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B) Prussia Long Service ribbon-bar for 9 years (old style with black stripes on ribbon) Rick?s first photo shows this one...

And here are some pieces from my collection A) Prussia Long Service Cross for 15 years (the same on my familiy-picture...)

Here is a nice detail from a familiy-photo... The man on the left is wearing the Prussian Long Service Cross for 15 years and the Centenar-medal. Greetings Solomon

3) His wound badge with the document. He got seriously wounded twice times 1) Battle of Verdun : In June 1915 a shot broke his leg. 2) Battle of Aisne-Champagne: In May 1917 he was hit in back, right arm, left hand and right eye by a grenade. The military merit medal is missing, but some other documents survived... Greetings Solomon

2) His EK 2 1914 and the entry in his passport

Okay, may I introduce you "Unteroffizier Wilhelm Hackemack", a brave soldier from Lippe-Detmold? 1) His photo...He is wearing the EK 2 and the military merit medal Lippe-Detmold:

Thank you for your words... Here is another beauty in Bronze...the same early maker... Leopolder-Order merit-medal bronze (Leopoldorden Bronzene Verdienstmedaille) Now I?m looking for the upper classes Hope you enjoy it... Greetings Solomon

Yes, but he died, when I was six. I have over 120 (very rare) photos from him, when he was a sailor on the "SMS Danzig" and about 20 -30 photos when he was in the army in WW II (Infantery -tank hunter). With these "Marine-Feldpost"-letters and photos I was able to identify the FA-cross Oldenburg, he awarded in WW I. But I?m still searching for the documents of his awards... There is no hint on his career on u-boat, exept a few photos which show his Imperial u-boat-award. (I have his original award in my collection) Greetings Solomon

Sorry, Rick...I didn?t recognized your answer. Thanks for your help...I found him in the award rolls of the Leopoldorden...but I didn?t know that he also got the silver merit-medal. I only have this one document...it was sold single...and quite cheap. Thank you again... Greetings Solomon

Congratulation, nice bar...it should be in my collection Greetings Solomon

And a look into my family-photos... This one shows my great grandfather...he was a sailor in WW I. At his ribbon-bar you can see the EK II and at the third position the FA-cross Oldenburg...another parallel award. Greetings Solomon

Here is my contribution... Indeed the war merit cross Lippe-Detmold is a "parallel" award to the EK II ...but there don?t exist different classes The often called "1st class" is the war honor cross for heroic deeds Lippe-Detmold, but there was no need to award the war merit cross before! The heroic deeds cross maybe comparable with this EK I Prussia... Greetings Solomon

Here is another nice "Knopflochspange"...especially for Greg Hope you enjoy it... Greetings Solomon

Again, something nice...which I?ve new. Leopold-Order bronze merit medal (335 awards). It?s a early one, made by Carl B?sch, Hannover (the ribbon is new, I have to replace it...) Now I?m searching for the golden medal... Greetings Solomon

I asked, because I?m nearly an expert of the military merit medal There is a simple explanation: The military merit medal (MVM) is mounted in a absolut correct way! ? 3 of the statutes says: The MVM has to be mounted before the silver merit medal...the place at the bar is correct! The missing medal is also simply explained: After the owner awarded the war merit cross, he had to give the MVM back! This point is almost unknown, even the "Marschallamt Lippe" didn?t know it for sure and wrote some letters to the "Milit?rkabinett Lippe". I saw all the files dealing with that, and I have copies, which prove it. Please look at my scan... The swords on the ribbon are a symbol for a war-time award...it?s none of the 4 awards, which came with "silver swords on the ribbon"...the 4 persons were all colonial fighters. Greetings Solomon

And a very nice one, too Is there a military merit medal between the two medals??? Is it missing? Greetings Solomon

Hello Gaffken, your Leopold-Order (pinback-cross) is the 1st model (OEK 1146), which was awarded between January, 14th. 1909 and February, 20th 1910. It replaced the Leopold-Order with the crown at the ribbon, which was awarded from May, 30th 1907 till August, 27th 1907 (4 awards). The 2nd model (with enamaled violet arms) of the Leopold-Order with the crown (also a pinback-cross) was awarded between June, 2nd 1910 and February, 15th 1916 (12 awards). The 3th model (with enamaled arms and a bird in the center instead of the rose) of the Leopold-Order with the crown was awarded between July, 3th 1915 and November, 11th 1918 18 times... The statutes were changed 4 times...quite confusing.... Greetings Solomon

Hello Rick, I looked him up already, but I forgot to copy his signed receipt. I remember that he listed in 1910 no other awards... Nice medalbar...I allready told you, that I would never sell such a beautiful and rare bar Here is a nice (blanc) document f?r the war merit cross Lippe-Detmold for NC ("am wei?en Bande"). I just found it in my collection, I buyed it with another document and I thought it was for combatants, which I already have two times... I reorganized my documents and I found it between the awards docs for combatants Greetings Solomon

...and the fitting document...(I already showed it)

Indeed very nice and rare beauties @Gaffken Do you know, who awarded your Leopold-Order with crown? There are only 6 awards of this model (1909-1910) Here is my Leopold-Order...the only one in my collection... Silver merit-medal of the Leopold-Order with original ribbon

Yes, the design is very unique. I?ve forgotten to say the name of the former (female) owner: It was awarded by the opera-singer Lilly Walleni in 1914, one of those 4 females, who got this award. Thank you for posting the "Leopold-Orden" of Lippe-Detmold...now it hurts I like these orders very much. Your miniature of the "Milit?rverdienstmedaille" is just a gem...I never saw it before...congrats! But please wait some days...I just bought a medalbar, which is a comparable beauty...with Lippe-Detmold,of course Greetings Solomon

You are wrong...these medals are nice...and much rarer than you can imagine. I?m actually helping somebody with writing an article about the Military Merit Medals (Mili?rverdienstmedaille), I saw almost all files stored in the archive of Detmold dealing with these medals...with some surprises. Here are my two beauties...by the way, I have never seen a miniature of this medal Greetings Solomon

and a cased rose.... Kriegsehrenkreuz fuer heldenmuetige Tat (War Honor Cross for heroic deeds) ...now it?s your turn! Greetings Solomon

Another rose...a little faded, but quite rare...with 151 awards. Hausorden Lippe-Detmold Ehrenkreuz 4.Klasse 2.Abteilung (House-Order Lippe-Detmold Honor Cross 4th class 2nd division)

Hello gentlemen, please show me all of your "roses" you have in your "garden"... And don?t be shy...we are gentlemen! I?ll start with a very beautiful flower: Lippische Rose fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft 2. Klasse mit Eichenlaub (Order for art and science Lippe-Detmold 2nd class with oakleaves)