Dave Danner

Albert: Karl:

No, his brother. There was also an Emil Schoch who never got elevated to the nobility.

The Bavarian looks like Albert Ritter von Schoch.

Right now, all swords awards from 1914-1918, all awards with the oak brooch from World War I, and all non-swords awards from 1909-1918. I expect to go back to Rudolstadt soon and get further rolls, but these are the priority now.

I am in the middle of transcribing the Schwarzburg rolls.

You are right. Here is the Verordnung:

Maybe he wasn't. I haven't seen a regulation that makes it any clearer, though. I have all the miscellaneous Bavarian regulations on decorations from the war, so I will check.

The only person I have seen with three MVOs with swords is Franz Ritter von Epp. He wore his 3rd Class with Crown and Swords awarded in 1914 for World War I, his 3rd Class with Swords (formerly Knight 1st Class) awarded in 1906 for Southwest Africa, and his 4th Class with Swords (formerly Knight 2nd Class) awarded in 1901 for China. Presumably, he interpreted the provisions of Article XI of the Statutes of the MVO - "Kriegs- und Friedensdekorationen werden nebeneinander, auch in verschiedenen Klassen, getragen." - to mean that war decorations from different wars could be worn together, and not just a peacetime non-swords award with a swords award. And probably no one was going to tell him he was wrong. In the higher grades, there was a provision for wearing multiple awards, but this wouldn't apply to a ribbon bar. A recipient of the Officer's Cross continued to wear his 3rd or 4th Class on the medal bar. If he received the 2nd Class, the 3rd or 4th Class was removed, but he continued to wear the Officer's Cross. If he received the Star to the 2nd Class, then he turned in the Officer's Cross.

A Major von Einem, no first name listed but identified as "Adjutant bei der 38. ID" so apparently your guy, received the SEK2X on 9 December 1914. His award was a combined award from both principalities.

Well if we're on to Napoleonic era and broadened away from just Imperial German, then I would have to add this as a favorite: Austrian 1813-14 Army Cross, or Cannon Cross, with original ribbon and attached miniature campaign/commemorative medals.

I suppose this is my favorite:

Indeed. Some detail of the baton:

Streibich's was one of 23 awarded to Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 238, along with 2 MKFVOs to its officers. RIR 238 ranked 18th among units in the total number of Silver Karl Friedrich Military Merit Medals received. GR 110 ranked first, with 56 Karl Friedrich Military Merit Medals. Ten regiments had 45 or more awards, 17 regiments had between 10 and 44 awards, and 17 regiments/battalions had between 4 and 9 awards. Other units had 3 or fewer.

More:

More:

Let me know if there are any others you want to see. The museum in the castle also has a large collection of arms and armor, as well as hunting weapons.

And another view:

Here is one view of the breast star with swords from Duke Ernst's awards:

They are on display at the Veste Coburg, the castle above Coburg, the former capital of the duchy. I can crop a close-up from the full pictures I took, though some are better than others. Too large and they are too fuzzy. Here is the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Cross badge with swords on ring, from Duke Alfred's decorations:

#2. Basically, there are two banks of drawers, one horizontal and one angled, with the medals and photos/postcards, as well as various wall displays.

I just found my long, thought-to-be-lost-forever, digital camera. I thought I lost it in Gunzenhausen. I didn't have a battery recharger, so I only took a few pictures, but there are a few from the second day of the conclave, when we went to Berlin to view the Neal O'Connor collection.

Prussia, Honor Commander (Ehrenkommandator) of the Johanniter-Orden:

Baden again, Order of the Z?hringen Lion, Grand Cross:

Kingdom of W?rttemberg, Order of the W?rttemberg Crown, Grand Cross:

Hesse-Darmstadt, Order of Philip the Magnanimous, Grand Cross with Swords: