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"Would he have received the Erinnerungszeichen zur Silbernen Hochzeit 1906?" I can't find this in the records. I can find 22 decorations in WW I, but it is handwritten in the old german script and very hard to decipher. Uwe

Hi JustinG, Stettin is 85km away from my birthtown. KR Uwe

My favourite; I was born in Pomerania. Uwe

This was a self-award like the other decorations on his “uniform”. Uwe

That is correct, the last Swiss (Bern) medal is not allowed to wear, and the Nijmegen Vierdagse medal must be behind the German decorations. Uwe

Gordon, we must differentiate here between the law and the regulations of the Bundeswehr. In the law, the arm shields and the Bandenkampfabzeichen were permitted to be worn, and this is still valid today. The Bundeswehr said yes, but it was not allowed, to wear the arm shields in the original size on the uniform. They could be worn only on the ribbon bar. The Bandenkampfabzeichen was allowed to wear on the uniform and the ribbon bar too, but late in the 20th century, the Bandenkampfabzeichen was no longer allowed in the Bundeswehr; clearly too late! 2010 allowed, 2016 not allowed. Uwe

Hi, DEdW Uwe

This book is in my collection, with a summary in Russian, French, English and German. HPR 1979 Uwe

Hi, in the absence of the commander, he is (only) the leader of the Abteilung. Uwe

No. The left three: Christian pieces Next: Deutsche Turnerschaft (FFFF) Right: Schlaraffia Reych No. 83 Metis (Metz), Metis-Kreuz Uwe

Besten Dank für Deine liebe Karte, ... (lb.) Uwe

Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal 1993 awarded to Manfred Woerner (Wörner), NATO Secretary General

Based on the "Naval War College Review, Autumn 2017 Volume 70, Number 4" with a picture of the award ceremony for Ruge as cover and an added text it was: February 21, 1961 That is for me the most trustful source. Uwe

It is an "Überrock" (overskirt), more like a jacket than a coat. U(we

Philip, there are many organizations with unbelieveable many decorations, that you can find so many different cases. The very early cases had seldom plastic (Plaste), the late cases are nearly all in plastic. As examples an early NVA medal for faithful service from 1959 (wooden) and an early MdI medal of merit (cardboard > Pappe).

1: It could be a different interpretation of the official (Marine) summer time (1. Mai - 30.September) > white hat. Or the three men did not find their white cap covers. 2: It is new for me, that Graf Luckner disliked the Nazis. He arranged himself for expedient reasons. Uwe

Yes, they are original/official. The same plastic cases, left an older version, in the middle and right the later versions with a soft inlay. Uwe

chrisnico2022 is well known, and you must read his "Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen für dieses Angebot": (5) Alle Artikel werden von mir grundsätzlich als Sammler- bzw. Museumsanfertigungen verkauft, da es mir nicht möglich ist das Alter bzw. die Echtheit zu garantieren. Ich bin lediglich Händler und kein vereidigter Gutachter. (5) All items are sold by me in principle as collectors or museum productions, because it is not possible for me to guarantee the age or authenticity. I am only a dealer and not a sworn appraiser. And here at the PlM is also important: "Vermutlich zwischen 1919 - 1930 gefertigt." > Probably made between 1919 - 1930, Probably made ... ! Uwe

"Definetely not an W6. Likely W4 or W5" I have no problem with that. Uwe

Oertz Flugboot als Gleitboot und Rettungsboot in Putzig. (Oertz W 6) Uwe

In the estate of General der Infantrie Otto von Below and in the records of the "Familienverband derer von Below" is no indication of a Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order. Uwe

"Was he maybe given the "Charakter als Generaloberst" in 1919???" No, never. Uwe

Hello Hendrik, after your answer I remembered, that I have a book about Belgian decorations, "H. Quinot, Ordres de Chevalerie et Décorations Belges de 1830 a 1963, Bruxelles 1963, 5th edition". And there I found the year 1905 in the text. Uwe

Hallo Hendrik, the basic question is, when the change from one language, French, to the two languages, French and Flemish, occurred. The first medals were only in french, the current ones are in French and Flemish. And yes, unofficial medals exist in modern times only in French and only in Flemish (it could be that the images of the medals are not to scale), left the one from 1864: Uwe