Stijn David

Otto Bracht = Hehehe, i know that one

Hello Stan, Very nice badge, thank you for sharing I concur with the others on the wreath, etc ... Cordial greetings,

the date

Close up from the swas.

Hello, The cross and the case More to follow.

Hello, Thank you for the efforts already, i will make a better scan and post it. The Ek did come also in its original case - also unmarked but it has a square push button.Mayby that can help? Can also post a scan of the case iff needed Cordial greetings,

Hello, And here is the reverse Thanks in advance + for looking

Hello, I received this Iron cross 1 e class earlyer this week directly from the winner (a glider pilot). It is a near perfect condition, there is no maker mark on it. Is t possible simply by looking at the caharcteristics to ID the producer? Thanks in advance,

Hi jacky, Thanks for the fast answer, and now we go towards a more difficult one => What is meanth with the "Avanti Orden". This award is to situate between 1940-45 and was awarded towards German soldiers, however it was not a German award. What was it then? Cordial greetings,

Hello forumfriends, Yesterday i did visit a archive here in Belgium and came along the following french descritption of a award: l'ordre Albert le Valeureux I have never ever heard of that one before, it is for certain a foreign (read non belgian) award towards a belgian subject. All help is welcome Cordial greetings,

Hi Glenn, I admire actually the way you can find so fast these persons, thank you for that. Thank you,

Hi Glenn, Thank you, thats the one i am also looking for i think. He also did get a Belgian Crown order - knight at the very same time as his brother in arms Leutnant von Wiese und Kaiserwaldau. Cordial greetings,

Hello, Thank you both Glenn & Tom, this person had quite a international (European) medal bar Cordial greetings,

Hello, What awards are behind these codes? => thanks towards the online info here i could already find out quite a few but a few otehrs do stump me KO 4 = Prussia / Crown order - 4 the class BrH4 = Brunswick / House order - 4 the class MK3 = ? MG3 = Mecklemburg / Griffin Order - 3 the class SA3B = ? WF3b = W?rrtemburg / Friedrich order - 2 e class (peacetime) BKO4 = ? NHSa = ? ?ek3 = ? This one did have for sure a very nice medal bar, the person behind these awards is the later Major von Wiese und Kaiserwaldau He was awarded the Belgian crownorder in 1908 for colonial efforts. Looking forward to find out more Thanks

Hello, Glenn, thank you very much for this excellent info, very much appreciated. von Wiese und Kaiserwaldau was awarded the Belgian Crownorder for his participation in the expedition with the Duke of Mecklemburg through Afrika 1907-1908. Any idea iff you also could trace his brotehr in arms: Oberleutnant Weiss - also with the Schutztruppen active in the same expedition Thanks !

Hello, Does anyone have information on the following officer: Leutnant von Wiese (Schutztruppe D. Ost-A) He did held this rank during 1906. I would be curious to find out his awards, etc .... Cordial greetings + thanks

Hello, Is there anyone who can tell me the whereabouts of Oberfeldwebel Walter Richter? I have the following info on him : * Bordmechanic Did win the : * honour goblet - date 20.04.1942 (altough his goblet is dated: 16.04.1942, and it is a Alpacka type) * german cross in Gold - date : 17.10.1943 The fact that he did win the German cross does point out that he was a member of a very succesfull crew + he must have survived quite a bit. He was with the 2. / KG 1 when awarded the German cross. Any idea iff he did survive the war or any other info available? Thank you in advance,

Hello, Oh yes, and his pinned awards should be : * Nischan-el-Iftikhar-Order - Tunesia ( Breaststar towards the Grandcross - model 1882 - 1902 ) * Civil merit Order - Bulgaria (Breaststar 2 nd. class) Then several Russian awards : * Badge from the Russian University graduates (right upper) * Badge from the schools under the protection of Emperes Maria Fedorowna * others = unkown Cordial greetings,

