Andrew Harris

On 31/05/2019 at 17:04, Komtur said:

Eduard Bornhausen

RVO5 15th of June 1907 as Lieutenant and Adjutant Infantery Regiment von Goeben No. 28 on the occasion of unveiling of statue of field marshal teh Duke of Cambridge in London.

(Risk, Pownall, Stanley and Tamplin: Roayl Service Vol. II, p. 228)

Thank you VERY much for this information!!! Found his other photos in the SS uniform on WAF, it's definitely him.

Once more thank you, Odulf!

Greetings, Rostyslav.

I have just had it verified, the buttons are of the Telefunken Company; this organisation trained and seconded communications officers (telegraphists and wireless) o/b merchant ships.

Wow! Thank you very much!

Could you also provide me with link about these buttons/tunic/shoulder boards?

Rostyslav.

Hello, guys.

Could you help me to understand who we have here?

Shoulder boards:

Buttons:

Reverse:

"Mal im Tropendress! Dein Freund Heinz. Dez. 1942"

I can't identify:

- tunic
- shoulder boards
- buttons

Identified only helmet: http://afrikakorps.forumcrea.com/viewtopic.php?id=15 (posts #7-10). Also notice the photo in the post #10 - there are no any insignia on them too!

Rostyslav.

- Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse 1914

- Bayern. Militärverdienstorden mit Schwertern -> 4th Class

- Hanseatenkreuz Lübeck ->

- Hanseatenkreuz Hamburg ->

- Hanseatenkreuz Bremen ->

- Hindenburg Cross with Swords

- Bayern. Jubiläumsmedaille ->

- Italian Order of the Crown

Thank you, Matt. I think it is direct hit!

He is listed 1913 with Bayern. Jubiläumsmedaille as Fhn.z.S..

Alex, do you have more info about him?

a3 scan:

Other awards:

- Spange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 2.Klasse

- Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse 1914

- Kolonialabzeichen (Elefantenorden)

- Verwundetenabzeichen

- Verwundetenabzeichen der Marine 1918 -> ??? (look at a3 scan, near Verwundetenabzeichen)

Also, does anybody know for what he received Spange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 2.Klasse?

Hello, guys.

Does anybody has the whole list of the Richard Wenig awards?

Or, maybe someone help me to identify all awards from his ribbon bar?

- Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse 1914

- Bayern. Militärverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern -> which class?

- Hanseatenkreuz Lübeck -> ???

- Hanseatenkreuz Hamburg -> ???

- Hanseatenkreuz Bremen -> ???

- ???

- Bayern. Jubiläumsmedaille -> ???

- ???

Greetings, Rostyslav.

I do not see a Greifenorden. I think #3 is the Mecklenburg-Schwerin Militärverdienstkreuz and #2 is the Württemberg Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern.

My mistake. Thanks for correction.

Rostyslav.

Ribbon bar:

1. Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1914 & Wiederholungsspange zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1939

2. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Militärverdienstkreuz II. Klasse 1914

3. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Greifenorden Ritterkreuz

4. Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges für Frontkämpfer

5. Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht II. Klasse/I. Klasse

6. Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht IV. Klasse/III. Klasse

7. Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938

8. Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

9. Eiserner Halbmond

He is wearing Romanian Order of the Crown Commander class with Swords and Crown & Bulgarian Order of St. Alexander Commander class with Swords.

Hello, guys.

Is it possible to identify the name of this oberstarzt?

Rostyslav.

Thanks you all for the answers, guys!

Hmmm...I seem to recall an Allgemeine SS officer with the RVO. Any chance its him wearing his a la suite uniform?

IMO, no. He is not an Algemeine ϟϟ officer. This major is from the XII military district. But, it could be a very little chance that he was transfered to the ϟϟ. Do you have any photo of the officer that you saw?

I have conclusively discovered that there were NO inter-war awards of the Royal Victorian Order to Germans. However let us look at the picture the subject is certainly not in his first flush of youth and could quite likely be in his 50's. The pictue looks as though it is pre-WWII. Also I notice that after his EK he is wearing the Order of Hohenzollern (possibly the Princeley Order). Now look in the pre-war awards there is one which sticks out. Prince of Wales visit to Sigmaringen on the marriage of King Manoel of Portugal, September 1913, where and MVO 4th class was awarded to Captain Fritz Wehr, Baron von Schonau, 8th Gendarmerie Brigade. He would have been late twenties -early thirties at the time which would fit in with the time scale of the photo.

This is the only possible variant?

Rostyslav.

It could be the LVO since it appears to be enamelled. The MVO is frosted silver.

I also heard an opinion that it could be a "private issue" cross. Is it possible?

Medal bar closer:

Hello, guys.

Is it possible to identify the name of this major? Where I can find the list of the foreign recipients of this order? Is it MVO class?

Greetings, Rostyslav.

Text:

Medal bar:

1. Iron Cross II Class 1914

2. ???

3. Cross of Honour 1914-18

4. ???

5. Italy. Order of the Crown V Class (Knight)

Could you help me to translate text on the reverse & identify monogram on the medallion?

Here is the whole portrait:

Hello, guys.

Could you help me to identify this order? The whole portrait will be showed after it will arrive to me (it is on the way). Form of a cross similar to the form of the Greek Order of the Phoenix. Portrait is dated 1936 year. Also the person on the portrait wears Gallipoli Star (may it will help).

Thanks in advance!

Greetings, Rostyslav.