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Thanks so much Gordon. I agree it relates to the other as well. The medals appear to be 100% genuine but I would not want to go swimming with it on as I think you would sink with the weight. I just cannot figure out if it was worn by a widow or as a souvenir given to a sweetheart by an Allied soldier. The medals don't seem to make sense as to whether any single soldier could have won them. There is a clasp but it is hard to see and very tight...again doubting this was worn much.

I purchased this on eBaythis week thinking when it was described as a charm bracelet made of medals that it would consist of miniature or small scale medals. Instead, they are full size on a heavy chain. I show obverse and reverse her and they assuredly appear genuine. Is this some kind of cray oversize souvenir bracelet? It's very large and heavy to wear but it does appeal to be a bracelet. Any thoughts? It's for my own collection so even if a dud it is interesting to me.

thanks for the identification and sorry to be long in responding. I appreciate it very much. Peter

Muy apologies...new bifocals. It is 1937

thanks. I appreciate the info

I recently acquired the illustrated cross. I know the bar is not original but am curious as to any thoughts as to why it was attached. It has been on the ribbon for a long time and I would venture to say that it is period to the 1930s.

This is one of my favorite threads so thought I would add a photograph that I just got of a family with two sons and a father both in uniform.

Thank you so much for this. Your translation opened the door to figuring it out. The book came from the aviso Grille, the Nazi state yacht, where in 1951 it was scrapped in Bordentown New Jersey, United States and its contents scattered among various collections. Your translation triggered us to dig into it and we are now pretty convinced that it was from the Grille Many thanks for your help!!!!

Good evening colleauges My apologies up front if this is posted in the wrong location but I am hoping this can be a place to start and if a moderator feels it is better elsewhere then please feel free to move it. I am the CEO of the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We have an extensive archives that was assembled primarily from about 1960 to about 1995. As a result of some institutional ups and downs, the museum lost staff and many items in its archives were never properly cataloged. Our head of collections approached me today about a ledger book in German. The dates from the spring of 1945 and I am attaching as good a scan as I can currently obtain of a page. I will attempt to upload other pages but am happy to email members full scans. We do not know the significance or provenance of the book . Because our scope of collecting is maritime history, I would assume this is a record of some type of civilian transport ship but that is purely a guess. There are no Kriegsmarine stamps and the volume is a a simple printed ledger on poor wartime paper. Any help would be appreciated and many, many thanks in advance. Peter Another image

I agree totally. It is such a look-alike medal and my sense truly is that it was intended to show off a won "iron cross" even though it is a commemorative.

Thank you so much. I truly appreciate this information. Peter

I just acquired this on eBay for my collection of award documents. The text in the center appears to be hand scrivened. Can anyone identify what this is for or provide any context for it. Thanks in advance. Peter

Thank you to you both. I agree with both your assessments that it was an item produced for the veterans market. What struck me is both the weight and quality of the piece. Saschaw...thank you for the link as this is clearly the same as my cross albeit with a different ribbon. In looking at it more closely, it may well be die struck. The back is very well finished and the beading is crisp so I think you are correct that it is probably die struck. The ribbon has been on a very long time so who knows when it was added. Thank you v.Perlet and you are spot on that almost anything could have been done between the wars. I think that is part of the interest, at least for me, in collecting this period. Peter

I just acquired this for my collection and am hoping for some assistance in identifying it. The form is clearly based on a second class EK. It is uniface with a flat back and no marks on the back or ring. The ribbon is of typical black and white grosgrain. The front is well cast with black paint in the center of the arms. The cross has "Furst Wilhelm von Hohenzollern" across the horizontal. On the top arm "BAY. 22. JR" and on the bottom arm " in treue fest!" The cross is well made with a beaded edge and some weight so it is more than just a tinny copy of an EK2. I assume it is a regimental piece but would wearing such a close copy of an Iron Cross have been permitted. Thanks for any thoughts in advance. Peter

I just acquired this medal for my collection and am hoping some of you might be able to help in identifying it. The piece came from a collection that included many military and patriotic societies so I believe this is probably a medal for membership in such a group with ties to World War 2. The ribbon is the standard American World War 2 victory ribbon and it has been clearly associated with the medal for a long time if not original. It has now clasp or pin. The medal is a rather tinny rendering of what appears to be the French Legion of Honor. However, it is uni-face with nothing on the reverse. Could it be a bad for Americans who served in France following the Normandy invasion? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Peter