Daniel Krause

Ah, You mean Hptm ERNST Frey, HOH3X gazetted in the MWB 24.10.1918 gazetted in the Staatsanzeiger 23.09.1918 really awarded 30.08.1918 as Commander IIIrd Abteilung FAR 276 with additional BMV4X and SA3aX? Best regards Daniel

Actually he MIGHT have reached that rank and we do not know. In the Weimar time they did not publish character promotions anymore. Who was it - I think Schleicher - we know he was a General der Infanterie from his gravestone! Glenn tried to find his promotion date for quite a time and did not find it. Best regards Daniel

I cannot say a lot about the uniforms, but from the awards we can still see something. Guy at the left with medal bar is clearly a W?rttemberg guy, most likely a full colonel, I guess WF2b around the neck, WK2c is the pinback, 1st pos. at the bar will be an old style WM3 from the 1870ies. Guy at the right side with medal bar is a Prussian, I suppose a half Colonel or fresh full Col. EK2 1870, RAO4 and the usual prussian stuff in combo with the pinback WK2c. I would guess this was a manoeuver of the XIII. (wtbg.) Army corps. Maybe a look in the fitting ranklists between 1897 and 1906 might I the 2 Officers. Best regards Daniel

I cannot say a lot about the uniforms, but from the awards we can still see something. Guy at the left with medal bar is clearly a W?rttemberg guy, most likely a full colonel, I guess WF2b around the neck, WK2c is the pinback, 1st pos. at the bar will be an old style WM3 from the 1870ies. Guy at the right side with medal bar is a Prussian, I suppose a half Colonel or fresh full Col. EK2 1870, RAO4 and the usual prussian stuff in combo with the pinback WK2c. I would guess this was a manoeuver of the XIII. (wtbg.) Army corps. Maybe a look in the fitting ranklists between 1897 and 1906 might I the 2 Officers. Best regards Daniel

Dear fifat, before You see more problems where no problems are... The Order around Feldmanns neck does not have the forn of a Crown Order, it IS one. The simple 2nd class was worn around the neck without a star and was awarded usually to full colonels and characterized Major Generals. The 2nd class "with star" was something different and had a star as the name suggests. It was awarded either the Star to the already awarded 2nd class or the whole set to Major Generals and younger Lt Generals. In WW1 were awarded with swords: 98 2nd classes with star 26 stars to the already awarded 2nd class 641 simple plain no-star 2nd classes Feldmanns KO2 with swords was gazetted in the Milit?rwochenblatt at the 28th of October 1916. ...and maybe to solve the problem with his 2 rank pips.... What about the idea that this in an upgraded pic as he was still a colonel and later the Generals collar boards were "airbrushed" in. Would not be the first time that a pic was "promoted". Best regards Daniel

Hi Friends, What are You screaming on that catalogue? What would You guys have done better outside Your special knowledge covering Your collecting interests? That book was done in a 2-men-show, not by 4000 experts on their fields! It is one of the best Auction Catalogues I?ve ever seen since Thies is really falling down with the quality of the texts. At least nearly everything was properly described, quite a lot of interesting info in there which I do normally not expect in a simple sales catalogue. For every piece there are lots of info about more literature where to find out more. The guys who did the catalogue DID KNOW THEIR STUFF, otherwise I want to see anybody of You having knowledge about orders and decorations from all over the world. And to joke about the "ID-tips", how many from US here have the knowledge to DO proper ID?s and not just to ASK for? ...just my 2 cent... Best regards Daniel

Pinback is brunswick!!! Did not come in my mind! I checked for W?rttemberg and Reu?..... As easy as it can be. Ernst Bernhard von Uechtritz u.Steinkirch, in 14 Oberst Cdr HR 17, then GL Kdr 49.RD, 1862-1945, plm, RAO2EX, KO4, Joh, DA, BrH2c, LDH2, MG2b, JZ3, RA3, RSt2 Christophe, You are only allowed to read this if You send me a nice scan!!!! Best regards Daniel

Nice bar!!! Claudio hits the point. "Sparely awarded" is a good saying for "this non-combattans cross was awarded just around 600 times" Best regards Daniel

