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medalnet, Queen's South Africa Medal: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_South_Africa_Medal

One of mine:-

Austin_militaria, I hope this is all of them: - Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with Swords 1. Generalleutnant Erwin Engelbrecht: 21 September 1941 2. Kapitän zur See Hans Bütow: 12 October 1941 3. Oberst Karl Seber: 23 October 1941 4. Generalmajor Erich Buschenhagen: 26 October 1941 5. Generalmajor Kurt Dittmar: 26 October 1941 6. Generalmajor Ernst Goettke: 26 October 1941 7. Generalmajor Hans Kreysing: 26 October 1941 8. Generalmajor Ernst Schlemmer: 26 October 1941 9. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Wilhelm Becker: 9 November 1941 10. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl-Maria Demelhuber: 1 December 1941 11. Kapitän zur See Leopold Bürkner: 10 December 1941 12. Oberst Hans Piekenbrock: 10 December 1941 13. Konteradmiral Reimar von Bonin: 31 January 1942 14. Generalmajor Horst Rössing: 31 January 1942 15. Generalleutnant Rudolf Ernst Otto Gercke: 25 March 1942 16. Generalmajor Adolf Heusinger: 25 March 1942 17. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Otto Hoffmann von Waldau: 25 March 1942 18. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Walter Lorenz: 25 March 1942 19. Generalmajor Bernhard von Loßberg: 25 March 1942 20. Generalmajor Gerhard Matzky: 25 March 1942 21. Vizeadmiral Hubert Schmundt: 25 March 1942 22. Generalmajor Eduard Wagner: 25 March 1942 23. Generalmajor Walter Warlimont: 25 March 1942 24. Generalarzt Dr. Kurt Bingler: 28 March 1942 25. Generalleutnant Iwan Huenert: 28 March 1942 26. Generalmajor Ferdinand Jodl: 28 March 1942 27. Generalmajor Christian Philipp: 28 March 1942 28. Oberst Eduard Ausfeld: 28 April 1942 29. Generalleutnant Hermann Tittel: 7 May 1942 30. Oberst Werner Wachsmuth: 13 May 1942 31. Konteradmiral Otto Klüber: 21 May 1942 32. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch: 21 May 1942 33. Generalmajor Rudolf Schmundt: 11 June 1942 34. SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Felix Steiner: 16 June 1942 35. Generalleutnant Wilhelm Berlin: 23 August 1942 36. Oberst (Luftwaffe) Alexander Holle: 23 August 1942 37. Generalmajor Heinrich Kittel: 23 August 1942 38. Generalmajor Gerhard Medem: 23 August 1942 39. Generalmajor Wilhelm “Willi” Raithel: 23 August 1942 40. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Peter Hansen: 29 September 1942 41. Generalmajor Fritz Thiele: 7 October 1942 42. Kapitän zur See Kurt Böhmer: 10 October 1942 43. Generalmajor Dipl. Wirtsch. Ernst Becht: 12 November 1942 44. Generalmajor Rudolf Hünermann: 12 November 1942 45. Generalmajor Otto Will: 22 January 1943 46. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Herbert Otto Gille: 6 March 1943 47. Generalleutnant Karl Allmendinger: 29 March 1943 48. Generalleutnant Hans Kratzert: 29 March 1943 49. Generalmajor Gerhard Reus: 29 March 1943 50. Generalmajor Martin Wandel: 29 March 1943 51. Generalmajor Wilhelm Wegener: 29 March 1943 52. Generalmajor Richard Bazing: 13 May 1943 53. SS-Oberführer Heinrich Gärtner: 13 May 1943 54. Generalmajor Georg Ritter von Hengl: 13 May 1943 55. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei Heinrich “Heino” Jürs: 13 May 1943 56. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Matthias Kleinheisterkamp: 13 May 1943 57. Generalmajor August Krakau: 13 May 1943 58. Generalmajor Franz Rossi: 13 May 1943 59. Vizeadmiral Theodor Burchardi: 7 June 1943 60. Generalleutnant Wilhelm Haase: 7 June 1943 61. Generalmajor Paul Winter: 17 June 1943 62. Generalmajor Georg Radziej: 30 June 1943 63. Generalleutnant Kurt Weckmann: 13 August 1943 64. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Kurt Kleinrath: 24 October 1943 65. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Xaver Sattler: 24 October 1943 66. Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Herbert Joachim Karl Walter Rieckhoff: 8 January 1944 67. Generalarzt Dr. Rudolf Lipf: 19 January 1944 68. Generalmajor Karl Rübel: 19 January 1944 69. Generalmajor Hans Degen: 4 April 1944 70. Konteradmiral Heinz Nordmann: 15 April 1944 71. Konteradmiral Werner Stichling: 15 April 1944 72. Generalmajor Hero Breusing: 31 July 1944

In Antony Beevor's book 'The Battle for Spain'. He states the there were a maximum of 2,150 soviets in Spain, 600 of which were non-combatants. With never more than 800 present at any one time. 189 were reported killed or missing.

CARLDORES, It is an Italian National Fascist Party (PNF) Membership Badge.

Too good a thread to let languish in the archives. One from me, a BrK2:

Chuck, Thanks. It is a Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order Knight's Cross. A couple more close-ups:

Great thread. One from my collection:

The first group is showing the reverse side of the Goldene Verdienstkreuz: - The second group is showing the obverse side of the Goldene Verdienstkreuz: -

gabatgh, I think it may be a 'Manchukuo Occupation. An Order of the Pillars of the State, 4th Class' http://www.imperialjapanmedalsandbadges.com/pillarsofstate.html Regards, Graham

Opinions welcome on this 4th class with swords:

FAR 32, Nothing about the rocks but an interesting website: - https://ordensmuseum.de/historische-oe/der-orden-vom-zahringer-lowen-baden/ Regards, Graham

Thanks dond. Another one for review. This one is a 2nd class with swords and oaks(not 100% certain about the oaks, there is no marking on them):

Zähringer Löwen, certainly beautiful awards IMO. A 2nd class with swords, any opinions would be appreciated:

1812 Overture, Thanks for your comments. I have a few unanswered questions in regards to this medal and clasp. Firstly, I am not sure whether this medal is pre 1935 or not. Is does not have a silver hallmark on the rim, or the maker L.Chr. Lauer at the lower left of the Reverse of the medal. I believe that Paul Meybauer made some but I do not know whether he produced the silver version and I am unsure whether this is a Meybauer produced medal anyway. Any answers to these questions are most welcome. Regards, Graham