Dave Danner

He received the Austro-Hungarian Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class with War Decoration in 1917. Presumably, that means he already also had an Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration, but I don't have a list of those.

I think between "27 .2. 1916" and "Zeki Pascha" is "vom k.[aiserlich] t?rk. Generalleutnant" In 1918, Zeki Pasha was a General of Cavalry and Adjutant General of His Majesty the Sultan, and Military Envoy Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the German Emperor (at least that's how it appears on the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk).

Sort of in between. The average guy wouldn't have heard of Kissenberth or Ritter von M?ller. The basic criterion would be: notable enough to merit an encyclopedia article. Kissenberth and Ritter von M?ller would have articles based on the lists of aces. Hitler and Dietrich are obviously notable/notorious. Gestapo M?ller and Julius Streicher are historically notable too. The other Nazis I noted do have articles already, but really aren't that notable (maybe Amann). I was hoping maybe there's a prominent literary or art figure, like Remarque, who had been a Bavarian enlisted man to balance out the Nazis. Heck, if Henry Kissinger's dad were in the Bavarian Army in the war, that would at least balance it somewhat. Or maybe some non-Nazi Bavarian political figure. I guess its not really important, though.

Any suggestions on this? For now, I will just leave Hitler, Dietrich, Kissenberth and Ritter von M?ller, unless anyone can think of any others. Also, I added a few more pages: German decoration articles: Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis Military Order of Max Joseph Military Merit Order (W?rttemberg) Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Military Merit Cross (Prussia) Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary) Biographies: Jakob Ritter von Danner Hans Ritter von Lex Eugen Ritter von Schobert Other decorations articles: Grand Order of Queen Jelena Order of Duke Trpimir Military units: 28th Division (German Empire) 30th Bavarian Reserve Division (German Empire) 39th Bavarian Reserve Division (German Empire) 30th Reserve Division (German Empire) 39th Reserve Division (German Empire) Guard Ersatz Division (German Empire) I've also revised some of the more badly written pages, including the following: Decorations articles: Pour le M?rite House Order of Hohenzollern Order of the Red Eagle Order of the Black Eagle Order of Ouissam Alaouite Non-U.S. recipients of U.S. gallantry awards Biographies: Hans Ritter von Adam Otto von Lossow August von Mackensen Kurt Student Military units: J?ger (military) 1st Division (German Empire) 2nd Division (German Empire) 1st Royal Bavarian Division All the pages I've created or revised can be seen via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Airbornelawyer Regards, Dave

I picked up lots of extra stars and devices at the Maitre Tailleur when I was at the French Cavalry School at Saumur. That may be a possibility if anyone has access to a French base.

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I tried to see if I could find any officers with the less common names and had no luck. Can anyone with better eyes, and a better eye for uniforms, tell me if (a) the people in the next two cards are from the same unit and (2) are the officers and senior NCOs in the postcard in these group shots? 1.

I don't have any 1850s rank lists handy, but in 1846 there were: Maj. von Sch?ler, Fl?geladjutant of the King: RAO4, DA, AAB3, BrHL3, RG5Maj. von Sch?ler on the General Staff of VIII Corps: RAO4, Johanniter, DA and RA3Rittm. von Sch?ler of the 7th Curassiers: DA, RW4Prem.Lt. von Sch?ler, Kaiser Franz Grenadier Regiment: no decorationsMaybe this will help narrow it down.

What auction was that?

Mongolians were also in Sierra Leone. I had to chop the article in half and shrink it to fit the GMIC size restrictions, but it is about Sierra Leone:

Mongolia is listed on the UNMIL information site: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unmil/facts.html There are no Mongolian troops currently in Liberia, but as of the Secretary General's December 2006 mission report, there were 250. They were an infantry company (reinforced) providing security for the Special Court for Sierra Leone

This is the World War I commemorative medal for non-combatants, not Balkan War.

There are things wrong with that ribbon bar. The WW1 medal is NC, but the device is a combatant medal. And why would that device be on the Red Cross medal? Rick's theory about a missing row is feasible, but the construction on the rear doesn't fit. But if he was prominent enough for the Ottoman order and did enough aid work for the Japanese decorations, you would expect at least a Cross of Merit, Austro-Hungarian Red Cross Decoration, and/or maybe even a Franz-Joseph-Orden. Depending on its class, the Austro-Hungarian Red Cross Decoration could come ahead of all of those. Somewhere I have a chart with precedence for both Austro-Hungarian and Regency Hungarian decorations.

Could the last "word" be a badly scribbled "1916" or 191_?

There are only 8 names, and 8 men pictured. #9 and #10 are likely the name of the inn and the location. They are mostly officers:

Hartwig Busche, Formationsgeschichte der deutschen Infanterie im Ersten Weltkrieg 1914-1918, published in, I believe, 1998.

Closeup of the names, cropped and sharpened.

Can anyone help in deciphering the names on this postcard back?

This is what I have for Pionier-Ersatz: Pionier-Ersatz?Kompanien (Die Zugeh?rigkeit zu einem Korps/ Bezirk ist diesmal in r?mischen Zahlen angegeben! Von diesen Kompanien wurden neun zu Pi.Kp. mit laufender Nummer. Eine wurde 4./Pi. 35 (Gas)): im Jahr 1914 aufgestellt: 1./G., 1.u.3./ 1., 1./2., 2./3., 1./4., 1./5., 2./6., 1./9., 1./10., 3./11., 1./12., 1.u.3./14., 1./16., 2.u.3./18., 1./21., 1./22., 1.u.2./23., 1.-3./24., 3./26., 2./b.1., 1./b.3.im Jahr 1915 aufgestellt: 1./7., 4./9., 1./11., 1./20., 2./26.im Jahr 1917 aufgestellt: 3.-5./13.For flame and gas I have baked beans.. no wait, this: Gastruppen: am 01.Mai 1915 aufgestellt: Pi.Rgt.35 und 36 zu je zwei Btl und MW-Kp.(Diese beiden Minenwerfer-Kp. wurden am 01.09.1917 aufgel?st) am 01.September 1917 aufgestellt: Pi.Btl. 35-38 mit je einer MW-Abt. (Diese entstanden durch Aufteilung der Pi.Rgt 35 und 36 und waren nichts anderes als deren ehemaliges I., beziehungsweise II.Bataillon) am 22.September 1917 aufgestellt. Gaswerfer Kp. 1am 01.Februar 1918 aufgestellt: Pi.Btl. 39.am 22.Juni 1918 aufgestellt: Pi.btl. 94-96.Flammenwerfer:am 20.April 1916 aufgestellt: G.Res.Pi.Rgt. mit Stab, I.und II.Btl mit den Kp. 1-10.(waren vorher III. und IV.Btl. des G.Pi.Btl.) am 26.September 1916 aufgestellt: 11.und 12.Kp. des G.Res.Pi.Rgt.Maybe this is stuff you all already know, though.

The entry on the battalion in Busche:

I found "Oesterreichs Orden" on the discount pile at several bookstores and department stores around Mannheim a few years ago. It was in the 10 euro range at the time.

In Prussian and Bavarian ranklists, the Golden Lion is usually HgL

There are two versions. The obverses are the same, but the Army and Navy versions have different campaigns listed on the reverse.

Good, they finally got their website back up. In case you want to check other official sites for medals and the like, here's my list, updated as of two months ago except for the US: http://home.att.net/~ordersandmedals/links/countrylinks.htm

It could be something as simple as the tailor running out of Finnish White Rose ribbon stock and using something else like French Academic Palms.