for the Luftwaffe and Navy, show clearly the cases. These cases were Red, blue , or green. Later in 1941, with the LDO institution, the cases were ornated with the trigram "LDO" stamped onto the lid, or inside the lid. These crosses were private purchase or replacement. Green cases variants exist with the decoration effigy onto the lid. It is commonly accepted that the spanish coss in gold was awarded in a red case, the silver class in a blue case, and the bronze class in a green case. nevertheless, it seems that green cases could have been used for the three classes, and the blue cases for the bronze class too. So, I found nothing concerning the cases in the RGB related to the Spanish crosses. Concerning the nex of kin spanish cross, it was awarded in a rectangular black box, with the effigy of the medal onto the lid. I have no information concerning the Spanish cross in gold with diamonds. Harald Geissler shown in an old german magazin a green box which seemed to have a thin gold piping around the lid. If some of you guy own an original case for this award, he is welcome to share pictures ...

Got this beauty this morning !

here is friend's one

Here is a soldier of the K.R.13

an overseas from a friend collection.

This one was mine

Worn by members of a K.R. at a NCO course

Here worn by a member of a Reconnaissance unit

Here is the skull worn by Husaren

this badge takes the tradition of the former "Leihusaren". It consists on a jawless skull . It was worn until the WW1 in the 1rst & 2nd Leib Husaren Rgt, and then during the "Reichswehr" thus the Wehrmacht (see the diagram). The skull was worn on the cap between the cocarde or between the wreath and the eagle. Several types exist depending the availability and were worn ( panzer collar type skull, 1rst SS pattern skull), but one is typical to the cavalerie.

Beautiful Gordon Rare to see them both in so good condition !

von Richthofen prefered the spanish overseas cap, with spanish rank and LW gold embroidered eagle without swastica.

The three Commanders of the Legion Condor, SPEERLE, VOLKMANN and von RICHTHOFEN have worn a special visor cap. It is a Spanish high level officer wide and flat top cap. it show the spanish rank insignia of General on the top, and a Lw eagle on the stripe. the color might be brown with gold piping. Richthofen and Volkmann cap's eagle has no swastica.

Sorry, it is just a question ! Does somebody know where it is possible to buy old german newspapers ? Auktion, site, etc... jacques