Daniel Krause

Yup, Rick is right, for the war 1866 ONE HOH3X on the non-com ribbon was awarded to Otto F?rst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. Otherwise there have been exactly TWO awards of the knights cross without swords on the war ribbon. Best regards Daniel

Hi, I think this is a perceft example to show the limits of an ID. I?m absolutely sure it is a guy with a quite common name like Lehmann, M?ller or a noble one with dozens of cousins in the Army. The awards might be all listed in the known rolls, Hohenzollern, Bayern, Sachsen, (W?rttemberg follows later), Weimar, Ernestiner, but we cannot put the info together because WHICH of the plenty Captains M?ller or Major v.B?low could it be... Best regards Daniel

Hi Igor, no, earlier. Entered maybe well before 1848, finished armed service latest in 1870 - no 1870 medal on the bar, maybe already before 1866, as well no cross for the war on his chest. I would suppose the long service brooch is a 2nd class in silver, means 15 years of active service. As plenty of NCO?s left after 12 or some more years of service to get a job in the civil life, this guy probably went in service of the court and earned the remaining awards there. It would be a good thing, if any of the Uniform experts could ID the Uniform. Best regards Daniel

Hi Igor, did You buy the pic? Niiiiice one of probably a member of the Kings personnel staff in an NCO level. I have no idea about the uniform, I?m a medals guy... - Prussian Hohenzollern Members cross, this is the highest peacetime award an NCO level guy could ever get, for a type close to the king it was easier - Prussian General Honor award, normally given after about 25 years of service - Prussian 1848-1850 Commemorative Medal, for all soldiers which did honorary serve in the revolutionary time 18148-1850 - Baden 1849 Commemorative Medal, the so-called "Brother murder medal", from Baden given out to the troops which broke down the revolution in Baden - Russian St.Anne Medal, probably given in connection to a visit of the Czar in Germany All in all a very nice decorated man! Best regards Daniel

Actually this type of ribbon bars was handmade for only a very selected group of the top of the uniformed services. The usual soldier even up to LtGen?s have worn the cheap plastic / paper junk. Just a few people bought the expensive cloth / metal bars from the DDR Mint. The thing with DDR ribbon bars is always, that there was plenty of leftover stocks and even in the early 90ies the production for the collectors market was going on. Best regards Daniel

Now I have a pic!!! best regards Daniel

2nd OSA Dr.Erich Kiesewalter 3rd KL / GenLt Gustav Siess 5th LtCol Erich Steinhausen 4th is a chanceless thing, the 1st drives me still crazy..... Best regards Daniel

Hi Ricky, niiice one!!! Send it to me please, I have some "borthers" laying around.. Still no face for him. Best regards Daniel

Hi, forget it. Usual new fraud from partly original stocks. The Combo is so unlikely... All 4 classes of the Vaterl?ndische Verdienstorden, but just a bronze Kampforden, not a single Banner der Arbeit. Best regards Daniel

Hi Solomon, what about a Braunschweig award? Ribbon would match. Best regards Daniel

Hi, interesting thread! Here my small contribution with 6 devices: from the Med. Militaire I?m sure it is as well an NCO. Best regards Daniel

Hi Stogie, thanks a lot!!! German eBay? Nice to see him wearing exactly the bar which was shown years ago in an old German Article about the Wtbg. lifesaving medal. Best regards Daniel

Hi, Info from Andy Baus: Willy Schneider 27.01.13-1914 Chef 5./Inf. R. 131 (M?rchungen) 01.07.11-27.01.13 in 1./Inf. R. 57 (Wesel) 01.10.08-01.07.11 k.z. Kriegsakademie v. Inf. R. 57 1905-01.10.08 Erzieher a.d. Kadettenhaus Bensberg, mit Uniform d. Inf. R. 57 1902-1904 Adjutant d. III. Batl./Inf. R. 57 (Wesel) 1902 in 1./Inf. R. 57 (Wesel) 1901 in 2./Inf. R. 57 (Wesel) 1899-1900 in 9./Inf. R. 57 (Wesel) 27.01.98-1898 in 1./Inf. R. 57 (Wesel) Hauptmann 27-01-13 Oberlt. 21-04-08 Leutn. 27-01-98 Best regards Daniel

Hi Komtur, nice pic! Georg M?ller was in Reserve Field Artilery Regiment 23. Received SA3bX 31.07.15 and SH3 30.11.15 during the war acc. to the Saxon rolls. If I do not forget I bring You his St.Henry citation on Friday. Best regards Daniel

goodness, I?m not sure what is more attractive, the uniform or the wearer Best regards Daniel

Hi Christer, thanks for Your nice words!!! What colonial awards do You mean? Red Eagles and Royal Crowns with swords? Or a roll for the Campaign medals? Best regards Daniel

Hi Christophe, so now You are a busy man, or??? I think now it will be even more difficult to get something from Thuringia before You. Best regards Daniel

Hi David, born 1804, died 1872, GM 16.10.1866, character as GL 28.02.1871 - more I do not have. He might be in the Kleist or in the Biblio series "Generale der Deutschen Mittelstaaten" Best regards Daniel

loooovely pics!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! So, to answer a question: WIESNER, Reinhold, last positon Commander of Diedenhofen, awards: RAO2E, KO2, EK2 70, DA, CDII3, born 1843, died 1926 Character as GenMaj 22.05.1899 Can You please send me a better scan of fron and back of the General under Wiesner? Best regards Daniel

Hi Rick, from time to time I have also to do something else....but this is not for me, it is for a friend. Best regards Daniel

Hi Friends, for an Article I ?m looking for a good quality pic of Breshnev wearing his decorations. Can somebody help out? Spassibo Daniel

beautiful lovely little thing!!!!! It could also be an old Majors or senior Captains group. Willy the first was not so easy to award his Orders than his grandson was. In 1914 nearly every senior Captain had a Red Eagle 4. In the earlier times it was much harder to get one. Without a MEDAL bar we will never know if this is an old NCO with the General Honor Award and a LD2 or an Officer with RAO4 and DA XXV. Best regards Daniel

Friends, IT IS REALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today I picked up the first 3 big packets of books. Nearly three years of work with estimated time effort of 460 working days from Rick and me was worth taht moment as I came to the printer and could see the big piles of books. Just a shame, I took my daugther to take photos but the camera was out of order............. So, I will post a little "advertising" with some sample pages in the sales forum. Best regards Daniel

Hi David, thanks a lot!!!!! BTW, October 1918 had 831 awards, THAT is busy.... The whole June had "just" 537. Best regards Daniel

and here an example from the 30ies to wear foreign higher classes on the ribbon bar. This guy had a Finnish White Rose Commander, an Italian Croand Commander of the Crown Order, properly shown by 2 golden crowns, and a Hungarian Grnad Commander of the ORder of Merit. Unfortunately the unsual Rosettes at the Finnish and Hungarian Ribbons have fallen off, but I nkow the ecaxt classes, because I know the whole Grouping.