Hi Christer, last ribbon is a Baden 1902 jubilee medal. No red eagle. Otherwise You are right. EK1 might be, Brunswick 1 not necessary. The absence on any other pre-war awards except the last 3 allows some conclusions. He was either a Baden native or at least serving with a Baden formation in 1902. If he was an officer he was most likely a Captain in 1914, Major middle of the war and probably a ret. LtCol in 1919/20. It would as well be possible that he was an NCO, but this is more theoretical. Awards from 4 different countries in WW1 were usually a sign for a staff type Officer unless our guy was maybe a kind of a secretary on a higher command. 3rd possibility is, that he was a General with some more stuff worn d the neck. But I think to put a name on him will be quite difficult. - No way to tell which Mecklenburg award was in 2nd place. Schwerin? Strelitz? - Oldenburg rolls still unknown to me, maybe Kapitular is working on that - Brunswick rolls do not exist......... Best regards Daniel

@ Andy, thanks, as usual perfect!!!! @ Jens Somehow in SWA he hold a speech to his troops and told them something they had to do "like the old romans did", so from this speech the name came from. Best regards Daniel

Hi Jens, sch?nes Bild vom "alten R?mer". Seine Auszeichungen: plm, RAO2EXR, RAO3SXKrs2, KO2XR, KO3X, HOH3X, DA, SWA, BMV3X, BrH2bX, MMV2, SMK, SEK1X, WK2cX, ?EK2K Hier hast Du noch einen.. Beste Gr??e Daniel

Hi Wild Card, You are alwqys welcome. So, where is the next challenge??? Best regards Daniel

Hi Wild Card, niiiice bar!!!! As Christophe already said, W?rttemberg can be very difficult because of that ridiculous return and re-award pracice. But this case is out of the line quite easy to solve with my "Non-Wtbg. awards to W?rttembergians in WW1": Eberhard Freiherr von Gemmingen-Hornberg, born 1883, WM3 12.01.1917 as Rittmeister in UR 19, he had to return for it his golden Military Merit Medal, awarded 15.07.1915 as 1st Lt. WF3aX 25.01.1918 (Dates from the still un-published Wtbg rolls) BZ3bX 31.12.1915 as 1st Lt in the Ulan 20 SLK 21.09.1918 as RM in Ulan 19 additional EK1 and knight of the Order of St.John. Best regards Daniel

Hi Christophe, nice pic!!! The only Henning who got a Schwarzburg 3rd Class with swords was a Captain Henning in the Reserve-Ersatz- Infanterieregiment 2 30.07.1915 (thanks to Dave Danner for his work on Schwarzburg!!!) Unfortunately there is no d.L. or d.R. mentioned in the roll, as well not his prewar assignment. Best regards Daniel

just to explain, the Weimar Rolls cover WW1. I doubt that a dutch one got a German WW1 award with swords. Best regards Daniel

yes, they counted any armed service. Any difference to the "old counting" - wartime did not count double. Best regards Daniel

Hi Rick, among "my" Prussians, I have found 4 guys with this weird thing, all got the golden Medal for Arts and Science from Reu?: Bohnstedt, Richard, OLt GPB, MiGaD 9.RK Kuckein, M, OTLaD FlgBtl 2 Scultetus, Bruno, HiG, MiGaD 41.RK, GM Bef.Oberrhein Wagenf?hr, Felix Karl, H, OTLaD Adj GI MilVerkWes Best regards Daniel

...and here to compare the Reu? ribbon: Best regards Daniel

Hi Friends, there is another set from this guy around. I hope my friend will not mind if I post the pic here. I think as well that the "Belgian" ribbon is more likely a Reu? Arts and science medal. This was given short before the war as well to Engineer-type soldiers. Best regards Daniel

Hi Christian, das ist Gro?herzog Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg Schwerin. Beste Gr??e Daniel

Hi Alexandre, KO4 - Prussian Crown Order 4th class JM1 - Italian Mairice and Lazaro Grand cross - the lower one of the stars LEK5 - Luxemburg Order of the Oak Crown knights cross SMV1 - Spain Military Merit Order 1st class upper star- no idea. Best regards Daniel

Hi, that is what I have about Papen: KVKRKX, KO4, HOH3X, HEK1???, HEK3, JM1, LEK5, ?EK3K, SMV1, TI2X, TH Best regards Daniel

Hi Stijn, sounds veeery promising!!!! Best regards Daniel

That looks simply GREAT!!!!!!!! Best regards Daniel

Beautiful!!!!! Great piece of history! Gratulations!!!! For an ID I see a hope. But it will be time-consuming. Rick said already why. Best regards Daniel