Claudio

Thanks for the comment Rick! Actually I bought it from Detlev... just need to be lucky and have quick fingers to type for ordering. Here the document issued by German Embassy in Paris, conferming Krug von Nidda's right to be awarded with the Hindenburg Cross. Ciao, Claudio

2nd page / reverse patent.

Leutnant Patent/Urkunde:

Judging from the back it could also be a Godet bar without label...

Coat of arms of the family Krug von Nidda: is this correct?

the "Knopflochschnalle"...

The Johanniter-Kreuz... I'd like to know if it is his cross and when he got it....

...back!

The later (after 1934) ribbon bar with all the ribbons according to the medal bar.

back... quite typical green-grey finish of early ribbon bar.

The early ribbon bar...

According to this list there was only one VC awarded at Dunkirk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_VCs_of_World_War_2

Here a found a VC awarded at Dunkirk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Marcus_Ervine-Andrews Ciao, Claudio

The miniatures...

Dear forumites, I'd like to show a nice group I recently acquired. St. Heinrich Orden citation: Krug v. Nidda, Roland, Lt. u. Ordonnanzoffz. im St d. K.S. 192. Inf.-Div.; geb. 20.8.1895 in Dresden, im Frieden stud. Jur.; beliehen am 02.11.1918 Am ersten Tage der Tankschlacht an der Avre, dem 8.8.1918, zeichnete sich Lt. Krug v. Nidda vom Stabe der 192. Inf.-Div. dadurch ganz besonders aus, dass er bei einer Erkundungspatrouille in und bei Caix starke feindliche Kräfte erkannt und sofort und aus eigenem Entschluss einige Versprengte und Leichtverwundete zusammenraffte, mehrere Abwehrnester bildete und diese kleine Schar durch sein persönliches Beispiel zu so energischer und tapferer Abwehr fortriss, dass das weitere Vorgehen des Feindes verhindert wurde. Erst als die vordersten Teile der herangeholten Verstärkungen eintrafen, begab er sich zum Divisionsstab zurück. • Preussen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, 1914 (OEK 1909) • Sachsen-Königreich, Ritterkreuz St. Heinrich-Orden (OEK 2088) • Sachsen-Königreich, ZVO RK 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (OEK 2155) • Sachsen-Königreich, Albrechtsorden 2. Kl. mit Schwertern (OEK 2212) • Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer (OEK 3803), Hersteller KM&F Kallenbach, Meyer & Francke, Luckenwalde • Weimarer Republik, Schlesisches Bewährungsabzeichen, sog. Schlesischer Adler 2. Stufe, 1919-1921 (OEK 3303) Picture of the medal bar (front):

No problem, Paul... I knew that you meant it in a jokingly way. Sometimes collectors are very selfish, though! But we never had any problem about that... especially on this forum! Ciao, Claudio

Hi Paul, I remember to have already seen that bar 2 years ago at the same show... back then I refused the offer, because it seemed to pricey at that time, but of course I didn't know that that combination was so unique and could have been traced to GFM Model. Paul... you know me... we can always talk together and would never try "steal" a good deal on purpose from a collecting friend. Ciao, Claudio

Matt, Run, run fast!!! ... and don't look back! I won't touch either of these bars not even with a 10 meters long pole... Ciao, Claudio

I remember to have seen the medal bar in a previous Thies' auction... how groups can be split into some many pieces... Incredible!

Thanks Ralph! ;)

Wow, Rick, you really have an elephant's memory... :love:

I also asked myself if Model's medal combination could be unique or if there were more officers wearing the same medals... Btw... the only thing I could get from Gehrcke group was a mere Wiederholungsspange... but it's a first/early type! Too bad that Gehrcke group was slip in some many pieces... Claudio

last!

more

more