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Here is a simular thread from the WA forum - http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...8726&page=1
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DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
I suspect it was a economy measure to save money in production of these ribbons. Most early DDR medals, badges and ribbons were of high quality. But this quality declined over the years, especially in the 80s. Yes the front is a plastic cover. I'm not knowledgeable about other East Block countries to comment about their ribbon bars. Keevin -
Bundesrepublik ddr generals collar patches
ehrentitle replied to pikestaff's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
Red Eagle - Nice display of DDR General's items. Also a nice general's dagger. There is a article I posted on the WA forum sometime back that covers NVA generals daggers. It can be found at: http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ad.php?t=176869 I suspect that the shoulder boards for Marschall der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik may not be originals. According to Klaus Wather's Uniformeffekten der bewaffneten Organe der DDR Band II, only 12 pairs of these shoulder boards were made. The original Marschall's device has a real ruby in the center, copies have synthetic stones or painted red centers. There is also an article in German that Klaus Feder wrote for Militaria in May 2002 that covers the Marschall Der DDR rank: http://www.schwanenorden.com/Artikel/Marsc...20der%20DDR.pdf Kevin -
DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
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DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
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DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
Oh I totally agree, but this distinction is never easy with East German medals and badges which is the focus of my collecting efforts. Between the fall of the wall and unification East German makers produced hundreds of thousands of badges and medals using the original equipment. They restruck badges that had been discontinued in the 60s and 70s of which the originals command high prices. They produced thousands of higher orders and medals. So for example a late issue cased II or III class Banner der Arbeit can be had for less than $20. For those who have been collecting for some time this late issue stuff is relatively easy to distinguish from the older, higher quality badges and medals. But for new collectors it can be quite a minefield. Kevin -
DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
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DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
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DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
Ed this was a major topic several years back on the now defunct Yahoo DDR Collectors forum. As I recall 'put toether' was considered permissable for a collector who had no intent to resell and 'faked', 'invented', etc was reserved for those dealers who purposely altered uniforms to increase value. Things like sewing on new collar tabs, cuff titles and parade bars where none were before. Unless you are buying this stuff right from the veteran or have other good provenance there is always a good chance that a uniform has been assembled. A good example are all of the DDR general officer hats and uniforms floating around out there. A lot of this stuff was made just prior to unification and never came near to a general officer. Kevin -
DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
As for references, for years the standard reference is Uniformen der Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR 1956-1986, Klus-Ulrich Keubke and Manfred Kunz, Brandenburgisches Varlaghaus, 1990 ISBN: 3-327-00731-4 This book was published just before unification. It was expanded and reprinted in 2003 by Keubke with the title Militarische Uniformen in der DDR 1949-1990 ISBN: 3-00-011362-2. It was republished again a couple of years ago and widely availabe at a reasonable price in Germany. -
DDR DDR ribbon bar question
ehrentitle replied to Mike Page's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
Yes it's quite easy to put together a uniform with shoulderboards, ribbons and badges to enhance value. For ribbon bars times have changed, even the paper ribbon bars go for good prices on US e-bay. Good values can still be found on e-bay.de if you look hard enough. I don't actively collect them but have a few that I picked up in the late 80s in East Berlin, both older cloth and later paper. I'll see if I can post a couple here. Late issue dress uniforms are still quite easy to find, although you dont see as many camo uniforms as you used to. Older "dark collar" uniforms fetch high prices both here in Germany. Kevin -
Darrell - Thanks much. I served with Roy Thomas in the UN Mission in Haiti in 95 and kept in touch with him for a number of years. He had served on 5 UN missions and had plenty of stories to tell. He lived an hour away from me in Kingston, ON when I was stationed at Fort Drum in the late 90s. I remember him showing me his MSC and stating that it was a high honor bestowed by the Queen and that there were only a very few recepients. He and the other Canadian officers in Haiti educated me on the importance of Vimy Ridge, Cambrai, Hong Cong, Dieppe, the I Canadian Corps, Ortona, etc in Canadian Military History. Kevin
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The Air Force didn't stop at awarding Bronze Stars to airmen outside of Kosovo but lobbied the DoD hard for the creation of a Kosovo Campaign Medal. Kevin
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My Post WW1 CEF Collection
ehrentitle replied to Cam_s's topic in Great Britain: Militaria: Badges, Uniforms & Equipment
I picked up a small, less than 1/2 inch, British Empire Service League Pin about a year ago as part of a group of insignia. On the back it is marked 1927 RD: W. Scully. Kevin -
The Guards Museum in London
ehrentitle replied to Paul L Murphy's topic in Great Britain: Research, Documentation & History
I must agree, I was there in 2002 and spent a couple of hours. It's not the Imperial War Museum or National Army Museum, but an excellent collection indeed. Kevin -
DDR DDR -- Hans Beimler Medal
ehrentitle replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
I actually started looking for them after Ed posted a thread on these badges/medals. I was planning on bidding on several you had until they went from .99 cents to over $50+ in the last minutes of the auction. I did manage to get a 25th Anniversary Badge (the type on the Ed's photo) right on Ebay.de a couple months back. -
Thanks much Peter! Yes some of the badge designs on the link you provided look simular to mine. They are much higher quality than mine which appears to have been somewhat crudley cast from bronze. Kevin
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DDR DDR -- Hans Beimler Medal
ehrentitle replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
And they sold well, I was suprised at how high the bids were on a couple of the Anniversary Badges. They were out of my price range. Kevin -
My wife picked up this brass badge at a Thrift Shop yesterday thinking it was military. It appears to be from a Masonic or Faternal organization. The only abbreviations on this badge that I could find anything on were COCF. Which might mean Canadian Order of Chosen Friends. Does anyone provide any background on this badge? Thanks. Photo below, backside is blank. Kevin
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Bundesrepublik Introducing myself
ehrentitle replied to German.Militaria's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
Torsten - A warm welcome to the Gentleman's Military Interest Club. I've always enjoyed your posts on the DDR forum at Wehrmacht-Awards.com Kevin