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Just in the moment of posting I had this memory! So it could be Danish : Memory Medal for the 100. Birthday of King Christian IX. ???

Another Beamter I like his glasses Any idea what the last position on his bar could be? The Rangliste 1913 shows only KO4, AEZ, DAZ 1. Klasse.

For me too one of each volume please! Thanks for your work, Komtur.

Thank you Glenn. Hm, that?s odd, may be the interpretation of the written name is wrong?

Thanks for your friendly comment. I know of the titlemania in old Austria - my grandfather was a teacher in Teplitz (the Tschechian part) and was called Professor with the age of 24 in a quite normal technical school. No question you?re right with the Dr. title, but there is a chance, that he?s a M.D. isn?t it? With the rank you must be also right. I?m not so certain in these Austrian stuff and I thougt it is a question of size of the stars. But I found some pics with the higher ranks like Oberstleutnant and Oberst and their collars are embroided. So he must be an Oberleutnant (or an equal medical officers rank). Best regards, Komtur.

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This Dr. Klotowsky (?) could be an Austrian medical officer in a rank of an Oberstleutnant (= Generalstabsarzt?). Is there somebody who is able to search for more information by looking in an Austrian ranklist? Thank you in advance!

Thanks to all for your research I found the suspected in the Ordensalmanach too, it must be Benno Hultzsch, Hptm. d. R., Dresden-Strehlen, Karcher-Allee 31 (Dresden 29.11.63): KS?A3b, KS?LD1. Asking Google for Benno Hultzsch I found: Reinhold-Hultzsch-Stiftung Errichtet am 1.Oktober 1916 vom Kaufmann und Major a.D: Benno Hultzsch zur Erinnerung an seinen im Luftkampf gefallenen Sohn. Die Stiftung sollte es kriegsbesch?digten Bundesmitgliedern erm?glichen, ein Gewerbe zu betreiben oder ein Eigenheim zu unterhalten. So in 1916 he was a Major, then the photo must predate. To found such a donation in memory to his son makes him suspekt to gave money for other purposes too. This is a typical reason for awarding an ?lbergkreuz, so I believe he could be our candidate Greetings, Komtur.

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Hallo forumites, I would like to show you this rare portrait of a person decorated with the Prussian ?lbergkreuz. It seems to be a Saxon Landwehr Officer from the end of WW1 or short after the war. I began to crossmatch the roll of persons with the ?lbergkreuz to the Ordensalmanach and to some ranklists, until now without success. Knowing here are some poeple with the magic eye for these kind of questions I?m looking forward to your answer. The decorations are (in my opinion): - EK 2 1914 - Sachsen Kriegsverdienskreuz 1915-1918 - Sachsen Albrechtsorden Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse - Sachsen Landwehrdienstauszeichnung 1. Klasse - Preu?en RAO 4. Klasse - Preu?en ?lbergkreuz - ?sterreich Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz 2. Klasse

the bar again

The awarding document of the Hessian Sanitary Cross

Sorry for sliding But for some reason I was searching this bar May be the following is for somebody of interest: In the obituary of Galton most of his decorations are mentioned. As usual for this time he served as a private person for different countries. So there is no british award on his bar. Unfortunately the bar is obviously new mounted.

You?re right. I got it "last minute" on the airport internet terminal before leaving for holidays. Thank you for not bidding to high . Greetings, Komtur.

Not cased, not Wild Card, but silver and on a nice pure Hohenzollern-bar:

Here is the back. Can anyone show a pic of a person wearing this cross? Greatings, Komtur.

I believe in this nice little thread this one is missing:

btw I can?t recognize if the Waldeck Officers cross is with or without X, but I?m certain Daniel knows

As fast as ever , thank you.

Searching for HOH3X pics for Daniel I only found some portraits copied here But just by chance I found the following General:

Another case, where orders tell a story . When I wondered: for me unusual the Kombination of relatively low REO3bow and high HOH Komtur with star, I had no clue who it is. But that high ranking House Order of Hohenzollern is the explanation. Esmarch was married with Prinzessin Henriette von Schleswig-Holstein of the House Sonderburg-Augustenburg, she was the aunti of Kaiserin Auguste married with the Kaiser! For his civil and also military merit (he was Generalarzt too) he was only in a rank to get something like a REO3, but as a kind of uncle for the Kaiser he got a high class of the familiy order. Greetings, Komtur.

The picture of my cross is no scan it is a photo. Just by chance we had yesterday a meeting of collectors and compared three of these beauties . No difference except caused by wearing were to be seen in the case of the cross and the crowns. But in case of the needle and the colour of the enamel one was exactly like yours and the other like the one I showed. I suppose it is the question of different finishing by two firms as mentioned above.

... but also Queen Marie of Bavaria, a Prussian princess and the Mother of the famous King Ludvig II, as the "Gro?meisterin des Alpenrosenordens". I never heard of this.

In my holidays in Austria at the hight of 2288 m I found in the Hohenzollernhaus not only refreshment ...