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Hi Bill, please see here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/22413-prinz-alfons-erinnerungsabzeichen and especially here: http://antique-photos.com/en/awardsdatabase/weimarawards/98-prince-alfons-commemorative-badge.html Uwe

Hi, "In 1957 the reborn Germany passed a law allowing the wear of formerly awarded decorations again." I don't know, what that has anything to do with an Imperial decoration. You could wear Imperial decorations before the law from 1957. And the "several companies" produced the Imperial decorations already before the law from 1957, as not-originals (copies/fakes). And all these companies produced always not only for the veterans. Therefore it is not important, when they produced the decorations, because produced after the award period of the decorations they were always not originals. Before 1957 and after 1957. Uwe

Hi Ian, it is a "C". Carl, not Karl. See the C.A. (Carl Albrecht) under the crown in the first link. Uwe

Hi, Erzherzog Carl Albrecht, Hptm. (Hauptmann) http://www.bierl-antiquariat.de/eigenhaendiger-einseitiger-brief-mit-unterschrift-des-oberstleutnants-an-kaiser-karl-i-mit-der-bitte/a-26745055/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Karl_Albrecht_of_Austria Uwe

Post 170: v. Lengerke Post 171: Thaler

Post 143 Herold Post 144 Edwin Sunkel Post 147 Frhr v. Wedekind Post 151 Nadolny Post 152 v. Tresckow Post 153 Jasper Post 154 Brummer without guarantee Uwe

No, veterans organizations. Preußischer Landeskriegerverband (PLKV) Ehrenbund deutscher Weltkriegsteilnehmer Uwe

Post 138 Generalleutnant Eduard v. Below

Hi john, there are no real important entries. Musketier (Landsturm) Hermann Förster, born in Wiednitz/Hoyerswerda Different units, 7. Westpreußisches Infanterieregiment 155 and Niederschlesische Trainabteilung Nr. 5 Several entries about payments and vaccinations. Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Verwundetenabzeichen für 2 Verwundungen (wound badge) Uwe

Hi, it is a members cross of a veterans organization (Militärverein) in Plaue, the organization had been founded in 1886. Common, as many other crosses and medals in Germany. As Bernhard wrote it before. There are three Plaue, and this could be Plaue as part of the town Flöha in Saxony, based on the white/green ribbon. Uwe

Hi Linas, why do you not trust the other member? Österreich, Steiermark, Ehrenzeichen des Landes Steiermark, Goldenes Ehrenzeichen http://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/74836111/DE/ http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=LrStmk&Dokumentnummer=LRST_0520_002 Uwe

Hi, the blue "rune" is the sceptre of the "Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin". Uwe

Chris, it is written there: "Ich beehre mich, die Auszeichnungen mit den Kreuzen und Empfangsbescheinigung zur Ausführung hierneben ergebenst zu übersenden." With "Auszeichnungen" are meant the award documents! Please see the fourth-last document: http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/heeres-generalitaet-generalstab/urkunden-nachlass-des-leibarztes-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-52029.html Uwe

Chris, this is only a handwritten true copy of an original document, and the original document was not an award document, it was only a cover letter (Übersendungsschreiben). ... zu übersenden. Unterschrift. Uwe

Chris, Schaumburg-Lippe, Kreuz für treue Dienste 1914 http://woeschler-orden.de/schaumburg-lippe-kreuz-f-r-treue-dienste-1914-1918 Uwe

Hi Paul, "What does the liner look like?" the helmet is complete and undamaged, the chin strap is complete with maker mark and year 1939: Uwe

Hi, for example my Lw DD M35: Uwe

Hi, "triple awards of the Hanseatic Cross" In a group of several high ranked Generals of a noble family (not in my collection!) I found one General der Infanterie with all three Hanseatic Crosses. Apart from that he was distinguished with the highest Prussian decorations, the highest decorations of some German states and several very high foreign decorations. Uwe

Chris, "Wohlfartspolizei" is an obsolete Word for "Verwaltungspolizei" or "Ordnungsbehörde": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnungsbeh%C3%B6rde Uwe

Hi Chris, 2nd: Lippe-Detmold, House Order of the Honor Cross (Hausorden des Ehrenkreuzes), Silver Merit Cross (Silbernes Verdienstkreuz) Last: Lippe-Detmold, Votiv Medal for Count-Regent Ernst entering the residence town Detmold 1897 (Denkmünze auf den Einzug des Graf-Regenten Ernst 1897 in Detmold) Uwe

Hi Riker87, what is the source for UTV = Unter Truppenversuch ? My knowledge is: UTV = Universelle Tragevorrichtung Or, only one source: UTV = Uniformtrageversuch (85-90) Uwe

Gordon, I really don't know. But I think, that the medal had been attached with pushpins on a board, together with other "walking" medals. You can often find such a composition, sometimes changed for a new arrangement with other walking medals. In 1972 we had two German teams, each with the normal flag BRD and DDR. Therefore I'm wondering about the police sports club, that they used the old symbol on a 1972 medal. Uwe

Hi Gordon, "Any idea of what would have been on the medal for the VOLKSWANDEREN?" Plesae, what do you want to know? Regards Uwe

It is not the Johanniterorden, it is the Malteserorden: http://www.4teachers.de/?action=keywordsearch&searchtype=images&searchstring=Ritterorden Uwe

Hi, in Kürassierregiment von Driesen (Westfälisches) Nr. 4 we can find two v. Landsberg, Frhr. v. Landsberg-Velen, last rank Rittmeister, and Frhr. v. Landsberg, last rank Major. I think, that it is Major a.D. Freiherr Alfred v. Landsberg, the last commander of the Garde-Kürassierregiment: http://www.kuerassierregimenter.de/fakten.php?det=&did=12 "Ergebnis 3 von 4" http://books.google.de/books?id=8yMmSlsreCkC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=%22Alfred+von+Landsberg%22&source=bl&ots=A1HgDDvWEW&sig=JA5OaBtVGa4bqT4v94g9L0i7C_U&hl=de&sa=X&ei=LbztUJCMIKeG4ASsvoDoAw&ved=0CHUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Alfred%20von%20Landsberg%22&f=false Uwe