P.F.

The ribbon does not match the one pictured.

I would not rule out the 5th ribbon being for the Turkish Liakat Medal. It has a red stripe on the edge of the ribbon, which the Bavarian Jubilee Medal does not. It is more clear to be seen on the reverse of the bar.

The Chilean ribbon is correct for this time period.

Kind regards
Pierce

Is this him- Oberst a.D. (Honour Rank List 1926)?

What was his firs name?

Can we see the rest of the ribbon bar? Can you date it to the time period you describe?

Thank you Nick.

Hi,

Would anyone be able to put a name to this Japanese Naval Officer?

Thank you

Photo

The medals both look fine, but there should be an eagle device on the blue service ribbon.

Please show the reverse of the bar.

Peter,

I think your supposition is correct, though I have seen this Baden ribbon being used in lieu of the Spanish Order of Naval Merit- but I think with the Zahringer Lion on the bar, it is the Jubilee Medal.

Interesting that the Hungarian Commemorative Medal is not at the end with the other foreign award.

Pierce

22 hours ago, lambert said:

For bravery ? Thank P.F.

Lambert

No this is not the War Ribbon.

This is the pre-1932 ribbon but with a later cross.

34 minutes ago, Carol I said:

Yes, it says he was the honorary adjutant between 1930-1940 and the king's military attaché in Germany.

Thank you for your help. You are the Romanian expert!

Kind regards
Pierce

21 hours ago, Carol I said:

He could have been General Gheorghe Atanasescu.

Many thanks for your reply. After translating this I think he is a good match- in particular as he was the Military Attaché to Germany at this time.

Does this article say he was the King's honorary adjutant between 1930-1940?

Kind regards
Pierce

Is there any way of working out who this General was?

The certificate is dated 12th November 1936.

Many thanks
Pierce

3 hours ago, Claudio said:

http://www.iagiforum.info/viewtopic.php?t=11178

 

In the above mentioned link you will find some of Mussolini's orders that were confiscated during his escape attempt in April 45 to Switzerland. Now they are kept in a safe of the Banca d'Italia...

 

ciao,

 

C

 

Thank you for this link Claudio.

Kind regards
Pierce

Nice genuine medal John.

A nice original grouping.

Gentlemen, thank you for your help with this.

Thanks Paul. I'm on the trail of my ancestors. Do you know if there are many online records available? As I say, this is a new area of research for me.

Pierce

Gentleman,

I hope this doesn't seem like a silly question but my knowledge in this field is limited.

Did all regular British Army soldier's receive the British War Medal as well as the UK Victory Medal?

My thanks
Pierce

I believe Prinz Friedrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is wearing the Portuguese Military Order of Christ.

Hermann Göring received the Grand Cross, which counts for that one but I have not been able to find out many recipients of the 1st Class.

Here are three:

-Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch
-Generaloberst Franz Halder
-Generalleutnant Ludwig Keiper

He is wearing three breast stars:

Order of the Crown, Grand Cross

Order of SS. Maurice & Lazarus, Grand Cross

Order of the Colonial Star, Grand Cross

18 minutes ago, Lukasz Gaszewski said:

I have looked into my sources. There were 112 recipients (24 Poles and 88 foreigners) between 1921 and 1939. Some sources say 111, as one (Stanislaw Car, awarded posthumously in 1938) is not always included. I have not found any source which would prove that kings Fuad and Farouk, as well as Camillo Perini were ever awarded.

With Göring, there was a rumour a few years  ago, made by a Polish journalist who insisted that Göring was would be awarded in 1936, but the award was kept secret (!) after the war. Later on, it turned out that he simply mistook the Yugoslav Order of the White Eagle (which Göring indeed did have) with its Polish counterpart, but the affair started living its own life.

What regards Mr Wesolowski's book, I have no idea where he got his 95 recipients from. Wesolowski did a great thing, as he was probably the first person who wrote about Polish orders and medals in English. The bad thing about him is that he did not bother to update his figures in subsequent editions, even when access to the sources was facilitated.

Lukasz

Thank you for checking this.

Regarding Göring, I agree- it was a mix up with the Yugoslav Order of White Eagle, which Göring had from 1934/1935.

Kind regards
Pierce