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Dear friend collectors, I would like to introduce to you my latest purchase: a medal bar of the Weimar Republic era (20ies, early 30ies) with its typical Veteran's associations commemorative medals. Here's the description of medals: ? Preussen, Eisernes Kreuz 1914, 2. Klasse am K?mpferband (OEK 1904) ? Marinekorps Flandern, Ehren- und Erinnerungskreuz (DN 2.02.14) ? Regiments-Erinnerungskreuz ? Garde Grenadier Regt. 2? (DN 2.02.22a) ? Kriegsehrenkreuz mit Schwertern des Ehrenbundes Deutscher Weltkriegsteilnehmer (DN 2.02.19) ? ?sterreich 1. Republik, Erinnerungsmedaille f?r die Landesverteidigung von Tirol 1914-1918 (fehlt medaille) ? Deutscher Reichskriegsbund ?Kyffh?user?, Kriegsdenkm?nze 1914/18 (DN 2.02.34a+b) ? Preussischer Landeskriegerverband, Krieger-Ehrenkreuz 2. Klasse versilbert am Band (DN 2.02.44c) My interest about these bars has grown over the last months. They are really fun to collect. Enjoy the image! Ciao, Claudio
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I can't say that this medal bar will stay forever in my collection, because you never know. Until now I never sold my favourites medal bars. This one is going to fill a special place in my collection, since I was long looking for a named medal bar with the Italian commemorative Messina's 1908 earthquake medal. All the data given to me on this site will be put in my personal files (catalogue)... see below. Nothing will be lost. If one day for very important reasons (family, financial difficulties, sickness, etc...), hopefully not, I will be forced to sell this bar, the new owner will receive it with my "catalogue file"... see below! We collectors don't own "the past" or "the stories"... we could merely preserve history and pass it on on future generations. Ciao, Claudio
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Thanks to everybody for your interest and your nice comments. @ Heiko: I am really sorry about bidding against you, but since I don't know your Ebay name and the fact that this medal bar didn't have any colonial medal, I didn't think that you were participating to this auction as well. Btw you already notice my Ebay name, I guess... what's yours? Just in case... The bar was made by a professional taylor: it's really put together perfectly. The Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer is a "G & S" (Godet und Sohn). I think also the EK could be a G & S... judging from the quality. I noticed that, in a couple of groups or medal bars of Senior officers, you can almost see the difference in quality... that's very interesting. I am sure our Ricky (L.) will like this bar as well! Ciao, Claudio
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The group was split in several parts... some documents, some headgear stuff and the medal bar. Unfortunately I wasn't enough to get all the other document, but luckily enough the Ebay seller was enough intelligent to sell the medal bar with the document to the Oldenburg's House Order, RK 2. Kl.. So the name of the officer and its unit before WWI is known to me: As for mid 1913 this officer was still a Leutnant zur See bei der 5. Batterie der II. Matrosen-Artillerie-Abteilung. It would be great if anyone, especially the research gurus on this forum, could add some valuable info about this officer after WWI and with which rank did he end WWII. Here's the picture of the document, very simple design...
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Dear forumites, I am quite glad to present you my latest acquisition from Ebay. It's a very simple yet nice medal bar in very good condition of a Kriegsmarine Career officer who was involved in some way in the terrible earth quake of 1908 in Messina (Sicily, Italy), see last medal. Here's the pic of the front: Ciao, Claudio
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Hi Antti, Great to know that you could make it to the SOS! Right now I am still in vacations in Brasil, which is not bad either... I noticed a medal bar (picture posting # 7, top row), which was offered to me during a break at Thies Auction for "mere" Eur 4500.- I wonder if you still remember the dealer's name and the price of the medal bar. I remember that it was in pristine conditions. Ciao, Claudio
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Looking it better I noticed that some swords are on the ribbons of decorations that they would need them and on the other hand on some ribbons that you might or must have the swords, there aren't... strange! ... whoops just read now webr55's comments; I do understand your point and fully agree with you. Ciao, Claudio
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Hi Stogie, I am sorry to say that but such ribbons (9mm) ARE on the market. My brother has about 5 or 6 of them, of course original, but these are still to be found on the market. Many of these ribbons were used as laces for larger neck ribbons for orders to be worn on the collar. Nevertheless I like the material being used for this Feldspange; swords, metal pieces, type of fabric used on the backing. On the other hand we should closely to the combination of the medals and ask ourselves is such combination is possible. I saw some pictures of Generals or even Generalfeldmarschalls (like von Blomberg for example) wearing such narrow type of ribbons. Heiko; I can only hope and cross my fingers for you that this Feldspange is a good one! Nowadays I don't really want only to trust my instinct anymore... I was fooled a couple of times, unfortunately also with ribbon bars... Ciao, Claudio
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Hi Chris, I don't think there were limitations but usually it was common that the German officers with lots of decorations could wore their ribbon on two rows. I have never seen Senior officers wearing more than two rows, though. There were quite a few exeptions of Senior officers who would wear their ribbon bars on two rows. I could name soldiers like Sepp Dietrich, Ritter von Epp, Erich R?der, etc. Usually officers who had many ribbons they used the narrower type of ribbons (10 mm instead of 15mm)... I have these type of ribbon bars being worn by Ritter von Epp, GFM Keitel, GFM von Blomberg, etc. My biggest ribbon bar ever does show 17 (!!!) different decorations. Mostly in these cases officers wanted to show all their decorations even the Foreign ones... Ciao, Claudio
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Schlesischer Adler / Silesian Eagles
Claudio replied to dond's topic in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
My brother's first medal bar: this purchase of his dates back in the mid 80ies. It's quite nice to see to have such medal bars with its ribbon bar. -
Schlesischer Adler / Silesian Eagles
Claudio replied to dond's topic in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
Here's a 1st class Silesian eagle (!!!!) mounted on a medal bar of a Schwarzburg's police officer... very odd, but quite nice! Ciao, Claudio -
Schlesischer Adler / Silesian Eagles
Claudio replied to dond's topic in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
...and here's my 1st class with Swords. The construction of the pin on the back is typical of the 30ies. Ciao, Claudio -
Schlesischer Adler / Silesian Eagles
Claudio replied to dond's topic in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
Here's my enameled Silesian Eagle first class... notice how clean the rivets are. Usually the constructions of the medals during the late 20ies and early 30ies wasn't so good, since the LDO's didn't exist and also because of the economical crisis. Ciao, Claudio -
Schlesischer Adler / Silesian Eagles
Claudio replied to dond's topic in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
Hi Don, Here's my brother's court mounted Silesian Eagle 2n Class. Interesting to notice the taylor's label on the back. Claudio -
Hi everybody, I just would like to add a nice picture (a bit too small, sorry!) of Sch?rner I found on the net, showing him at a pre-war official event as Senior officer of the Gebirgsj?ger with all his medals (PlM and medal bar). Maybe that medal bar is somewhere out there... it's not even something special, on the contrary, it's quite a "common" array of decorations for a senior Bavarian career officer. Here's a interesting link with his curriculum vitae and awarded medals (in German): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Sch%C3%B6rner Ciao, Claudio