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Hi Jason, In my humble opinion it's the ribbon for the order of the Crown of the King Zvonimir without swords (allied to the Axis powers). ciao, Claudio

Good eyes Chris! I didn't even notice that... (it's post # 43 however). That is most unusual... totally wrong! ciao, Claudio

Beautiful bars! Especially the first, so neately sewn together. I bet that on the back of the bar is the label of the Juweller Godet in Berlin... ;-) Let me know if you are going to get bored about it... I'd be more than happy to find a new home for it! :-) ciao, Claudio

Now you have only to find the missing parts... the ribbon and the enameled extension on the bottom

Yes, but nevertheless a Great Bar... It wasn't there last time I visited the museum, since that space was occupied by the previously mentioned exhibit about Bavaria and the Napoleonic era...

Dear forumites, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Krafft_von_Dellmensingen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Krafft_von_Dellmensingen I'd like to show some pictures I have taken at the the Festung Tilly in Ingolstadt (Bayerisches Armeemuseum https://www.armeemuseum.de/de/). Very interesting and complete group of a Bavarian WWI general... lots of interesting information about his career, family and insights into the struggle for power within the Oberkommando des Heeres and its military and strategic implications. I would warmly suggest a visit at the castle of Ingolstadt. Right now there's still a great exhibition about "Napoleon and Bayern"... well done, with a lot of historical insights and also objects of historically very important provenance (Napoleon, his wife Josephine, of the Wittelsbacher Dynasty, etc...). Unfortunately the exhibition finishes in October (now). Enjoy the pictures. ciao, Claudio

Sorry I meant Ludendorff...

A nice close up picture of Hindenburg's breast decorations...

I will let my brother now... ;-) but I doubt he will let it go; he does also collect such badges and pins...:-)

Hi Paul, I just edited my thread with a picture of the backing... For me it was Army... first I thought Navy... but I'm more inclined on Army now. Too bad that the Bremen-rolls are not available... According to Nimmergut, the company A. J. Richter Hamburg manufactured 306 crosses and the company Koch & Bergfeld Bremen about 20'500. Always accordingly Nimmergut about 20'018 crosses were awarded. C

Yeah... I observed it in many groups, that it was more the case that officers seldom updated their clasp device on the ribbon bar or on the ribbon worn at the second front button hole of the Feldbluse or Waffenrock... C

Thanks a lot Paul! Wow... poor Rick; still being so helpful, also after life! :-(

Dear forumites, My brother has acquired a ribbon bar... (see below picture). Any comments or help in order to identify this bar? EK 2 Kl. 1914HHOXRAO4Pr DA25 f. OffzCentenarmedailleHessen, Tapferkeitsmedaille (?)Hamburg, HansakreuzBremen, HansakreuzKuK Österreich-Ungarn, Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Kl. mit KriegsdekorationThank you all in advance! ciao, Claudio The reverse of the ribbon bar... I guess no clue here if it's Kriegsmarine or not... or maybe it's a confirmation that this officer must have been army...

Dear forumites, I'd like to show you a group of ribbon bars I managed to purchase at Reichertshofen which belonged to Generalleutnant and Ritterkreuzträger Friedrich Zickwolff (see also: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/Z/ZickwolffFriedrich-R.htm ) His uniform and medal bar were sold by Hermann Historica, years ago in 2013: Lot Nr. 6604 Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff (1889 - 1944) - a field tunic and breeches Old-pattern field tunic in field-grey tricot cloth with dark green collar, red piping on the button facing, golden buttons, sewn-in shoulder boards and red collar patches with golden Larisch embroidery (slightly darkened). Breast eagle missing. Affixed Iron Cross 1st Class of 1914, Wound Badge 1918 in Black and a six-piece field orders clasp. Green silk lining with Berlin tailor's tag. Breeches of stone-grey cloth with broad, red stripes, leg closure with laces and small buttons, signs of usage on the stripes at the height of the boots. Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff, from 1909 on Leutnant in Infantry Regiment König Wilhelm I (6th Württemberg) no. 124, 1931 Major in Group Command 2 Kassel, 1936 Oberst and Kommandeur of the Infantry Regiment 119 Stuttgart, 1939 Generalmajor und Kommandeur of the 227th Infantry Division, in 1941 he was appointed Generalleutnant and on 2 June 1942, he was awarded the Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross 1939 as Kommandeur of the 113th Infantry Division. Until seriously wounded on 25 August 1943, he commanded the 343rd Infantry Division. On 17 September 1944 he died as a result of his wounds. Condition: IILimit: 4000 EURO(see also: http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hhm66.pl?f=NR_LOT&c=6604&t=temartic_R_GB&db=kat66_r.txt ) Enjoy the pictures! ciao, Claudio

