christerd

Here is a new photo in my collection, if i´m not wrong he has EKII, Kriegeverdienst , DA , and China with a bar ?

Does anyone have a clue from what regiment he is or something else

Regards from Sweden

Christer

Just want to let you know that I have a new adress for my homepage with mostly Honor Cross but also other medals

new adress is www.bayoswede.se

welcome and I´m always looking for pics of missing makers

Christer

And of course the back and the former owner !

This ribbon bar just arrived from a member and Gentleman of this forum

This bar has really travelled around , from Germany in 1920´s to USA and then to France and now in Sweden of all places

The bars orginal owner was Major Bernhard Prince zur Lippe-Biesterfeld 1872-1934, a interesting character in Lippe History

His brother was Leopold IV Prince of Lippe and his son Prince Bernhard become married to Juliana of Netherlands.

The Grand Cross of Lippe House order X was only awarded 5 times if I read my Ludwigssen right ? and Bernhard got his in 1914.

A nice piece of history

Christer

Here is a new card in my collection , a proud French soldier from the Great war , with two medals on his chest and a shooting award

cord ? He is in the 152 th Infantry regiment in Colmar and the photo is dated 1936.

Now the same regiment is fighting in another war far away from Verdun, Ypres and Somme.

The 152th are now in Afghanisthan if I´m correct, and maybe the shadow of this hard eyed fighter is looking over their shoulder.

Christer.

I have tried to find out how many of these crosses was awrded but , the only thing I can read in Books is that they are quite few

Kleitmann says 183 awarded in 1916-17 if I remember right ?

I have a Militaerpass to a soldier from Inf Rgt 361 and he got a cross in 1915.

And a new find ! Eisenbahn Rgt 1 Berlin 1915

Here is my only Photo showing a German with 1918 Finnish Awards

Kplt Karl Strauch , here in NDL uniform ombord Sierra Corboda 1936

He got a Liberty Cross 1918

Well 400 E for a copy is still alot of money for a copy IMO . Since no one except Finnish citizens ever was awarded a Mannerheim Cross there couldnt be any real demand for a MH cross in Germany except for collectors.

Christer

And here is a new photo of another soldier from Eisenbahn Rgt 1

Christer

The next one is a little more difficult to read

First a Winter war medal wo Swords , probably meaning som behind front work

than a 1941-45 medal - Home Front Cross (military service) - Northern Viena Cross - EK II

Hmm Northern Viena Cross was awarded to thoose who was in 3rd Army corps

The 3rd Army Corps fought in the north of Finland 1941 and fought at that time together with Waffen SS Div Nord

Maybe some staff officer who fought together with SS div ??

an interesting combination

Christer

Here is some more ribbon bars

First a two war fighter

Liberty Cross 3rd class - Liberty Cross 4th class- Winter war medal- 1941-45 war medal - 11th Div Cross

The 11th Division fought against the Germans in 1944 Lapland war which cost the small country of Finland

3940 casualties 1944-45

Yep , what do you know , one of the rarest awards in the world ( 191 ) awarded and in class with

the UK Victoria Cross , last I saw one for sale it had a start bid of 40 000 Euro !!!

But on Ebay.de you can get one for no more than 100 E at the moment

http://cgi.ebay.de/1569-Finnland-Orden-Kreuz-Freiheit-1941-/300589945560?pt=Militaria&hash=item45fc8e92d8

There is a small problem, as I belive it the real MH crosses are not allowed to leave Finland ?

Can anyone confirm that...

Christer

Nice Photo Christhope !

Christer

Super Nice and Rare :jumping:

Thank you Christed!

Great collection and information.

And here are some observations...

picture no 31

Civil defence medal 2nd class 1935-1940 for Winter War merits

made from copper

picture no 39

The document of mrs Marjatta Anna-Liisa Hyyryläinen

Medal of Liberty 1st class with red cross decoration

(5253 was awarded, CONGRATULAITONS, documens are rarer than medals)

and a rough guess, maybe she was working in the military hospital?

picture no 50

Oakleaf in the ribbon is upside down. Well sometimes the veterans wear their medals in the funny way...

Thanks again

J

Thansk Jkas !

I have had that 1 st class Medal document for several years and haven´t noticed the " Punaisen Ristin Kera "

The Finnish language is not the easiest one ....

You made my day , next I will se if I can turn the oakleaf to the right position

Welcome to the forum and Thanks again from the other side of the sea

Christer

Hello Christer!

Nice ribbon bar, but do you really think it's an Order of the Sword??? It looks like green stripes instead of blue, could it be a unit commemorative medal/cross?

/Jonas

Hmm, It really looks green .... maybe its the Cross for Fighting Group Oinonen I think that ribbon looks like that ?

Thanks Jonas

Christer

Last out for today is a fighter from WWII , maybe a Gebirgs jaeger ?

KVK - Ostmedal - Libert Cross IV ?

It is unusual to se the swordsfor the Liberty Crosses on German made ribbon bars. I dont know if they was difficult to obtain ?

sorry double post

Here is a soldier who maybe fought on the Italian Front ? and later in Finland 1918

EK II - Austr Bravery M - EhKr- Finn Com Medal 1918 - Hungary Com Medal

And a Sachsen soldier

Ribbon bar with EK - FAM - Ehk - BraveryM 1st

Now a ribbon bar with a third combo

EK II - EhrenKreuz - Bravery Medal 1st - Com medal 1918

Christer

Another medal bar , this time with EK II - EhrenKreuz - 1918 Com Medal

And the backside with 1918 Cross and 1918 medal

here is more Medal bars and ribbon bars connected to the war 1918 in finland

First a EK II - Finnish Liberty Cross IV - Bravery Medal I st class

The blue ribbon on the bravery medal is almost completely faded.

This is an early bar without 1934 EhrenKreuz. Neither has he got the 1918 com medal

Christer