Daniel Krause

Schie?platzmeisters bar is also the 1st one I see with the Schwarzburg oakleaves!!! There were just a few awards of them!!! Heiko?s bar is a hit!!! I will see if I can dig out a bit. Actually, there were pleeenty of old retired guys which were NOT listed in the ERL 1926!! Rick, You remember Bavarian Freih.v.Enderndorf?!? ... adn I found now lots more of retired and recalled LtCol or Col while looking for a Baden combo. Heiko, I will see what I can do but it might cost a time.. orr our database superheroes like Andy Baus of Werner Nickel have this combo already saved in their PC. Best regards Daniel

better scan will come when I have my scanner working again... here the reverse:

dobro vecer dorogie drusya, just received this oddity, my first Soviet plastic ribbon bar:

1.??????? Vayu Seva Medal 2.??????? General Service Medal 1947 3.??????? Samar Seva Star 1965 4.??????? Poorvi Star 5.??????? Paschimi Star 1971 6.??????? Raksha- Medal 1965 7.??????? Sangram- Medal 1971 8.??????? Saynia Service Medal 9.??????? Videsh Seva Medal 10.???? 25th Independence Anniversary Medal 1972 11.???? 20 J. Long Service Medal 12.???? 9 J. Long Service Medal Am I right?

Thank You very much for the additional info!!!!! I will post a backside scan as soon as I get my scanner working again. Best regards Daniel

Hi Rick, Your Prussian wearing the SA3aXKr CAN ONLY BE a Mr. Kramer, more boring name I did not find. In 1914 Hauptmann der Landwehr in LwB Frankfurt / Main, received SA3aXKr 15.12.1915 as Major der Landwehr and Cdr. ArmierungsBtl 21, peacetime KO4 and LD1. There were only a veeeery few SA3aXKr to dR / dL / dRaD / dLaD types and I could rule out all the others for different reasons. Best regards Daniel

Hi guys, here my humble contribution: It came with a small note that it belonged to Air Commodore T.J.Master, Defense and Air Atach?e; nothing more... Is there a way to proof it? Best regards Daniel

Style is M1915, still no EK and the Bulgarian CVO... I think either a Reserve or Landwehr guy or a Doc. I did not find a single active or a la suite Officer apart of comrade Zei?, the head of the Marstall with a BC. Still some hundred pages to check in the 1914 list..... But maybe it turns out like with Graf Holnstein that he disappeared in 1905, 1908 or whenever from the listings and coming back a aD officer.... Time will bring it. But this combo is unique and WILL be IDd. Best regards Daniel

exactly what I mean; THAT is another Hoefer. Best regards Daniel

Hi Steve, ups, that used to live in my house!!! Nice to see it found a good home! I will not post any, because his Rickyness does not want more... Best regards Daniel

I can add: Red Eagle 3rd class with swords and bow, seen on 3rd place at the Ribbon bar Hohenzollern knight with swords on 2nd place Southwestafrica medal in steel on the 6th place last 2 are a Hamburg Hanseatic cross and the last is the Austrian Military merit cross. Where do You have the info from that he received a W?rttemberg Crown knight with swords??? There was actually a Hoefer who got it but not our plmE guy. Karl Julius Rober Hoefer was born 1862, in 1914 LtCol in InfRgt 129, Commanded the 117th Division and finished the war as Commander of Breslau. 25.02.1918 he was promoted MajGen and retired in 1921 as characterized LtGen, Died 1939. Best regards Daniel

Hi Mark, just some additions; his more or less complete list of Decorations: plm, HOH3X, DA, Cent, BMV3X, SA3aXKr, WK3X, BZ3aX, HT, MMV2, BrK2, OK1, GSF3aX, EH3aX, SMK, REKj3XKr, L?H, ?L3X, ?EK3X, ?M3K, TJ2X, TM3X, TH, BMO3 Best regards Daniel

Hallo Christian, gesundes neues Jahr! Tunis.... Mostly I saw the Order of Nischan Iftekhar in German Groups and listing. Maybe somebody here around has a pic available. About Medal and other decorations I dont know. Best regards Daniel

I can confirm nothing more to him... at least there is nothing more in any published rolls around. Maybe a Portrait will turn up... Best regards Daniel

Hello, Since a long time I have one Ribbon bar from Admiral P.K.Emright in my collecion. What I have about him: born 1894 entered the Navy in 1910 Capt, HMS GRIMSBY 1937-1939 Capt, HMS CARDIFF 1939-1941 Capt of Fleet, Mediterranean 1942-1944 Capt, HMS CUMBERLAND 1944-1946 Noble Committee on Warrant Officers 1946-1947 Flag Officer, Training Sqn 1947-1948 Adm Superintendent HM Dockyard Devonport 1950-1953 CBE 1946, KCBE 1952 died 1960 Does anybody know more details about him or has even a Picture of him? Many thanks Daniel

Hi Chris, The Red Eagle is a full size one. The campaign medals with the round arms are the firs issue from 1813 and 1814. The King did not really like them and the later issues made in 1815 had the squared ones. Best regards Daniel

here my small contribution: Best regards Daniel

Hi Guys, yes, top bar is missing a 25 oakleave to the 1870 non-com EK. I bought this bar years ago out of the "thrash box" of a dealer who ripped the device to sell it separately. BTW, I could ID the original owner; Oberstabsarzt Doctor Bernd Kiesewalter. Best regards Daniel

Hi Guys, here my small contribution: Best regards Daniel

Your livesavingmedal is more likely a Saxon Friedrich August medal. But still a quite nice selfmade one from the recipient!!!

... and the very same Nassau style ribbon was used for the Weimar time Fire Brigade medal of the Fire brigade association Hessen- Nassau. Best regards Daniel

That is just anoher example why You do not need to take the prices in the OEK overly serious. 2 known examples here and I know of another ribbon bar with one on it and such a ridiculaus price in the OEK. Best regards Daniel

Hi Chris, I dont know, but I can imagine. VON Mertens are not so much around. For Your big bar I will have a look. It will be more difficult but I wil see. Best regards Daniel

very bad. The usual nonsense produced in the 70ies I suppose. Crowns with enamel ribbon are so insane rare that nearly NEVER one turns up; especially not at eBay. Best regards Daniel

Hi Heiko, Your bar with the BZ3a at the end fits to just 1 General; Ludwig Heinrich Hermann von MERTENS, 1864-1945, 1914 Oberst und Kdr FAR 44, later GenMaj (18.04.1917 E) GArtK 2 and retired as GenMaj, odd that he got not a Character as LtGen for the retirement in 1919/20 but that happened. Decorated with RAO2X and KO2aX replacing his peacetime RAO4 and KO3, DA and BZ3a. He seems to have been permanent in Badens Field Artillery, either FAR 66 or FAR 76 until he got the FAR 44 in 1913. So he would be easily have gotten a BRJM. Around 1905 he was in the Feldzeugmeisterei, a post where he in a good position to receive a SWA St. Both medals, SWA St and BRJM do not appear in the ranklists and also the OAL 1908/09 does not help here. But I think I have enough reasons to exclude all other suspects and it was really his bar. The pure Prussian is clear now. Robert Koehne removed his Serbian Takovo in WW1. Wild Card, Your bar is absolutely beautiful!!!! That can also easily be a Generals bar! All that campaigns and 25+ years without a Red Eagle or Crown... they are for sure around the neck. Best regards Daniel