Daniel Krause

@ Paul R. would like to, but to research Soviet Awards - I have no sources at all... Best, Daniel

Its the brunswick officers cross. Not Württemberg.

@Mattyboy, thanks a lot! Esp. the Fichter article is very interesting. Best, Daniel

Not really. It is just "normal" to get the lower ranking EK1 before you could get a way more higher award like a Crown Order 1st class. For a higher ranking active duty guy in WW1, an EK1 was as normal as anything. To give you some numbers, in the 1925 German Army were 720 Officers in the rank of Major and upwards. Only ONE of them did not have an EK1. There have been some rare cases directly after the beginning of WW1, as people like Ludendorff or von der Linde got immediately a plm for a quite extraordinary marit before they even got an EK2. But not anymore in 1915-18 Best, Daniel

@1813, Nope. Only 3 high classes went to Austrians. Grand Commander Star with swords to Erzherzog Joseph Grand commanders with swords to Erzherzog Eugen und Friedrich. Thats the only 3 Hohenzollern with swords outside the German Empire. Best, Daniel

Thanks!!

Hello friends, Could you pls have a look at this OPW2? Quite early number IMO. Is that a genuine piece? best, Daniel

Reichsmilitärgerichtsrat August Mülberger, I would guess. Very nice bar!! Best, Daniel

Marine-Verordnungsblatt or Militär-Verordnungsblatt, published 22nd September 1915 Best, Daniel

He's got even a Crown Order 1st class with swords as "retirement present", so for sure he received EK2 and EK1 before. As Paul already said, most likely he did not upgrade his medal bar and decided to wear the EK2 separately in the buttonhole. Best, Daniel

plm with oaks RAO 1st cl. with oaks and swords KO 1st cl., DA XXV, Baden Zähringe rlion knight 1st cl. Bavarian Mil.merit order 3rd cl. Bremen and Lübeck Hanseatic crosses Meckl.Schwerin Mil.merit cross 2nd cl. Reuß honor cross 1st cl. Saxon Albert Commander Saxon Weimar White Falcon Commander with star Schwarzburg Honor Corss 1st cl. Württemberg Frederick Grand cross with swords and (peacetime Commander) Austrian Iron Grown 1st cl. with war decoration Romanian Star Commander Russian Stanislaus knight Best, Daniel

Nice! Thats the 70th birthday badge

Definetly him. The Award combination is quite unique for a Navy Officer. The Hohenzollern is a Komtur. Grosskomtur is a mistake in Wikipedia. Best, Daniel

Konteradmiral a.D. Theo Eschenburg, Generaladjutant of W2 in Exile. Around the neck the Hohenzollern Commander with swords on the ring. The mystery badge appears to be the 80th birthday badge of W2. Best, Daniel

Prussian Crown Order 4th class, Royal Hohenzollern knight with swords Princely Hohenzollern 3rd class with swords, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross 1st class Navy wound badge in black Finnish Cross of Liberty 2nd class with swords Best, Daniel

Baden jubilee medal 1902 for the 50th reign jubilee of the grad duke Best Daniel

Jubiläumsmedaille Dienstkreuz ?Saxon Albert knight? MVO 4 with crown Thats what I would guess. Best, Daniel

According my data, he was awarded as well with a Swedish Sword Order knight 1st clas and a Commander of the Star of Romania. Best, Daniel

perfect!! Best, Daniel

Great!!! Best, Daniel

pretty cool!!! Best, Daniel

I would guess GDR police. Best, Daniel

Nicolas, yes Sir! Generaloberveterinär is equivalent to LtCol. Generalveterinär would be a full colonel, even if Generalveterinär sounds "smaller" than GeneralOBERveterinär :-) Ans as far as I know there was only ONE Generalveterinär with the personal Rank of MajGen - that was GenVet Heinrich Schlake. Best, Daniel

because it is not Geyso's bar. We concentrate here on the hint, that the Oldenburg ribbon is a House Order, not the Friedrich-August-cross. Another perfect candidate would be Generaloberveterinär Emil Mohr, 1862-1922 he had RAO4, KO4, EK, DA, OK1 and ÖEK3 Best, Daniel

He was not... At least not according the quite well managed princely Hohenzollern award rolls. Best, Daniel