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Yup, I know the guy. I also have his award document for the Dannebrog Order. The Dannebrog Order was not given in (direct) connection with the Korean War (he was Knight in 1960 and Knight 1. class in 1967). He is listed as a recipient of the British MBE and the Bronze Star in 1960, so I assume that these were awarded for service in Korea (after all the Jutlandia treated a lot of soldiers and civilians), but I can't be sure. So far more research of this has been without result. It is always easier to rersearch ODMs given to a country's own citizens. Although the Jutlandia Medal was awarded 479 times, the majority of them (95%?) were never mounted in groups because they were awarded to nurses or other civilians working on board. Most of them received this medal, the UN Korea medal and the Korean War Service Medal and kept them as unmounted singles. /Mike
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I really do appreciate your help, Peter. Thanks. And I agree completely - keep things as they are as far as possible. The only thing that I was concerned about was if it was getting worse. It seems to be under control now, so I'll cross my fingers and keep an eye on it. Thanks to everybody for their help and advice As a treat for the eye I can show you the mounted group (although the green stuff was on the reverse of the Bronze Star which I don't have a picture of right now...). This is a Korean War group to a doctor working on the Hospital Ship Jutlandia. The - by far - rarest piece in this group is the third medal 'The Jutlandia Medal'. /Mike
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Great Dane replied to douglynn's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Equipment
Great looking knife, douglynn Do you know if the manufacturer of these knives continued to make them after the war? I ask because I have one completely similar but the HJ has been replaced with a Fleur-de-Lis. It is marked 'Schwerthund - Solingen' on the blade. /Mike -
Thanks Peter, Yes, after asking around locally that was also the explanation I got. I carefully - very carefully - applied some Naptha, and so far the green stuff hasn't reappeared. And although Darrell's result is impressive, I think the Bronze Star is supposed to have a 'matte' finish. So I don't really want to use a toothbrush on it (I once attempted to clean a medal made of 'blackened silver' - a process where the grooves are left black and the rest of the medal is silver colored - with just warm water, soap and a toothbrush and the black parts were completely gone ) The Bronze Star in question is named and part of a mounted group, so it's not really replaceable if something goes wrong... /Mike
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A nice cross with a lot of history behind it. An interesting detail: When the Danish provinces (backed by Prussia) started the rebellion against Denmark in 1848, many Danish soldiers stationed there joined the 'insurgents'. After the Prussian defeat in 1850, a general amnesty was granted to the Danish soldiers (NCOs and lower ranks and officers who had joined after March 1848) and they could continue their old army service in the Danish Army. But even more surprising: The time they had spent in the insurgent army also counted as service time (and thus counted with respect to salary, promotion etc.), although it did not count when calculating LSGC medal eligibility! /Mike
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The newest Thies catalog is now online. A word about the printed catalogs: Although they are pretty expensive the picture quality is absolutely stunning. One of those catalogs where I can use a magnifier on the pictures and actually see more details and not just a raster pattern. I hope the quality of the newest catalog is similar... /Mike
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My apologies, Claudio. I just saw this thread today. Your stuff is always stunning, and being a collector of Scandinavian items it's always interesting for me to see Norwegian/Swedish/Danish medals in foreign groups. Very nice group indeed! And having the Swedish award document too is terrific /Mike
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Well, if my own research is correct it is the cypher of Ahmed II bin Ali Bey (1929-1942). /Mike
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Chris, Thanks for the kind words The Iron Crown is an old Italian 'relic'. The (Austrian) Order of the Iron Crown was created by Napoleon when he was being crowned as King of Italy in 1805. The Austrian Emperor Francis I re-instituted it in 1816 after Napoleon's fall. The Italian Order of the Crown was created in 1868 and shows the same Iron Crown in the center. /Mike