drspeck

Wow, that is one amazing project to work on, congrats on finding all the pieces

I love the color overview of all the different medals, thanks for sharing

Gentlemen,

These are beautifull items that have been posted.

I'm more of a ribbon bar and insignia person, although my most favorite object actually
does not really fit these categories. This buttonhole piece is actually my most
favorite object. It represents one of the higher classes of a red eagle order as indicated
by the oakleaves (and indicating prior receipt of the next lower class),
and the swords and black and white ribbon for war merit. I aso use it as my avatar ?

Would like to see more of these, I don't see these so often.

Best,

 Peter

9 hours ago, Dave Danner said:

I would agree with Laurentius that the chain and the ribbons are to two separate people.

The most likely candidate for the ribbon bars is Johannes Friedrich Albert Hugo Riemann, *14.6.1869 in Castell, Unterfranken. He was a Hauptmann in IR 138 in 1914 with the RAO4Kr. He was promoted to Major on 8.11.1914, was commanded to the Bavarian Kriegsministerium,  and received the BMV4X on 6.7.1915, the BMV4XKr on 19.11.1915 and the EH3aX on 22.3.1916. He later commanded Reserve-Ersatz-Regiment Nr. 4 and retired as an Oberstleutnant. He died in 1927 in Partenkirchen. He is the only RAO4Kr/BMV4XKr/EH3aX recipient I know of who cannot be ruled out by other known decorations.

Hugo entered the Army in IR 95 on 20.3.1890. The only question I have is that he was transferred from IR 95 to IR 167 on 22.3.1897 with effect from 1.4.1897, so he was not with the regiment in 1899. I am not certain what the exact criteria were for the Silberne Hochzeitsmedaille. Maybe being in the regiment for seven years, and being part of the battalion of IR 95 which was provided for the formation of IR 167 meant he was still connected to IR 95 as far as the Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha  authorities were concerned.

Dave, thanks for taking the time and energy. That is very cool I will keep the chain and the bars seperate.

Regards. Peter

Hi all.

Received this set yesterday. Interesting combination of awards.

Ribbon number 7 is the 1899 Saxe Coburg commemorative Medal for the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Duke Alfred and Duchess Maria. The round silver medal on the chain is the Duke Ernst medal for Arts and Science, ca. 1889 - 1896. On the back it says “princeps musarum sacerdos” or “the muses are the sacred rulers”.

Since the Order of Civil Merit and the Duke Ernst medal are on the chain, but not on the bars, would these have been worn around the neck?

According to the auction, this set belonged to a member of IR 95. No extra information came with this set so I can't verify.

Thanks. Peter

Dear all,

Thanks for your feedback.

Any ideas where to look for this guy? Maybe among the border guard generals? I did already a check on the border guard generals and was able to eliminate all but three:

Leonhardt, Karl

Thieme, Heinz-Ottomar

Wilhelm, Karl

Regards, Peter

Hi all,

I picked up this spange at the last Loesch auktion. Any opinions on this one?
Most important question would be; is it time period? I'm gonna be honest, DDR is not my
expertise so I'm out of my league here....

Thanks and regards,

Peter

2 hours ago, laurentius said:

• 11. Not sure: Greece Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer

Does the clasp on the 11th ribbon say 1897? If so, it looks like the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal of 1897 with gold clasp to royal family members.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Diamond_Jubilee_Medal

1 hour ago, Daniel Krause said:

Dr.Speck,

for that bar, I would put Oberstarzt Dr. Hans Erchenbrecher in closer consideration.

In WW1 he was a Oberarzt with IR 107, receiving the Saxon Duo, EK's and the Oldenburg 2nd class, served in the Reichsheer and finished as Oberstarzt in WW2.

http://soldaten.balsi.de/index.php?action=show&id=8995

 

Best,

Daniel

That's uber cool many thanks

Regards. Peter

5 hours ago, Daniel Krause said:

Dr. Speck, would not be that hopeless.

The bar in the middle - double Saxon + Oldenburg looks a bit promising.

 

Best,

Daniel

Hi Daniel,

That would be cool  there is not much to go on though. I reckon it would require a process of elimination based on what is and what isn't there - and all the bearers (around '38/'39) with this combination would have to be known...

Best regards. Peter

4 hours ago, Claudio said:

Nice stuff!!!! Do the ribbon bars come with name’s attributions?

 

Thanks. Unfortunately no names. Also, I believe the combinations are common, so it would come down to photographic evidence for identification

Can't remember if I've posted this one before...

