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Now I tend to believe it's a merit cross of white falcon on 3rd place judging from the tear down picture where it shows very low position where the medal was stitched on. Officer cross has a huge crown and much taller than merit cross. 

16 minutes ago, Vit67 said:

Just as an example. this one fully restored (it was even in much worse condition as the big one)

Would you mind to show the reverse? 

1 hour ago, Vit67 said:

There are clearly visible remains of stripes (faded? gone completely anyway) I need to research options here.

You can check if the color changes on the reverse of the ribbon and back side of the bar under backing material, but I bet it's just some threads that're a bit aged in the plain red ribbon. So it's also a White Falcon order to me.

4 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

Would love to have that set in my aviation collection.

Aviation collection? that sounds very interesting ? do yo mind to show them?

6 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

Wow, that is a fantastic Scharffenberg ensemble, could you show us the reverse of the beobachterabzeichen?

I don't know much about these badges, but here you go.

28 minutes ago, Deruelle said:

Only one has the same combo, and three others have received EK1

I don't know if there was an EK1 in the group at some point. Anyway thanks a lot for the information ?

On 31/05/2021 at 18:58, Deruelle said:

Hi, it is possible for you to show us your nice group of Saxon Observer ? Thanks. Is there a name on it ?

Christophe

No name, the photo doesn't belong to it. It came with this heavy case made by G.A. Scharffenberg.

1 hour ago, laurentius said:

I must say I am intrigued by the quality of the Reuss Honour Cross. Maybe we should do an examination and compare it to the real deal. It is the only one of these 'pieces' which would take me more than a second to determine it's originality

That's not too bad, I have problem to determine several pieces shown above.

Haven't thought about that, it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the discussion ?

Looks ok to me. The ribbon folding and coiled spring hinge are typical Scharffenberg style. I wouldn't mind the reversed pin setup, maybe a frackspange hardware is used ?

Another wonderful example from Wild Card collection

This 1 meter long funeral banner has been lying in my archive drawer for many years, I never got the chance to id the names, do you recognize any of them?

The embroidery is made from silvered bullion on black silk.

closeup of names

7 hours ago, Simius Rex said:

I think if Rick L saw this bar, he would say "Tuck those suspension rings underneath the ribbons" based on various statements of his.

You know what, I gonna try it, for Rick ?

21 hours ago, misiu said:

Impossible to say. Could be anyone‘s medal bar.

I see that’s a very common set of awards apart from the Finnish ones.

May I ask is there a rough estimation how many Germans got the medal of liberty 1st class and the commemorative medal?

Polizeihauptwachtmeister Paul Beyer

-Medal of Liberty 1st Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

I think this is Beyer's bar, can anyone help to confirm?

What a find! Congratulations! So the next would be the full medal bar ?

3 hours ago, Simius Rex said:

Two officers by the name of Gölitz are listed as having received the AOR2X.  One is named Leutnant der Reserve Günter Gölitz from Landwehr IR-104 who received his cross on 24th of December 1916 (his Christmas Eve present it seems.)  The other Gölitz has no first name recorded but he was also in the IR-104 and received his cross in 1918.

 

There is a Hauptmann der Landwehr Gölitz a.D. from the 3rd Landsturm Infanterie Bataillon in Chemnitz recorded as having received the AOR1X on 17th of June 1916.

Thanks for great info! Günter Gölitz from Landwehr IR-104 must be the one in the painting and 1939 photo.

38 minutes ago, Daniel Krause said:

the bar belonged to Max Gölitz, 

Hauptmann der Landwehr ausser Dienst im Landsturm- Infanteriebataillon Chemnitz, in civil life he was a Kaufmann, business man.

You did it again Daniel! how many times have you helped me I just can't remember ? 

Great to have you guys around, many thanks to everyone!

Photo from 1939, still ranked Lieutenant 

Greetings gentlemen. I'd like to ask for your help to check if anything you can find on the name Alfred Günther Gölitz, who is maybe the recipient of this bar.

I got the bar together with some photos and paperwork directly from the family, according to the information I got Gölitz was born in 1890 at Chemitz and died in 1984 in Munich. He served in a cavalry unit and spent some years in Belgium, according to the photos he continued to serve during WWII.

The thing puzzling me is that from what I see in the painting, Gölitz was still a Lieutenant by 1917, it would be difficult to for him to get 1st class of Albert Order and 3rd class of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt cross if I'm right...

Gölitz in a painting

On 19/11/2019 at 21:52, Nicolas7507 said:

Seeheld was referring to the photo, which seems to not be available anymore. It was a SA-Sturmführer wearing a medal bar with EK2, Bavarian Bravery Medal, BMVO4X and a Hindenburg Cross.

I thought the 2nd medal on that bar in photo is Bavarian life saving medal.

Hello everyone,

These badges/pins belonged to a small lot auctioned recently, mixed with some other luftwaffe unit pins. Does anyone know what are they?

/Jian

#1. looks like a squadron emblem, with number 705. 

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That sums up pretty much.

What about the Mecklenburg medic bar in the bottom of the picture? could the 3rd and 4th ribbons be Verdienstkreuz of Hausorden der Wendischen Krone and Militär Verdienstkreuz?

the whole lot

C. Zeige auctioned another group of ribbon bars lately, one of them seems to be a little odd that the 3rd Reich KVK is placed after the Hindy cross, and no long service medals, does it make any sense?

The star is really nice. The bar is out of order

Guys I really want to show you this Saxon-Weimar lifesaving medal, it's a real beauty.