Daniel Krause

Stogie, yes, thanks! I hope you too!!

Hello, I' ve got this Serbian war medal and I wonder, what that bars on the ribbon might be. Can anybody help? Best, Daniel

Thank you very much!! Greetings Daniel

Hello Friends, I have got some medals where I need help. I know the war cross, the Cuba, Africa and Carraca medal. But what are the other two? Best Daniel

Wow... Best, Daniel

One from me ? wirklicher geheimer Kriegsrat Ernst Grützmacher, Department chief in the prussian War Ministry. how to translate his rank?? Substantive privy war councillor? civil equivalent to a Major General best Daniel

The bar makes no sense at all. I would consider it as ... phantasy piece. A General Honor decoration with crown does not go along with a Johanniter. General Honor dec - NCO-type, Johanniter - at least Captain. nonono... So it must be a Red Eagle Grand Cross. But there was no holder of a Red Eagle GK with crown who had previously another Prussian Order with swords on white ribbon, and a Johanniter. My 2 cent, I would advice any collector of medal bars, mini chains and ribbon bars to invest some money in sources like ranklists and court and state handbooks. That plain necessary to learn what combos are likely, possible, common, or - like this - fraud. Greetings Daniel

Hi Nicolas, It's not an uncommon Combo, but I would bet of Arthur Gaede, born 1881, 1914 Hptm in IR 42, later LIR 78, retired as Major. Greetings Daniel

The Crown Order is quite simpel. Start with the Red Eagle, thats complicated ? Greetings Danieö

My friend just told me, this design is quite well known and one of the more common designs of the 1st pattern 39 badge, but the Maker is still a mystery. Greetings Daniel

Hey John, I know a handful distinctive designs but far away from everything. But I have a guy who I can ask. Greetings Daniel

Zimmermann Pforzheim design. Nice one!

good question, there were no holders of Karl Friedrich AND a LDH4 with swords, so I am fairly sure, this might be a silver merit medal to a guy later promoted to Lt. What makes me wonder is the fact the no Lippe War merit cross is there. Awards of the House Order without a previous War merit cross did happen, but quite rarely. Greetings Daniel

born 10.05.1879 in Sigmaringen-Hohenzollern- that explains his Hohenzollern 3rd class with swords, retired after WW1 as Captain. Most likely too young for a character bump to Major. His Lippe 4th class 1st Abt. was awarded 12.09.1917 Can check some other award dates as well later. Greetings Daniel

Sehr schön! Robert Strehle, geb. 1879 1914 Hauptmann Feuerwerkslaboratorium Siegburg, later at the WUMBA - Weapons and Ammunitions office. These rear area guys were usually extraordinary good decorated...as you can see. Your guess is right, Crown 4 on the shorter bar. Later most likely he did just wear wartime stuff. Greetings Daniel

My little contribution ? Godet made. Greetings Daniel

Did we have already a Hessen Homburg Schwerterkreuz? It differs from the known examples in some details, so I am sure it is a private handmade piece. Greetings Daniel

Right, plenty of guys did not wear everything. Our guy here did not even wear all his german peacetime stuff. But, sorry again. It is not Ludendorff. Ludendorff never got a bavarian wartime military merit order, he did get 2 classes of the max joseph in ww1. He did as well get 2 classes of the higher ranking austrian leopold which are not shown here. Why to wear a lower iron crown but not the "better" leopold? Greetings Daniel

Not Ludendorff. Awards do not fit. ? a simple look in the 1914 ranklist would show that Ludendorff had other peacetime awards, shown at the end of this bar.

Ah. You were the guy outbidding me at Zeige :-) Nice bar, for sure! greetings Daniel

Not Lippe but fits. See the bar of brother Guido Freiherr von Gillhaußen:-) Greetings Daniel

Max Joseph knight. The blue is faded out.

One of my favourite bavarian bars. Rudolf Ritter von Xylander Minimalized Godet bar showing only his highest awards from Bavaria, Prussia and Austria. Greetings Daniel

Hi guys, As the name Gustav Curtze, TeNo Landesführer, was mentioned a couple of times, I want to show you his ribbon bars ? greetings Daniel

Born 1893, KIA 1917 Hohenzollern knight with swords. Served in Kampf-Einsitzer-Kommando Douai and Jasta 19 as far as I know. Might have had a Hessen bravery medal too. Greetings Daniel