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    GdC26

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    1. My pleasure Laurentius. Kind regards, Sandro
    2. Excellent, many thanks Christian! If Glenn or another membe has some info on his career to share, that would give me all I'm looking for for the moment. Many thanks again, best wishes, Sandro
    3. Rauch attributes this austrian piece to Schwerdtner: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/coins.php?akcija=showSingleLot&what=goStart&a_sn=c112&a_gid=6310&a_pid=603&ad_id=107705 Not a decoration, but it could mean heproduced more than just Bulgarian awards. Kind regards, Sandro Same here: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2539&lot=544
    4. For a project I'm working on, could anyone please help me out with a career and awards list (and if possible, a pic or pics, preferably with foreign awards in wear) for the good GM referenced in the header, former Flügeladjutant of Emperor Franz Joseph and apparently (after the latter's death) Kommader of the 11th (and so I gather, later 13th) KuK Kavallerie-Brigade? I found the two pics shown below on the web, but otherwise did not find much beyond some bare dates. Any help you can give is very much appreciated. Kind regards, Sandro
    5. Graf, are these items (and is the pic) yours? Unless I'm mistaken, these were once part of Mark Avery's collection? Kind regards, Sandro
    6. https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/koniglicher-militar-st-heinrichs-orden-kommandeurkreuz-vergl-oek-2086.html http://www.medalnet.net/St_Henry_Order.htm Kind regards, Sandro
    7. Not Ibel, I think, see pic 1. Walther Dahl (pic 2) came to mind, but the dates don't match.
    8. The general (if that is what he is) indeed looks like Conrath, the Hauptmann on the right does not really resemble Galland, though. and as Stephan pointed out, Galland was promoted to majoron 19 July 1940, whereas Conrath only received his KC in 1941. The Hauptmann's awards are too generic to permit identification by reference to those, and in the absence of other distinguishing uniform features (like a CT etc.) it may simply not be possible to identify him unless someone recognizes him. Kind regards, Sandro
    9. Sure, here you go: https://www.weitze.net/militaria/86/Preussen_Generalsgeflecht_mit_Fangschnur_fuer_einen_Generalleutnant__364786.html https://www.weitze.net/militaria/18/Preussen_Generalsgeflecht_mit_Fangschnur_fuer_einen_Generalmajor__364818.html https://www.weitze.net/militaria/85/Preussen_Generalsgeflecht_mit_Fangschnur_fuer_einen_Generalleutnant_um_1900__284485.html Kind regards, Sandro
    10. Filfoster, See my post of 25 May 2020: DIENST- UND RANGABZEICHEN DER OFFIZIERE UND BEAMTEN der Königlich Bayerischen Armee 1806 bis 1918. W. Seibold / G. M. Schulz Kind regards, Sandro
    11. Hi Simi, That occurred to me, too, but he is not listed as a recipient in Die Theresienritter im Weltkriege, nor on the web. I'll have a look at other resources as time permits. Kind rergards, Sandro
    12. Freiherr’s ID looks to be correct: http://prussianmachine.com/diva/jehlin.htm Kind regards, Sandro
    13. Hi Karlo, perfect, thank you very much! Here is another Funke pic I won recently, signed and dated. Best, Sandro
    14. Like Bayern, as said, I don't think the collar and cuffs are French, because of their facing colour. I've checked Die deutsche Generale by MilitariaVerlag and Pietsch' Formationsgeschichte des preußischen Heeres, and based on that, don't believe they are German imperial, either. The double row of oaks leaves on the cuffs does not fit the general officer pattern in use in any of the states documented in those references (which amongst them, cover the period 1806-1918). The facing color seems closer to that used by general staff, but the emboridery does not fit patterns in use in the general staffs/war ministries of the German states, either (Saxony in the 1870's had special embroidery for general staff officers that involved a leave pattern, but it is different from the ones on your collar and cuffs). I think it may be worth seeing if you can find a reference for general officers or general staff officers in the armies of the South American states identified by Bayern. Perhaps that will yield a match. Kind regards, Sandro
    15. The pattern seems to emulate that of the dark blue Prussian general’s gestickte Waffenrock in use up to 1909. Based on the pics, I’m not sure it is original, though: the embroidery on the arm patches is of a different pattern the Prussian model, acorns are embroidered, the leaves seem flat, not the almost 3 dimensional embroidery seen on originals, and the background color seems off (compare the first pic below for Ponceaurot without flash). Compare: https://www.militaria.at/ShowPageNew.aspx?id=634886745377944044 and the pics below. Any evidence of buttons having been present on the cuffs? I'm by no means an expert on French general's tunics, but from memory they do not tend to have red/carmine facing color on the sleeves and collar. A quick google search seems to bear that out. Since I love a puzzle, I'll dig into my references as time permits, but identification may take a while (if indeed it happens), because many armies around 1900 used a pattern of this kind for high ranking offers, officials and diplomats. BTW, the rounding of the collar may also be an identifying trait. Kind regards, Sandro
    16. The though part of course is to stay focussed in the period in-between and safe your pennies for that one piece you really want ..... ? As Stefan says, we all struggle with that. .... But these straps go to the heart of your collection, so well done, your patience has paid off .... Cheers, Sandro
    17. I fully understand the excitement and anticipation, but that is no way to talk about your wife ..... ?
    18. Perfect, many, many thanks Christophe. Chris, is this thread not worthy of a pin? This is one of the cornerstones of WWI imperial German order-collecting, in my view. Kind regards, Sandro
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