Daniel Krause

Odd enough, Alan G. owns a small "new style" ribbon bar from the same guy without the peacetime foreign stuff.

Niiice one! Definetly a long serving NCO. No. 4 looks like a Swedish Sword Order - maybe the silver cross? Greetings Daniel

odd!!! He is a Saxon, wearing his ribbon bar upside down...St.Henry, Albert, EK, Hamburg Hanseatic, The last ribbon is not so easy to ID. Lots of greetings Daniel

I would guess it is the Austrian Anschluss medal 1938. Greetings Daniel

BTW, it is a Staff Officers Cap worn from Major to Colonel. Lt´s and Captains had a smaller silver embroidery and Generals wear "golden stuff". Lots of greetings Daniel

Hi Chris, gold find! Can you say me the other mentioned Hohenzollern? Greetings Daniel

Thank you all for the new info and pics! Lots of greetings Daniel

I would guess Bavarian Military Merit Order with swords, most likely 4th class, Meiningen Cross for Merit in the War Hamburg Hanseatic Frontfighter Austrian Military Merit Cross ?? ?? Turkish Half Moon Greetings Daniel

Willy II did NOT wear any 1870 medal. He was too young to serve as an active soldier in this war. The Prussian princes got a theoretical commission as 10 year old boys but started to serve as "real" Officer atr the age of 18. The number 4 medal in Pierce´ pics is very interesting and I am already looking forward to hot discussions. Sascha W. pointed me already to that medal a year ago. In my opinion it is a quite odd award. From different pics we can say that this is the 1863 napoleonic wars commemorative medal, but worn on the Hohenzollern ribbon. As far as we can say now, there were at least 4-5 Prussian princes wearing this medal, Willy 2 and Fritz 3 among them. The medal bar of Prince Albrecht is in the DHM in Berlin - showing this comm. medal on the HOH ribbon! I think, Willy 1 issued this medal to all veterans of the 1813-15 wars and most likely awarded this medal on the Hohenzollern Ribbon to the Princes of the royal house who maybe took part in the celebrations. Lots of greetings Daniel

No question, a very nice little Godet. Lots of greetings Daniel

Hi Chris, thanks a lot!!!! A new one for my list. That late awards never made it in the newspapers :-) Lots of greetings Daniel

Hi, no Falkenhagen, 3 Hahns. Erich, Eugen and Johannes Lots of greetings Daniel

I am absolutely sure that this is the 2nd row of 2 bars... The blue-crown as 922F already said is most likely the Jugo Crown Order. Lots of greetings Daniel

He did not become Field Marshal. Even on his grave is a sculpture of him wearing Colonel General epaulettes. Greetings Daniel

Hi Ralf, nice one!!!! ID - we will see :-) Greetings Daniel

Very nice one!!! I agree with Glenn. I´ve never seen a kind of a complete "Porträt-Galerie" from Fricke. It seems they all have been single issues, mostly mid 1890ies. My impression is as well that mostly they might have been used in the official barracks romms or guard houses to recognize the higher commanders. Single portraits like yours are nearly always Regimental commanders, usually you will find pics with 4 or five guys, the chain of command upwards; Reg.Cdr, Brig.Cdr, Div.Cdr, CorpsCdr and sometimes the Kaiser. Lots of greetings Daniel

Yes! Very nice! Greetings Daniel

Teichmann. Nice pic, by the way. Lots of greetings Daniel

When I am ready :-) Seriously - no idea. There are still too many missing ... Lots of greetings Daniel

Wow! Nice pic! Thanks a lot!!! greetings Daniel

No. Nothing like that in the German forces anymore. Greetings Daniel

Hi Paul, Might it be that The 2 Anhalts shall represent Bavarian Jubilee medals? The bar looks very small. Maybe the outfitter did not have exact matching ribbons? Greetings Daniel

great!!! Thanks! Viele Grüße Daniel

Perfect early Godet. I would say more likely an Official. Navy might be. Lots ob greetings Daniel

Regimental history... Greetings Daniel