Christian L

i thought to place this question here, as what i want to know and for sure like - is "discuessed" here.

i'm looking in this sub forum more often, as i really like what stories exist behind the awards (one digit different and a total different story - thats the thing what really amazes me!)

so now the question - which decoration i should buy for getting also a "story" with it. no looking for a fighter pilot, admiral or tank unit hero (if it will turn out to be something like this - GREAT, but if not also GREAT!)

its more the thing, that i want to get an award which will be researchable and to be awarded for something (not long service or sitting 3 years behind the frontline) something war related (normal frontline soldier)

and this award should be in the "lower" price area - (as i mentioned before - normal frontline soldiers award - and best would be with enamel - as my main focus, imperial germany is so expensive if you look at enamel, and if a single award, not even researchable)

hope i could explain what i'm looking for and hope that i can get some help from forum members.

thanks very much in advance christian

and another one from berlin

sadly un-id-able, but i think its a nice picture anyway.

(but if i would be him, i would definatly change the position of the awards - no mather what regulations or something else will tell )

christian

and the reverse:

its in the hands of a collector friend of mine - here are a little bigger pics of the front and reverse.

he also told me that i his eyes it seems to be casted of copper. its 5.5 mm thick.

while looking through the few pictures i have in my collection, i recogniced this pic and like to share it with you. this guy is a very good example for the words, that the longer the way, the better it gets - and for me, his turkish decoration is really an eye-catcher.

hope you like it as much as i do.

('m i correct that the turkish one is for live saving?)

i've never seen such an iron cross before - it looks to be made of some kind of copper ...

but thats sadly all i can say about it!

front:

wow

he is also a very interesting guy!

but hard to tell as well! why can't these pics contain a name on the back - it would make it so much easier to "understand-and-get-into-history"!!!!

but if ever a name would come up, and the story gets up to the surfice as well, i'd guess, that it would be incredible!!!

(and to tell the trouth, i only bought the picture at first because of the DSWA-medal ribbon - "recogniced" the real beauty of the picture first when i hold it in my hands at home )

christian

yes, its mine

sadly no name on the back or from the seller (the cardboardpic was removed from a photo-album or somewhere else) so i don't have any infos on the guy.

but i really like this picture!

best regards christian

have a look at this picture - i'd say, that this is a real id challange, as the guy is wearing awards from different states and a huge variety in those - hope you like it!

thanks much for the really fast help dave!

best regards christian

and the reverse:

got this medal today, and i have to say, that i've never seen it before - can someone please help me with it!

front:

its frederik and mary from denmark.

so you think its only the breast star - because i thought that the blue sash is around the stomach (marked it red) - or is it a part of his dress?

christian

when i saw this pic, i was quiet amazed, as i ever expected, that the sash is worn down from the shoulder and not around the stomach.

but perhaps someone else knows more!

christian

after seeing all these nice ribbons, i'm unsure, if you want to see these - i hope so ...

it says:

veterans association

reden

at 8 april 1888

and on the front:

Friedrich German Emperor King of Prussia

so i'd say, that it commemorates an event on that day of this veterans association

christian

don't know the exact numbers, but many survived and live now in the area the communist brought them to or in their original regions.

still today many cossacks are proud of their history in the way of seeing themselfs as true soldiers. so even nowadays new cossack associations getting formed (many have less than 100 members) - as many want to be some kind of chief the associations are more a family and friend association. as they wear uniforms they also issue medals (its some kind of "family-army" they creat) everything is totally inofficial - but still beeing done.

a very interesting area to get researched but russian language is NEEDED (and as i don't have any russian language skills, for me this subject is something i get from the 2nd but not the "frist-hand")

christian

perhaps fantasy - or perhaps one of those commemorative awards of cossack associations which are even now around in a huge number.

christian

interesting!

but what happend to the eastern peoples award?

it looks like it has a little "moved" hanger, isn't off the normal position?

christian

nice one with the small box!

(and the brownish filling material - was in all family aquired ones i have seen )

and the price is nice as well!

christian

what about this one?

SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this thread is so full of interesting information - a lot more than i expected in the best dreams (on medals!)

christian

yes, but i guess, even with the rolls, it would be nearly impossibl to trace him down, as many of the honorcross recipients got the silver medal with swords.

and as long as we don't have a unit or a possible name - there seems to be no chance to get him!

christian

nice bars

a guess on the frack bar - the guy was a kyffh?user member and wore the kyffh?user medal until he was awarded the honorcross, the kyffh?user medal was than no longer allowed to be worn on the medalbar, so he changed only the medal to the cross for saving money on getting a new bar.

christian