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I found this image which stated that it was Drees's miniature bar Orders from left to right: Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold of Belgium, Grand Cross of Order of Dannebrog of Denmark, Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Trinity of Ethiopia, Grand Cross of the Order of the Légion d'Honneur of France, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George of Great Britain, Grand Cross of the Order of George I of Greece, Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Africa of Liberia, Grand Cross of Order of Crown of Oak of Luxembourg, Grand Cross Order of Adolf of Nassau or Luxembourg, Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav of Norway, Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa of Sweden, Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand.

I believe he has these: Medal of Freedom with Gold Palm, USA Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, UK Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Trinity, Ethiopia Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, NL Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold of Belgium Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur Commander Order of the Dannebrog Grand Cross Order of the Oak Crown Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees and Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Luns during Menzies' visit to the Netherlands in 1955

Here are two more examples:

Awesome Cris, that's totally what it looks like. Here is a patch from Rastatt Wehrgeschichtliche Museum. It does loook like the patch on the photo has a MW and 18 or 118

It would be good to see the whole photo so it's easier to assess what branch/time period etc he's from

Hi @Doc, you are most welcome. I do not own the above case with the toolset so I can not give you any additional info on markings.

DECAPPING AND CLEANING TOOL SET CIRCA 1907-1917 - This was used to decap fired cartridge cases and clean them to prevent deterioration. It was primarily for the .30-06 but it could also be used for the .30-40 Krag, .38 revolver, .45 revolver, and the Model 1911 .45 pistol. The box measures 9 1/4" long, 7 3/4" wide, 2 3/4" tall, and weighs about 3 pounds. A basic primer ejecting hand tool; a primer ejecting spindle with a cap (sort of a sizer); some wire primer ejecting pins, a small aluminum funnel; a bristle wiping brush and a brass wiping rod. The tool is a simplified version of a tool first introduced in 1882 for reloading .45-70 cartridges at the unit level. See pages 4-17-419 of Brophy’s M1903 book for more info on these. Photos show what is included and also shots of how the spindle fit in, and can be used to punch out primers. A neat accessory for any U.S. military arms circa 1900-1920.

I do really like the badge...

I found this one and it said that the bronze medal was on a yellow ribbon...

I believe it has a orange ribbon... I'll look if I can find an example

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienstgrade_der_Wehrmacht

Eastern front medal...

Show them, I would love to see....

I don't know if I'd call it embarrassing as he simply might have not known the regulations of wear. This photo might have been taken right after he received it and therefore he wanted to wear everything. Or he was wearing the mini and the photographer asked him to put on his order. I think it is interesting to see him wearing both as you just don't see it very often.

From the shape I would guess that it is a miniature Tamara also because Shalva does not appear to have received any other orders or awards.

This photo was taken in Istanbul in the 1920's

A 1913 Serbian-Bulgarian War Campaign Medal Sorry Lars, didn't see you had already responded

Here are some of the entries on him on Buddecke http://www.buddecke.de/jastaoberost.htm http://www.fliegerabteilung.com/jasta6.htm http://www.fliegerabteilung.de/kasta29.htm

If you you do a quick "google" reverse image search this would be heinrich bleichrodt dad But seriously I like the clear spot for a ribbon bar

It's interesting how at different times warriors were able to show their opponents/enemies some basic form of respect... It of course is a romantic notion but still there is something about the respect that you might be fighting for different sides or values but you at least respect that there is a person on the other side. In the past it wasn't always like that and now it is very often not like that. Showing respect to the captured, the wounded and also the dead really shows what a person is made of. Great photos Chris

I love the sigar heads in the top left.... this is an awesome photo

Thanks for this thread.... This is why I love this community. I've never really thought much about "specialty" uniforms and this is just so interesting to learn.

Any better quality on the picture...

I wouldn't know what to say when someone would tell to my face that they like destroying history to make a profit. I would really have to control myself not to punch someone like that

Where was this memorial located or what region. Was the inscription in English or in German or maybe even french or latin. Was it on a hill or valley or in an town. What kind of evergreens? I think we need everything you can possibly remember to make any guess as to what you are looking for. Since you kept the postcard "safe" it must have specific value to you and so there must be more to the card that could help locate the memorial on it.