Claudio

My god, Rick... that has been so quick... don't tell you didn't know before... Do you think that this combo is quite unique, don't you? So great to give a name to a bar which has been nameless so long... Thanks!!!! C

Dear Rick! Incredibly enough this one hasn't been identified yet... Preußen, Eisernes Kreuz 1914, 2. Klasse (OEK 1909) Preußen, Kgl. Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Kreuz der Ritter (OEK 1789) Preußen, Kronen-Orden 4. Klasse (OEK 1762) Preußen, Centenarmedaille 1897 (OEK 1965) Sachsen-Königreich, Albrechts-Orden Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse (OEK 2205) Württemberg, Friedrichs-Orden Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse (OEK 2980) Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Greifen-Orden Ritterkreuz (OEK 1296) Waldeck, Verdienst-Kreuz Ausgabe 1896-1918, Kreuz 4. Klasse (OEK 2857) Kaiserreich Österreich-Ungarn, Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse Since you came back on this very forum you brought a lot of goodies and identified so many more ribbon and medal bars. It is always great to follow your threads and postings, despite the fact I have so less to add, since you say it all! Good luck in finding him! Best regards, Claudio

Great stuff Rick! I always wanted one of these, but I am still looking... especially the early ones in Gold are so beautiful. I would go for a Leser type of Steck/Offizierskreuz... ;-) ciao, C

Very nice bar, Sam.... I don't know but I have a feeling I have already seen this bar before somewhere, but many years ago. Congrats!

Beautiful bar! It should be identifiable... The Hansa trio narrows the research quite a lot plus the Meckemburg's crosses, the rare white falcon and the even rarer reuss cross with swords and crown. Could he possibly be a reserve KM officer?

Hello Jean-Sam, I find it also strange. My brother, who also collects, doesn't like the bars on the IC. But on the other hand in the 20ies it was pretty much left to anyone initiative to "decorate" their bars as much as possible, especailly if they were members of several veteran groups. Now in this case it's even more strange, because as we all know Paris was never taken by the Germans. Or maybe the veteran wanted to say with that, that he founght on the Marne close to Paris in the early stages of the war. I only hope that this bar wasn't added later... ciao, C

NOW... I remember to have seen it before...

No, dear Tilo, in this thread you haven't shown it before... the MVO looks like a JL type... beautiful as well the Chilean and Ottoman orders... Marine officer!? :-) Very very nice... don't forget to show the reverse... Ciao, Claudio

Very nice bars, Tilo! I like those Pr RAO with crown! The first one it's like it came out from the time machine... Immaculate! Ciao, C

Hi Dave! Thanks for the additional info on Egon's brother. I always liked your bar... but I think it will be really tough to trace the owner... no LS awards, no FEK (so bar was put together before 1934-35, maybe even earlier)... But the combination is really appealing... Very likely this officer (Reserve most likely) served on the Southern front (Austria and Bulgaria war decorations, although the Bulgarian MVO is on Tapferkeitsband but without the KD wreath). Very, very interesting... Good luck in finding him! :-) ciao, Claudio

Dear forumites friends! Thanks a lot for your joint effort... another nameless bar being identified... incredible! I couldn't imagine that Tom's bar could be as well identified... but judging by the job of Tom's medal bar bearer, it makes quite sense now. Thanks again! ciao, Claudio

Dear Forumites, My lastest Godet... a Senior LW Officer who was quite well decorated during WWI, still looking for a name... Preußen, Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse am Kämpferband (OEK 1909), E gs/S Sachsen Königreich, Albrechts-Orden RK 1. Kl. mit Schwertern, Hersteller Scharffenberg (OEK 2206) Sv Sächsische Herzogtümer, Ernestinischer Hausordens Ritterkreuz 1. Kl. mit Schwertern ohne Bandring vernäht, Reichsapfel mit Einriss (OEK 2475) G/Sv Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Ehrenkreuz 3. Kl. mit Schwertern (OEK 2785) S/Sv Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer mit Schwertern (OEK 3803/1), Hersteller KM & F, Kallenbach, Meyer & Francke, Luckenwalde Deutsches Reich 1933-45, LW-Dienstauszeichnung 2. Kl., 18 Jahre (OEK 3858) Deutsches Reich 1933-45, LW-Dienstauszeichnung 4. Kl., 4 Jahre (OEK 3860) Österreich 1. Republik, 1. Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille Ungarn, 1. Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille Enjoy... ciao, Claudio

Thank you Dave, for your terrific research work!

Tamara connection?? :-)

http://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/erinnerungsmedaille-an-den-thronanspruch-1905.html Here's a link of the above-mentioned Lippe-Detmold Thronanspruchsmedaille. Claudio

I wouldn't touch this bar, even with a 10 meters pole...

Thanks to all of you... Dave, Paul and Daniel! Now we have also a first name... ;-)

Thanks Dave, for your confirmation. ciao, C

A really nice informative thread (alas in German for those who can't read it) about the IR 26

There is also a Hauptmann Maenss (liason officer in Finland at the end of WWI, 1918) being mentioned in this thread http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/2713-german-troops-in-finland-1918/ ... such an officer could have had the chance to get multiple awards from different German states...

What about this Maenss, living in Memel in 1929? http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/entry/show/248928 It would be great to have a first name, because the family name is really quite uncommon... but I still need a first name. Problem is that Prussian Ranglisten don't really show first names... it might be difficult... but who knows? It would be great to give a story to that bar... behind a ribbon or medal bar there's always a human story...

Could be this Maenss (born in 1882), who than later became a diplomat in Sweden? http://www.drehscheibe-foren.de/foren/read.php?17,6249266,page=all ciao, Claudio

That's great, Paul!!!! Meass... it's a strange German family name... it sounds almost like "my ass" in English... Are you sure about the spelling? I can't find any family name in Germany with the spelling "Meass". ciao, Claudio

Hi Paul, Thank you for your reply. Too me it's clearly a PrKO4, the color is corn pale blue, not dark marine blue. I don't see any Centennial medal and by the Godet's Feldschnalle type here shown (dark blue/black backing with metal label), this bar was very likely assembled by Godet in the early-mid twenties. So this officer didn't serve that long in order to get a LS award for 25 years. Ciao, C

Dear forumites, I am happy to show my latest purchase... a feldschnalle of a Prussian officer. The awards combination could be quite unique... (Prussia, Bavaria, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Anhalt, KuK Österreich-Ungarn)... Any comments or inputs are most welcome! Ciao, Claudio