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Dear Kriegsmarine Admiral, "Please answer me this question: According to his Personal Files (see the photo below), Erich Raeder was awarded the Order of the Brilliant Jade on the White Ribbon with Red Edging. Is that the 2nd Class?" Yes, it is. "Do you think this is a coincidence?" I, honestly, don't know. The names don't match, that's all I can say. I can't find 雷德爾. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 35th Light Parachute Artillery Regiment (35e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère Parachutiste / 35e R.A.L.P.), homologué H 547 in 1947: Creation and different names 21 October 1873: creation of the 35th Artillery Regiment 1912: Became the 35th Field Artillery Regiment 1925: Became the 35th Divisional Artillery Regiment 1940: Became the 35th Field Artillery Regiment 1945: still the 35th Field Artillery Regiment 1947: Became the 35th Light Parachute Artillery Regiment 1956: Became the 35th Artillery Regiment again 1961: Became the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment 1971: Became the 35th Combined Arms Artillery Regiment 1975: Becomes the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment again. 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia Motto: "Droit devant / Straight ahead" Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Kriegsmarine Admiral, "What is the full entry for #69 in the award roll?": "69 賴德 1937.10.10" I don't think 賴德 / Ryder is for Raeder. 埃里希·雷德爾 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書 Did Raeder have any involvement with the Chinese Navy or China? Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Kriegsmarine Admiral, "Can you perhaps find Erich Raeder among the recipients of the Order of Brilliant Jade?" The war criminal convicted at the Nuremberg trials? The only German, who was awarded "采玉大勳章" (in 1936), I can find is Johannes Friedrich Leopold von Seeckt who was head the German military mission in China. As for "采玉勳章" 2nd class: Raeder, in Chinese is writen, "雷德爾" but the only names I can find are: - number # 69 "賴德 / Ryder" attributed October 10, 1937. - number # 81 "曼德爾 / Màndéěr / Mandel " attributed October 10, 1938. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the firefighters' medal of honor for 20 years of seniority (Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers pour 20 ans d'ancienneté), in silver, this one from the eighties: Honour medal for firefighters - Wikipedia // Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers — Wikipédia Médaille d'Honneur des Sapeurs Pompiers - Médailles et décorations officielles - Démarches - Les services de l'État en Isère Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers | Service-Public.fr Yours sincerely, No one

Dear ilja559, Order awarded for distinguished literary and artistic achievement, in three grades: commander, officer and knight. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear ilja559, Order awarded for distinguished literary and artistic achievement, in three grades: commander, officer and knight. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Lingqi, I regret to inform you that I am unable to provide this information. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Lingqi, I think so, yes. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/T'ang Shao-i - Wikisource, the free online library 唐氏综合症 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Creation of the the 11th Light Intervention Division (11e Division Légère d'Intervention - 11e DLI) on May 1, 1961. became the 11th Division (11e Division) on December 1, 1963, became the 11th Parachute Division (11e Division Parachutiste - 11e DP) on April 29, 1971 ［the 11th Parachute Division became the 11th Parachute Brigade (11e Brigade Parachutiste - 11teBP) in June 1999］. The patch of the 11th Division / 11th Parachute Division homologué G 1990 on January 31, 1964: 11th Parachute Brigade (France) - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, Nice one! I got an answer from the Japan Mint, a bit disapointing, here it is: この度は、造幣局にお問合せいただきありがとうございます。 お問い合わせいただいた件につきまして、造幣局では品質管理を目的として製造時期がわかるよう勲章に記号を打刻しております。 申し訳ございませんが、詳細についてはお答えできかねます。 今後とも造幣局の事業にご理解をたまわりますようよろしくお願いいたします。 独立行政法人造幣局 広報官 Google translation: Thank you for contacting the Japan Mint. Regarding your inquiry, the Japan Mint stamps symbols on medals to indicate the date of manufacture for quality control purposes. We regret that we are unable to provide any further details. We appreciate your continued understanding of the Japan Mint's operations. Public Relations Officer, Japan Mint Bureau Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The Colonial Parachute Brigade (Brigade de Parachutistes Coloniaux / BPC) was created on February 1, 1955, became the Colonial Parachute School Brigade (Brigade Ecole de Parachutistes Coloniaux / BEPC) on February 22, 1958, then the Overseas Parachute Brigade (Brigade de Parachutistes d'Outre-Mer / BPOM) on December 1, 1958. The patch, is now worn by the 1er RPIMa. There are a lot of different types. La Brigade de Parachutistes Coloniaux 1955-1958 - Le blog des paras-colo.over-blog.com La Brigade de Parachutistes coloniaux 1955-1958 Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Bill Harris, Here you can see some modern restikes (around U$ 3.60) : Résultats de recherche pour "agrafe" Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Bill Harris, "I’m unsure if these are simply made by different makers for private sale, or whether they are fakes made to deceive collectors". As I wrote above "There are numerous makers, all of whom have their own designs." I don't think you can speak of "fakes made to deceive collectors" but are they from period just after the war or are they later restrikes? You can still buy WWII commemorative medals in France, notably at the Monnaie de Paris. For the medal: Médaille commémorative française de la guerre 39-45 | Monnaie de Paris Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, His book, a must! "Le Grand Cirque" de Pierre Clostermann: "The Big Show" Pierre Clostermann: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Wat05, You are welcome, The second one is the "Order of the National Flag 3rd class". Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Another heirloom, this one "France / Libération": The miniatures: And the miniature "Atlantique": Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, If I may, this decoration has nothing to do with the Palmes Academiques. Palmes Academiques : an olive branch and a laurel branch intertwined, not an olive branch and an oack branch with acorns. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Here is an "ATLANTIQUE" clasp (English: ATLANTIC) for naval operations between 3 September 1939 and 8 May 1945: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Wat05, Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Family heirloom 『Médaille Commémorative Française de la Guerre 1939-1945, clasp "France" / "Afrique" / "Liberation" / "Allemagne"』: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, From a French forum: agrafes de la com 39/45 Picture courtesy matloup: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Jin Yehe, You're welcome, I'm glad to have been of assistance. This is a very nice and interesting medal. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, On December 1, 1958, the 8th Colonial Parachute Regiment (8e Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux - 8e B.P.C.) changed its name to become the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine - 8e R.P.I.Ma.), stationed in Castres since 1963. The insignia of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e R.P.I.Ma.) homologué G 836, the homologuation dates from July 14, 1951, that of the insignia of the 8th RPC, Drago Paris: 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one