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Hungary Hungarian WW2 ribbon bar
webr55 replied to webr55's topic in Central & Eastern European States
Ah yes, of course! So my bar has the Upper Hungary 1940 ribbon. Thanks! Anybody else have Hungarian WW2 ribbon bars to compare? -
Hungary Hungarian WW2 ribbon bar
webr55 replied to webr55's topic in Central & Eastern European States
Thanks! According to Lukas Gaszewski (here), red-blue is for Transsylvania 1938, Blue for Upper Hungary 1940, so maybe he's got them the wrong way round. -
Republic of Cuba Orden "Ernesto Che Guevara"
webr55 replied to Stogieman's topic in Republic of Cuba
I just found this thread, and I'm wondering whether this unidentified, improvised ribbon on GDR Admiral Wilhelm Ehm's ribbon bar (see here) might be the "Ernesto Che Guevara" order 1st class? -
Hungary Hungarian WW2 ribbon bar
webr55 replied to webr55's topic in Central & Eastern European States
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This is the first Hungarian ribbon bar in my collection. Have I got the ribbons correct? 1) WW1 commem medal? Are those "things" two repeat clasps? 2) Fire Cross 3) Long Service Decoration 4) Transsylvanian Medal Regards Chris
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Yes, Albert Trenkler, much older than the other two, was Marine Ingenieur on SMS Hertha in Messina 1908. BTW, those two lower ribbon bars still have me puzzled. What lunatic put swords on the CO ribbon? And what is ribbon #2 on the Bavarian-style ribbon bar? (Or do they maybe not belong to the lot??)
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With the information that there were only two ships from the Imperial Navy in Messina (Hertha and Victoria Louise), Rick identified him as: Wilhelm Peters born Kiel 13 May 1888 Seekadett 1.4.08 (served on Victoria Louise) Fähnrich zS Lt zS 27.9.11 L5l Olt zS 19.9.14 A5a KaptLt zS 18.8.18 H KorvKapt zS (E) 1.10.34 #7 Fregattenkapitän (E) 1.10.1939 #6 During WW1 he served as a Watch Officer on torpedo boats V156, V158, V67, S32, and S60 of the 12th half-Flotille/VI Flotille until October 1917. Then he went to Uboat School and was commandant there of the old training submarine "U-A" until April 1918, ending the war as an instructor there. Listed in the 1918 RL with EK1 and OK1. Went aD 30.7.20. Recalled to the Navy in the 1930s. 1937 Marine Werft Wilhelmshaven 1938-1941 WBK Frankfurt/M. (that's probably where he got his South-German style ribbon bar with the Otto Schickle eagles), Torpedoschule Mürwik, Hafenkomdt. Le Treport and Dieppe Died 3 March 1941 of a heart attack "at the front" as Fregattenkapitän.
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We discussed the ribbon bar back at WAF, in those days. It was Daniel who suggested that the last ribbon might be a Messina 1908 earthquake commemorative medal - on the wrong ribbon. This has now been confirmed. The ribbon bar uses the Saxon DA ribbon, while the medal bar has the Saxon Honor Cross ribbon on it. But this guy was in Messina in 1908.
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Well, Dybwad went flying in 1929: --------- Lieber Dybwad ! Soeben erhalte ich Ihre Meldung ?ber Ihr Ausscheiden aus dem Regiment. Ich hoffe, da? Sie mit mir der gleichen Ansicht sind, da? dies nur eine durch die Verh?ltnisse bedingte Formsache ist. Da? Sie sich aber .... .... .... zum Regiment geh?rig betrachten, wie wir Sie auch k?nftig zu den Unseren z?hlen. Jedenfalls, wenn Sie einmal in schwieriger Lage sind, oder sonst nicht recht aus u. ein wissen, wie es immer einmal im Leben vorkommen kann, dann kommen Sie zu mir oder schreiben Sie mir. Ich werde stets bestrebt sein, Ihnen zu helfen, so gut es geht. Auch sonst hoffe ich, da? Sie ab und zu einmal von sich h?ren lassen werden. F?r Ihre Fliegerzeit w?nsche ich Ihnen Hals u. Beinbruch, frohe Stunden und auch Interessantes. Mit herzlichem Gru? Ihr Frhr. v. Fritsch --------- Maybe he was forced to leave the Reichswehr due to the conditions of Versailles ("die Verh?ltnisse"), because no officer was allowed to fly? Chris
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Heer Medal Ribbon Bars
webr55 replied to dante's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
And on top of that: The two eagles both look gold to me. 25+ years of service, but where did he hide from WW1? -
Bundesrepublik Kapitän shoulderstraps - what era?
webr55 replied to webr55's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
No, nothing. They certainly look post-1945. But I have no idea whether these are Bundesmarine or merchant navy.