Thanks

One I had not yet posted...

On 27/06/2019 at 09:44, Daniel Krause said:

The bar makes no sense at all.

I would consider it as ... phantasy piece.

A General Honor decoration with crown does not go along with a Johanniter. General Honor dec - NCO-type, Johanniter - at least Captain. nonono...

So it must be a Red Eagle Grand Cross.

But there was no holder of a Red Eagle GK with crown who had previously another Prussian Order with swords on white ribbon, and a Johanniter.

 

My 2 cent, I would advice any collector of medal bars, mini chains and ribbon bars to invest some money in sources like ranklists and court and state handbooks. That plain necessary to learn what combos are likely, possible, common, or - like this - fraud.

 

Greetings

Daniel

Hi Daniel. Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated. I will label this item as a reproduction. Thanks. Peter

Dear all. Thanks for all the comments and feedback so far Any other ideas, options?

Thanks. Peter.

Dear Gentlemen,

I did not know it was possible to squize so many ribbons on a single bar  I haven't had any time to post this one until now. Any thoughts on this massive, 24 place, Godet Prussian bar?

Best regards,

Peter

17 hours ago, laurentius said:

Dear Peter,

in the first place should be either a Red Eagle Order or a Crownorder on white-black ribbon with swords.

Kind regards, Laurentius

I didn't know that, thanks for the info

Dear Gentlemen,

I received this little bar recently.

Ribbons 3 and 2 look to be straightforward; a Johanniter order at 3rd place and what looks to be a Prussian general honor decoration with crown... But what's that on the 1st position?

Best regards. Peter

4 hours ago, Daniel Krause said:

Oberst a. D. William Graham. China Vet with Red Eagle 4th with swords and Red Eagle 3 with bow and swords on the ring.

Unique Combo of awards.

Amazing bar!

Congrats!

 

Greetings 

Daniel

Daniel,

That's fantastic thanks for taking the time and effort

Regards. Peter

1 hour ago, GreyC said:

Hi,

though I have difficulties deciphering all, I´ll give you what I can make out so far:

1.) Vati/father Givet 1914

2.) Vati (Hauptmann); Betr[iebs] Ing[enieur] [=operations engineer] ??ampel; ??? Bmstr [Betriebsmeister/head of operations] Hoffmann; Amtsgehilfe [clerk] Betriebsamt Givet 1914/15 (Belgien)

3.) Betriebsamt Givet 1914/15

4.) Dein Schwager Will z.[ur] Z.[eit] Bukarest 1917

5.) Rumänien 1917

GreyC

Thanks, it clarifies a lot 

16 minutes ago, laurentius said:

Dear Drspeck,

a lovely group, do my eyes deceive me, or do I see a second ribbon under the EK-ribbon in the last two pictures? I think I can also see 2 little loops for a small ribbonbar.

Kind regards, Laurentius

Hi Laurentius,

Thanks for your reply. You are right, I hadn't noticed that before, there are 2 ribbons and loops for a ribbon bar. Here's a closeup.

Regards. Peter

Hi all,

I've been wanting to share some of Kleinmann's photo's I have for some time but never gotten round to it, until now. The ones I want to share with you are some pre-ww1 photo's and some ww1 photo's. I'd like to start with some nice studio photos. I've actually also just noticed, it looks like the first studio photos are stamped "1901" and "190(2)?". Difficult to see.

Up next are some photo's from 1914/1915 from his time in Givet, Belgium. I haven't been able yet to find this door in Givet via Google street view. If anyone knows, please post.

Again, somewhere in Givet. Any translation of the names possible?

Kleinmann is the one in the back of the car wearing the goggles. On the Engine Hood cover it looks like it says "Mariembourg", which could be correct since Mariembourg and Givet are only a short distance from each other, and Mariembourg happens to have a railway junction. Looks to be again a different building in Givet. Does anyone know what type of car this is?

lastly some photos from 1917 of him in his office in Bucharest, Romania, as a Betriebsleiter der Militäreisenbahndirektion Bukarest. I've always liked the classic set up of these offices, so different from modern offices

Hi all.

Thanks for all the feedback. I have finally had time to blacklight this which I did thoroughly. It is UV negative, front and back.

Regards. Peter

Hi all,

Any thoughts on this ribbon bar?

Construction wise; it's a half eight style bar
with brass backing and no device holes. The order of precedence of the ribbons
is odd; eastern front medal after the long service medal and the Bulgarian medal
in between the two Romanian medals...

Regards,

Pieter