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Hi gents, I recently purchased this from Klaus Butscheck, and it is described as a Bayern Ordensschleifen 8er. First of all, is this an Ordensschleifen or a Bandschleifen? Secondly, can anyone help me to catalog all the ribbons please? Thanks!

Reichenburg, T60 - http://en.wikipedia....iki/Reichenburg

Pressburg, T59 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressburg

Pleß, T57 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pless

Next is the father of hot air ballooning on a MEGA scale, Dr. Ing. Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin

Next up is Deutschland über alles - Patriotika 1915. I always thought it was a Nationalist anthem about Germany being above everyone else, but that is a common misconception. It's about unifying the country way back in 1822 - http://en.wikipedia....%C3%9Cber_Alles

First up, Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (the Captain from Köpenick). A true story, the dvd is available from Amazon, though it is the 1956 colour remake, but still a great movie. The 1931 b&w movie is my favourite, and received an academy award nomination. I urge you to check it out, you will not be disappointed! An excellent commentary of Prussia's blind obedience to a uniform

http://en.wikipedia....i/Wilhelm_Voigt

http://en.wikipedia....ick_(1931_film)

http://en.wikipedia....ick_(1956_film)

Focke-Wulf Fw 58B-2 Weihe (Harrier). Check out the excellent view the front gunner has - http://en.wikipedia....ocke-Wulf_Fw_58

I received my latest Miniatur ordensspange recently (is this the correct term?). I can ID the first two easy enough, but the third one has me stumped. It's referring to a 50th anniversary 1822-1872, and has Saxon ribbon. Can anyone help me with the correct name of this medal please? Something to do with a Prussa/Saxony Union? So

Bayern Infanterie Regiment 7 1732-1932 Nadel (stick pin)

Sorry mate, I may be wrong, but from L-R, the number two medal looks like an Imperial type. If so, I think it should be in front of the KVK, as should the Ehrenkruez für Frontkämpfer. I think the KVK and the Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen should be last, at number 3 and 4. I'm sure an Ordensspange collector here could give better advice, but it's a nice bar!

Excellent, thanks mate, yet another book on the list :)

Pettau, T56 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettau

Next is Oliva, T55. This is one of three only made of cardboard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliwa

Good one Pete! There were 74 Städtewappen Wenden released by the VDA. Next up is Ofen, T54 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda

Hi, would you be able to steer me towards such books please? I am very interested in veterans association membership badges etc, and apart from the book that Uwe has just informed me about, I have not been able to find any titles on the subject.

WOW! Thank you Uwe! (and you too Ulstermann )

I am going to buy that book also, I spent ages scrolling through the whole thing. So whoever received this was a Fechtmeister of the Deutsche Krieger-Fechtanstalt! Excellent! Here is the ribbon.

Any clues?

Ödenburg, T53, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96denburg

Nösnergau - Pappe, T52 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B6snerland