Hello, As we have seen now alread a few of these stunning birds, we still have not mentioned the producers who where active to produce (restore) them once upon a time. Bury Isaak Born: 29.06.1782 - deceased: 24.02;1851 He produced all classes of the White falcon, except for the knights cross 2 Abt. As far as is known he signed his pieces (breast stars) with for example: "J.C.M?ller Bury/ und J?nger / in Hanau" as well as with "Bury & Leonhard" Fehrmann, Johann Heinrich Born: 07.02.1798 - deceased : after 1866 He only did produced stiched starsn he is more known from his work as produced from the prussian black eagle order, etc ... J?nger, Johann Jakob From 1814 he was participant in the company of Bury (see above) Leonhard, Johann Friedrich Born: 01.08.1795 - deceased: 05.10.1840 He was the coussin of Isaak Bury and they cooperated - see above M?ller Theodor Born: 04.05.1839 - deceased: 06.03.1908 Active in the production of White falcons after 1891 (see reason => Wirsing). He signed his work with "TH.M?ller" as well as with "TH.M?ller / Hofjuwelier / Weimar" . He produced all types of white falcons After his death his sons (Hans & Wilhelm) did produce further - see next M?ller Hans & Wilhelm Hans : born; 15.04.1875 - deceased: 04.02.1946 Wilhelm: born: 26.11.1876 - deceased: 07.10.1966 The first worked in their fathers company and took it over after his death in 1908. They produced all grades of the White falcon, including the later (1915) created "Wilhelm-Ernst-Kriegskreuz" Toissant Charles & Pierre Etienne Charles : born; 04.08.1720 - deceased : ? Pierre Etienne : born; 04.10.1726 - deceased : ? Born in berlin as son of a baker, they learend however the profession of jeweler and moved towards Hanau where they did ground the company of the Toissant brothers. They produced pieces in order for Bury. The White falcon awarded towards Goethe was also from their hand. Wirsing Wilhelm Between 1800 and 1870 active (read alive) in Weimar Since 1830 he was a jeweler in Weimar, between 1840 and 1842 he first produced orders of the White falcon (Komturstern and Ritterkreuz 2 e Abt.) Since 1850 production of all grades of the white falcon. Rarely he signed pieces, iff so the signature "Wirsing" or "Wirsing / in Weimar" Stopped producing due to age and bad health in 1880 Wirsing, Franz Between 1830 and 1890 active in Weimar, son of Wirsing Wilhelm. Since the stop of his father in 1880 he took over the small bussines, from 1891 he could no longer follow the concurence and was forced to stop the production. His health was also ruined it seems. He produced all gades of white falcons. Then a few others (foreign) jewelers should have produced also white falcons, these are exceptions but do exist => for example Wolfers / Brussels etc ... and mostly these then produced in order of a high personality. We also have to take into account that these orders where to be given back once the former recipient was deceased. Often these jewels where damaged and they where then restored (iff posisble) and awarded once again. It also happened that attributes (for example) swords where added, etc ... etc... Here is a close up from the "Ritterkreuz 2 e Klasse with swords" from the shown medal bar. This cross does most probably come from the production from the M?ller company. Cordial greetings,

Hello, And i wonder who made that beautifull white falcon => any idea's iff it should be possible to show the reverse of that one. I wonder who produced that one The article does mention that he did receive the White falcon 1 e class arround 1900 for "general merit" Cordial greetings,

Hi Stan, Thank you for your reply, this is the red cross award - 3 the model (awarded in this form between 1937 and 1939). It is then replaced by the so called "Ehrenzeichen f?r Deutsche Volkspflege" wich is much mroe common. Cordial greetings,

Hi Stogie, Thank you for the comment Anyone idea's how it does come that the Austrian remembrance medal has conserved so well? where such pieces sometimes privatly gilded etc ... ? the eagle is frosted and the background is absolutely shinning like a mirror. Cordial greetings + thanks for looking,

Hello, Is there anyone who can provide more information on the Red cross honour cross 2 nd. class? I am searching after backgroundinfo, who usually did receive these?, who did produce these crosses? (i have for example seen already crosses in a Godet marked case => so probably Godet did make them), etc ... Here is a related thread where the complete bar is shown : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=15119 Cordial greetings,

And the red cross one

The falcon