Jacques

This photo was taken during the award ceremonie in Hamburg on 31th May, 1939. These guys are in LW uniform because they returned home early, the other recipients are wearing the Legion Condor brown uniform.

Could you identify all of these guys ?

Hugo SPEERLE

Wolfram von RICHTHOFEN

I like this thread and I hope that we all together will illustrate all the names

Wolfgang SCHELLMANN

other

Other pics to illustrate

My Grandfather fought with the Republicans but I was too young when he died to ask him about the war.

Here is one from another forum. This one seems much more elaborated with cut out sides. I see no MM on it. May be a german manufacture.

Jacques,

Is that your Medal at the top? How much do these run? Someday I will overtake you in the Spanish stuff race!!!!  

Best, Sal

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Yes, the top medal is mine. This medal is hard to find. I wish you good luck ! It costs around 500? now.

For the race, I'll stop when I got one with diamonds !

What a stunning document! I want one much more than I want the actuall medal!

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Hi SAL

If you are only stunned by the design of the document, try to find one for the "medalla de la campa?a". All the spansih document have quite the same shape, just written info change (rank, name, medal, date of attribution). that's right that these document are very decorative !

jacques

Otl. Seidemann during the parade day in Berlin. Note his spanish cross in gold and the spanish pilot badge.

Here is another pic from "Life magazine" showing Hugo Speerle wearing the "Medalla Militar" on the 1939, 6th June Berlin parade day. Note he is dressed with a brown uniform and the spanish army cap. His Spanish cross in gold with diamonds can be seen on his right breast.

I saw this one in a german collection , that do not show the same details as the other one except the MM. the cross is good in my opinion, just another die used by this manufacturer. eagles, pin , hinge are differents.

reverse

I know another one in the same condition marked CEJ 900, but not to sell

Jacques,

How is the backwards slash possible? Are the "l" / and number stamped seperatly?

Best, Sal

Thanks for the pics of the gold one! but the color varies in the pics, more photos please!!!  

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I can't explain the ""

the following pics are just for you

This decoration worn by a german pilot

the document awarded to a german pilot (pic from a book)

If somebody has one to sell

Ribbon bar

Here is a medal bar

The spanish individual Military Medal is the second highest decoration in Spain. The decoration was awarded to few germans of the Legion Condor during the civil war. An incomplete list does exist but names are lacking. I think that around hundred germans received this order. Most of them were officers, few NCO's, but all got the spanish cross in gold.

This decoration was awarded in Spain directly by General Franco (15) during the Badajas parade. the other were awarded by general von Richthofen before their departure from Spain.

the cross was manufactured by the spanish firm Ega?a, but also by german firms.

It was authorized to be worn on the ribbon bar.

The recipient received a document for that decoration and it was entrered in the individual documents (soldbuch, wehrpass).

Unfortunatly I don't own a silver one, so don't hesitate to post your one

jacques

Finally a bronze cross without swords with the mark: L52.

It retains the same details but the which is in the wrong way.

Here is a bronze cross with swords in very worn condition.

Zimmermann of Pforzheim manufactured spanish crosses during the war. This firm made them after the institution of the LDO (1941). The crosses are maker's marked : L/52 in a square, L/52 in a square + silver stamp "900". I own a cross stamped L52, and I can't explain this mistake, except done by a drunk worker.

the cross are in tombac then silvered, gilded or bronzed. the "900" stamped one are of course in massive silver.

It shows typical details on the obverse and reverse.

Eagles: well detailed with 3 cut out branches swas. the eagle head is characteristic and looks like a pigeon.

Swords: the grips are wide and show 9 filaments(twists)

Pin: typical to this maker. wide and flat in the middle, rounded at the end.

Hinge & Hook: half round hook and small cylinder hinge soldered on a wide base

Here is a gold cross, in mint condition (Especially for SAL )

H: 55.3mm L: 55.4mm W:29.1g

I've two others in my files. One is too small to determine the number. the second one is numbered 231/42.

jacques