militaria0815

Yes, misunderstandings. And thanks to everybody for assistance.

Nope, has nothing to do with value. But I will do more research and when this is done I will unveil the complete biografie from this man.

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Thanks for all the assistance, I got the name.

Many thanks, I will go to the archive in Darmstadt and hope to find out more there!

No chance to get name from the auctioneer!

Makes sense! At the same auction a Phillis order commanders set 2nd class, a Hesse Brabant order commanders set 2nd class and a Hesse key for Kammerherren were offered. And all the items came from one familiy, so all the stuff might have belonged to the owner of my medal bar.

All 2nd classes had golden swords, a golden back medaillon ring and golden lion! And the backside of the crossarms do not look like gold. Thats why I thought it is a 2nd class but it is hard to say from a picture.

No chance to identify the owner??

The middle medal was given to all guests and officers in charge at the wedding ceremony of the Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Febr. 18th 1905. I would guess that a maximum of 200 - 300 was awarded.

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Gentlemen: I would apprecciate any information about the attached medal bar which I was able to buy last weekend in a small German antique auction. The medals: 1. Hesse-Darmstadt, Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen 1894 - 1918 "F?r Kriegsverdienst", real silver, awarded until 1917 2. Hesse-Darmstadt, Dienstehrenzeichen f?r h?here Hofchargen f?r 25 Dienstjahre in Gold, awarded 1897 - 1918 3. Hesse-Darmstadt, Hochzeitserinnerungsmedaille 1905 4. Saxon Dutchies, Ernestinischer Hausorden, Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse, solid gold 5. Hesse-Darmstadt, Ehrenzeichen f?r Kriegsf?rsorge, awarded 1915 - 1918. This medal is not affixed to the medal bar. My questions: -Is there any information, how many awards of # 2 were made and who got these? -Is there a chance to trace the medal bar and find out the person? Thank you!

The book of Erhard Roth about Baden awards in WW1 is listing 2nd and 1st Lieutenants only as recipients of the knight's cross 2nd class with swords. Most probably the owner of the medal bar was an Army reserve Lieutenant. A very nice bar!