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Hey SPM, Well..... Mike "Great Dane" already checked the Danish rank lists andthe who's who.... and they all say the Albert Bear...... BUT... his medal bar does not reflect this.. which is where the question has come from..... Argggg........... Cheers Mark

Hello SPM, Here is the question....... Under this thread http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1765...pid=175600& we are discussing a Danish General.... and according to the award roles... it states that he was awarded the Albert the Bear Knights award... but in the picture of him... it looks more like a RAO 4th class. There was also a discussion on this thread http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18165 where the idea of the RAO came from..... (last medal on medal bar) Soooooo........ any thioughts ? Cheers Mark

Hey Jacky, I had an old thread here under the Collectors displays which showed some of them... but it's probably outdated... So... I'll try to post some new ones. Yes.... the center of the crown is upside down..... I think at one point it came apart andthey put it back together unside down... I'll fix it one of these days . Cheers Mark

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Hey guys, A few bright and shineys arrived today....... thought I would post a few pics....

Nope.. wish there was....... Mike posted this pic (from the other thread) and this was all he had..... so... this is a sgood as it gets. Cheers Mark

Nope.. wish there was....... Mike posted this pic (from the other thread) and this was all he had..... so... this is a sgood as it gets. Cheers Mark

Hey Brian, The St Anne is on 4th place.... the dark ribbon and you can barly make out the details. He was awarded the St. Anne in 1908. Cheers Mark

Hello All, Is there a published award listing for the officer's that were awarded the RAO ? Cheers Mark

Nope.... shouldn't be as the St. Vladimir is ranked above the St. Anne.. so it would have come first. I also think that the Vladimir is a combat award (though I'm not positive about this). Argggggg....... Cheers Mark

Well That's a thought.. but I'm not sure if there is one... I'll have to sniff around. I'll let you know what I find out ! Cheers Mark

Hey Jackie, Ok.. I thought you were talking about the Grand Cross of the Dannebrog (sash and star)... My misunderstanding.. sorry Cheers Mark

Nope.... St Anne is 4th..... dark arms, design between the arms and dark ribbon......

Oops.... Damn.... my bad...... typo Cheers Mark

Well, A couple of things..... He is wearing his awards in the order that they were awarded. You even made mention before that they seemed 'out of place' since the Order of the Sword should come before the Griffen.. but it's third....... then the Albert and St Anne were issued at the same time (listed for the same year). The Albert is not visable on the bar and there are only 5 medals.... and all can be id'd but the last. The ribbon looks like a RAO colors and the cross looks like a 4th class with an enamaled center. Whatcha think ? Cheers Mark

Hey Mike, Any chance that the last medal on his medal bar.. is actually a Red Eagle 4th class ?? Perhaps the roles are wrong.. and it's not a Albert the Bear but rather a RAO ? Whatcha think ? Cheers Mark

No sir..... Sorry... I didn't ask him for statisics.... my bad .... M

Hey Doc, His name is Anders Gjedde Nyholm And I have an extensive thread running here if you want to read it: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17652 Cheers Mark

Hey Jacky, Actually.. that's his Dannebrog Grand Cross star and sash. That's how I dated the picture as post 1928 (when he was awarded the Grand Cross)... And... now I wonder ... it could be a Red Eagle 4th class....... I wonder if the medal roles were incorrect.... as I don't see his Anhalt Albert the Bear.... The medals apepar to be: Dannobrog Silver cross Mecklenburg Griffen Swiss Order of the Sword Russian St. Anne Mystery medal...... ?????? Cheers Mark

Close up..... And sorry.. I do not have this picture..... nor a larger scan of it..... (wish I did though)... Cheers Mark

Hello All, Not certian that this is a German award.. but I thought I would post this here as thie forum gets more hits than any other and the chances are best that someone here will know. Long story, short version.... I'm researching a Danish General (promoted to Major General 1918) who about had an order from every European country. Here is the list as of 1934: September 1901: Denmark, Order of Dannebrog (Knight) (18. Sept. 1901) 1903: Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Greifen Orden (Knight) 1906: Sweden, Order of the Sword (Knight 1. class) January 1908: Anhalt, Albrecht der B?r (Knight 1. class) Russia, Order of St, Anne (3. class) January 1909: Denmark, Order of Dannebrog, Silver Merit Cross (14. Jan. 1909) 1912: Sweden, Order of Vasa (Commander) January 1913: Oldenburg, House- and Merit Order ('Offizierskreuz') (Awarded May 24, 1912) April 1919: Denmark, Order of Dannebrog (-> Commander) (18. April 1919) April 1922: France, Legion d'Honneur (Commander) April 1925: Denmark, Order of Dannebrog (-> Commander 1. class) Italy, Order of the Crown (Commander 1. class) Netherland, Oranje-Nassau Order with swords (Commander 1. class) September 1928: Denmark, Order of Dannebrog (-> Grand Cross) (26. Sept. 1928) 1934: Belgium, Order of the Crown (Grand Cross) Finland, Order of the White Rose (Commander 1. class) Finland, "Skyddsk?rernas F?rtj?nstkors" Question is...... this photo is post 1928.... and I can not identify the very last order on the medal bar as it does not seem to match up to any of the listed awards. Any help/thoghts are appreciated ! Cheers Mark

Hey Guys, Just as a follow-up I spoke to Beyrei? (well.. e-mail).. very very nice guy !! He located my Danish officer in his award list and it was awarded in May 1912.... WITHOUT swords..... He stated that there was only ONE awarded with swords prior to 1914 and it was for Colonial Service. He also stated that this badge was fine... and that he had only seen copies of the ones with swords... not the ones without. Cheers Mark

Hey Mike, Thanks ! Looks easy enough..... we shall see how it goes.... Cheers Mark

Oh Mike, while your at it.... can you measure the sides of the ribbon (mounted) so that I can get some idea of the dimentions of the ribbon and bar once it's folded and mounted. Cheers Mark