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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

laurentius, I hope this what you are looking for, I have circled a few of the areas of interest: This is what I first thought to be a 'BMVO3X'!!! but as you can see it is actually is a BMVO4X that has been gold plated. The flames are cast as part of the Order. This is a BVMO3X which has gaps between the cross arms and the flames: https://woeschler-orden.de/node/4000 VtwinVince, I have seen both Jakob Leser and Gebrüder Hemmerle BVMO3X's. Not sure if there were any other manufacturers.

laurentius, This might be of some help: -

Would value any opinions on this Saxe Coburg-Gotha Oval Duke Carl Eduard medal:

Interesting website: - https://oshawamuseum.wordpress.com/2017/11/10/dead-mans-penny-memorial-death-plaque/

A BMVO4X: -

This one is my BMVO4XmKr by Weiss & Co.

Walter, Thanks again.

Here is my Weiss & Co. BMVO4X for review:

Servus Walter, Ich arbeite noch an meinem Deutsch, ein langer Weg. Thanks for the link, very helpful. Regards, Graham

Servus Walter(Entschuldigung, mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut), Looks fixed to the cross arms. Thanks for the information.

1812 Overture, Very interesting photo. Some links to a website which has some information on these medals: - https://www.omsa.org/franz-joseph-bravery-medal-1859-1866/ https://www.omsa.org/franz-joseph-bravery-medal-1866-1915/ The soldier in the photo does not look old enough to have served in both the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 (in which he could have received the left facing Franz Joseph bravery medal) and in World War One (in which he would have had to have served to receive the Karl Troop Cross which was only instituted from 13th December 1916).

Interesting website: - https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/prisoners_of_war_italy