Dear forumites, I'd like to present to you my latest acquisitions; it's a group of ribbon bars and a Iron Cross 1st class which belonged to the Oberst Wilhelm Arendts (* 6. Februar 1883; † 23. März 1958), Schatzmeister ind Mitglied des Präsidiums der Akademie für Deutsches Recht. Unfortunately I wasn't lucky enough to get also all the documents: Dokumentennachlass (and curriculum vitae): Besitzzeugnis Prinz Luitpold Jubiläumsmedaille 1905,3 versch. Urkunden zum Eisernen Kreuz 2. Klasse 1914, Militär-Verdienstorden 4. Klasse mit Schwertern, Doppelblatt 1915, mit Erklärung über die Rückgabepflicht, Patent zum Hauptmann 1915, Doppelblatt mit original Unterschrift König Ludwig III., vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis zum EK 1 1916, Militär-Verdienstorden 4. Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern 1917, Österreich Militär-Verdienstkreuz mit der Kriegsdekoration III. Klasse 1918, mit dazugehörigen Statuten (das Deckblatt fehlt), Urkunde und Antrag zum Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz 1919, Durchschrift zum Antrag der Hochzeitsmedaille in Eisen 1924, Besitz-Zeugnis zum Prinz Alfons-Erinnerungsabzeichen 1931 mit Übersendungsschreiben,Urkunde zum Großoffizierskreuz des Ordens der Krone von Italien 1937, mit Begleitschreiben1919 zur Disposition gestellt; zur Wehrmacht reaktiviertI am looking for more information on his career, war state of service (in which unit did he serve?). Any help is most graciously appreciated! Enjoy the pictures! ciao, Claudio Another question; is it possible to find out which class of the Olympia-Ehrenzeichen did he wear? It must have been either the medal or the 2nd class, because in the lot there was a ribbon being pulled off of his original medal bar...

Hi Chris, On the catalogue of Jörg Nimmergut "Abzeichen urn Auszeichnungen Deutscher Kriegervereine, 1800-1943", page 425, no. 995 is depticted your badge as : Inf. Leib. Regiment München, Mitgliedsabzeichen, Chiffre ILR: Infanterie Leib Regiment, 47,9 x 33,7 mm, RS: glass, längs broschiert alle Auflagen am achteckigen Rahmen befestigt, Hersteller: CARL POELLATH / SCHROBENHAUSEN, BM vs/em. Eur 65.- (today's mark value as per the catalogue) The pin you have is also from the ILR (no. 996/page 426), although it doesn't have the "Jubiläumsschildchen 25 mitgeprägt", Hersteller DESCHLER & S. / MÜNCHEN 9, BM vs/em. Eur 45.- My brother has the above-mentioned pin badge with Jubiläumsschildchen 25"... ;-) Ciao, Claudio Forgot to say, that I would put these badges in the forum under "Weimar Republik", not imperial. Infact such badges were created by the veterans' association well after 1918. C

Wow Chris!.... that's a stunning German unifications wars medal bar.... with the Russian St. George Cross really highly desirable... Ciao, Claudio

Another NCO group with an interesting Württemberg-Weimar Eisenach connection, to see and read more about it, look under Offz. Stv. Luckert on this very forum.

A Württemberg's group: Medal bar group of a brave soldier

At Chris: this group is of a Prussian NCO... Vizefeldwebel Schwantes

Thanks Chris! Your group is is also very appealing, especially with that Tapferkeitsmedaille! An other Bavarian group I also particularly like.... C

A Bavarian NCO group I particularly like... :)

Such a Great story from a front officer, such a great happy ending... Well done! That was a very noble thing to do... A class act! It's always a true pleasure to read your threads Thilo... Thanks for sharing! ciao, Claudio

Moreover the Godet's label on the back is older than the type of the grey backing usually used in the late 20ies or 30ies by Godet.

Well... What to say; it doesn't really struck me like a typical Godet bar, how the bar is constructed, the ribbons folded... The ribbons look like brand new, but the back or some threads in worse conditions... I don't know but I would definitely check the ribbons with UV light test, to see if there are old originals. There are Jerusalem crosses fakes around, but I couldn't comment on that. C