Daniel Krause

No HOH for Manfred. Best, Daniel

I was even wondering, why he did get one. I would expect a military merit cross, which was the basic award for German officers as well, or even an Iron Crown 2nd class... But it is proven in the Austrian Schematismus, that he did get the Leopold in 1917. Who knows why... sometimes the Austrian awards to Germans did not always follow strict rules...? Best, Daniel

Hello Lew, a pretty nice Project! Buy please - an EK2 (obvious) - a Saxon KVK (obvious as well) - a Saxon Officers long service cross - a Prussian KO4 - a Centenary (obvious as well) - a Wuerttemberg Frederick knight 1st class without swords - an Austrian Leopold knight with war decoration If you want to make the group complete, buy a Saxon Merit Order Commander, an Albrecht Commander and a Bavarian Military Merit Order 2nd class. ... and put a name tag on it which says Generalleutnant a.D. Kurt Alphons STARK, 1858-1934 Commander of Truppenübungsplatz Königsbrück and Inspekteur der Kriegsgefangenenlager. Best, Daniel

Brandensteins WW1 stuff was Plm, KO2X, BMV3XKr, HT, MMV1, OK1, something Finnish and ÖM3K. Best, Daniel

Yes. WK2cX f. WK3X - officers cross instead of the earlier awarded knights cross. Best, Daniel

Awards? Many from everywhere. RAO4, HOH3X, BMV3X, BMV4XKr, BrK2, HH, OK1, SA3aXKr, SEK2, WK2cX f.WK3X, BA2, DD2b, JM4, ÖEK3K, ÖFJ3, ÖM3K, SS2b, TM2, TI2X, TH You need some award rolls ? did I mention that before? Best, Daniel

Robert got quite alot. Wuerttemberg Frederick knight 1st class with swords, Prussian EK1, German KVK1 with swords in WW2 Ernestinian House Order knight 2nd class Finnland war medal 1918 Austrian Military merit cross and pilots badge Turkisch Osmanie 4th class, Liakat medal in silver with sabres and the Half Moon. Best, Daniel

Last one is most likely the Prussian Coronation medal 1861. Best, Daniel

Great achievement!!! Thanks a lot!!! To find the remaining 50 active guys will be a quite hard task. Maybe the one or other might still turn up when Dave Danner might find some more in one of his projects or if we stumble across an award document. Best, Daniel

Hi Chris, Eugen got a princely HEK3X in IR 363 Best, Daniel

Dobro! Pivo is a good idea!!! If you have access to ancestry.com you might find his personnel file. Best Daniel

Very nice one!! Congratulations! There was only one bavarian Officer with that combination of awards. Captain Ludwig POLAND. born 1873 somehow, after the China campaign , he retired and was called back for WW1. The 1st ribbon by the way represents a WW1 4th class with crown and swords, I wonder, why Poland did not have the fitting attachment added... There is no long service award because he did not have enough active years to get it. Maybe after WW1, but this bar dates around 1916, I would guess. Best, Daniel

@ Laurentius, If I remember correctly, as Czar Paul I. did reorganzie the Russian Orders system, at that time "only" Andreas, Newski and Anna, into one combined Order. As George and Wladimir were creations of his hated Mother Katharina, he did ignore them and the following Czars did award both Orders, George and Wladimir in the following 100+ years still out of the system. The George was a pure Military Order, the Wladimir was always something "special and on top" in the Russian award system. @ Deutschritter, exactly!!! Best, Daniel

Äh, a little correction. The Wladimir was "out of the system". Andreas knights did get the Newski, White Eagle, Anna and Stanislaus if they did not already had it. If they did wear the Andreas on the collane, the Newski was worn on the sash, the White Eagle on the neck and the Anna at the medal bar. If they did wear the Andreas on the sash, the Newski was worn on the Neck and the White Eagle at the medal bar, the Anna was not worn in that case. ...and so on downwards to the knights of the White Eagle.... Anna 1 did not include Stanislaus 1. If a guy did get that kind of included lower Orders, only the highest Order was shown in the ranklist. Best, Daniel

Hi Laurentius, Ruling Royalty and Princes would hardly get a RSt. They would rather start with a White eagle or Newski. Russian awards to Mecklenburg citizen - for that you need to check the Mecklenburg court and state handbooks. Best, Daniel

Hi Laurentius, I can give you some numbers from my lists. In WW1 served the following number of Prussian Officers and Officials with the Stanislaus 1st class 29 2nd class 341 3rd class 448 Anna 1st class 26 2nd class 159 3rd class 379 Best, Daniel

Du brauchst langsam mal 2-3 Verleihungslisten 1.WK, sonst wird das nix mit der Vollständigkeit... - Schwerter zum RAOGKKr, RAO3Kr und zum HOH1 - HOH3X - Schwerter zum HEK1 - BV2b - BMV2X, BMVOX - BrK2 - HH - MStMV2T - Schwerter zum OV1gKr - Schwerter zum EH1 - SMK - Schwerter zum WK1 - ÖM1K, ÖM2K Greetings Daniel

Hi all, many thanks! Acc. the higher grades - yes, Schjerning and Hindenburg - and Moriz (indeed Moriz) v.Lyncker are already known. I am still stumbling with the 2 Bavarians above - Fischer and Reiß... As non-Prussians are more or less 100 % in the Militärkabinett-files, and a 1917 award should be listed either in the MWB or Staatsanzeiger or Bavarian Personalmitteilungen, if these might period mistakes. Nevertheless, I will add them with a questionmark. All the best, Daniel

Looks pretty complete! Just one thing, he's never got a MMV1, thats a period mistake in the ranklist. Best, Daniel

I am very sure that he got "only" the brillants and not the swords, as neither Militärwochenblatt, or the Staatsanzeiger mention it. Best, Daniel

Great!!!!! Thanks! Zeno Maier - no fitting Maier in our list... maybe he' s got a princely Hohenzollern?? Lange - thats most likely our Lange from MGSSA 36 the 2 Müllers remain a question... who is who??? I do not have a LtdR in a FlgAbt who might fit, so he might be one of the Artillery guys. Richard - no HOH, he' s got a HEK3X. Best, Daniel

Stern der Großkomture mit Brillanten und Schwertern des Königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern am 1. November 1916 zum 60jährigen Dienstjubiläum what your source for that? As far as my data says, he's got the Star in Brilliants without swords. Best, Daniel

nice group!!! please keep it together. The combination can be attributed to Johannes Otto Franz NONN, born 1882, started WW1 as 1st Lt in Field Artillery regiment 63, served then in different General Staff positions, ended as Major. no spectacular prominent figure, but still a well decorated guy. Best, Daniel

great stuff!!! I am quite sure, that we have now more or less ALL Reserve and Landwehr guys. there are only a handful listed in MWB and StAnz and not in the MilKab files. The remaining missing 50-60 guys should be all active officers. All the best Daniel

Great stuff, Thanks a lot!!! The pure prussian areas like pommern, east and west prussia and silesia are indeed quite a gap. Best, Daniel