Kev in Deva

Hallo Yankee , Stunning bar, congratulations on obtaining it Interesting to see the Romanian Medal, although I have been told that these were issue for the Civil Service, something that has to be checked out, perhaps Carol I can fill us in on that particular item. As far as I know it came in two class Ist in Gold, IInd in Silver. Kevin in Deva.

Some of the surviving veterans in 1984 Reunion. Kevin in Deva

A photo montage of 12 soldiers who fought at the Battle. Kevin in Deva

Sub-locotenentul Nicolae Thoma Kevin in Deva

Alexandru Petrescu Major.

Sub locotenentul Gheorghe Cismaru

Elevul sergeant erou Dascalu Ion / Hero Sergeant-student Ion Dascalu.

Elevul sergent erou Ecovescu Ion / Hero Sergeant-student Ion Ecovescu.

The monumnt was erected under the Communist Romanians in the 1970's it celebrates the defence of the Mures river pass leading into Transylvania, from a Hungarian attack (before this the Romanian were allied to the Germans and Hungarians, so there is a very good chance they were in combat against former comrades.) It's located beside a very busy main road and probably hundreds of people traveling to the Romanian / Hungarian border passit without realising its significance. In the book "CEL MAI GREU EXAMEN PAULIS - 1944 by Dumitru Susan, can be found a few pictures of the men involved in the battle. Kevin in Deva.

The next 3 ribbon bar is for: Cross of War, Italian Military Service Cross with pressed metal crown, Albanian Campaign. The ribbons are mounted (paste?) to a thin metal strip. Kevin in Deva

The second bar is for 3 medals: The Cross of War, The Spanish Campaign Medal, Volunteer in Spain (1st type). and the ribbons are fixed to a plastic type backing, that probably is fixed to loops in the uniform jacket. Kevin in Deva

The final ribbon denotes the the 1940-43 Medal (with stars for dated bars), to the rear of the ribbon can be seen thin green stripes. Kevin in Deva

The third ribbon top row is for the 1915 - 1918 Victory Medal (not to be confused with the Italian Inter-Allied Victory Medal). Though faded there was green stripes there once upon a time. The Fourth ribbon was for Military Service, the crown to is made from silver bullion, here too the green has faded to the left and right of the white. (I wonder does the crown indicate Officer service?). The Fifth ribbon for the Italian-Turkish War of 19111 -1912. (or Libian Service.) The Sixth ribbon denotes: "Possibly the Long Maritime Navigation Medal (although it should be adorned with an anchor device" ...) The Seventh ribbon denotes: The Unity of Italy Medal. The Eighth Ribbon denotes: The Spanish Campaign Medal. The Ninth Ribbon denotes: The Spanish Campaign Volunteer Medal. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents, I finally got the set of Italian ribbons via my buddy in Germany, thereby saving 15 Euros on the postage charge the seller wanted to post direct to Romania, seems some people dont realise Romania is now in the E.U. and even before it was it did not cost 20 Euro to post letters here, just plain greed. probably trying to claw something back as the auction ended at only 5.50 euro, probably didnt help with them being described as "english". I have broken the set into sections for pictures, in the first set the top row is loose from the black backing material, I presume the sword on the blue and white ribbon goes first Hendrick mentioned in his post this could be for the War Merit Cross (a picture would be appriceated of this award), the swords as all the devices are made from silver-wire bullion and not pressed metal. Close up of the Sword device. Kevin in Deva.

Another version spotted on Ebay, maybe for a second-class contributer to the war effort Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Alex, congratulations on the good news regarding your Polish Militari Virtuti Cross. Kevin in Deva

A British soldier who died in Iraq after a traffic accident has been named as Major Nick Bateson of the Corps of Royal Signals. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20070502...ed-6323e80.html Major Bateson, 49, from Chislehurst in Kent, who was married, was killed in a road traffic accident in Basra in the south of the country on Tuesday. The keen sportsman was riding his bike on the Contingency Operating Base at Basra Air Station when he was involved in an accident with a coach. The soldier was taken to the field hospital by ambulance but sadly died of his injuries. He had been working at the headquarters of Multi-National Division (South East) for the last three months, where his role was to support communications between the UK and British forces in Iraq. He was on detachment from the Defence Information Infrastructure Integrated Project Team, based in Corsham, Devon. Major Bateson had represented the Army in the triathlon and orienteering and competed in swimming, cross country, and cycling at the highest levels of service competition. He is survived by his wife Angela, the Ministry of Defence said. Major Bateson's death is the 147th fatality the British military has suffered since the beginning of hostilities in Iraq four years ago. It is the first fatality in May and comes after one of the bloodiest months ever for the British military in Iraq, during which 12 service personnel were killed. The Ministry of Defence said he was riding a bike when it was involved in an accident with a coach transporting troops around the base. A full investigation is to be undertaken into the accident, an MoD spokesman said. - - - - - END OF ARTICLE - - - - May he Rest In Peace Kevin in Deva

Hallo Belaruski A very interesting design, artistic even. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Snoopy, you are very welcome Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents; seen online at: http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=de...d=20070501-6736 Romanian soldier wounded in Afghanistan Spain?s ?El Pais? daily reported in its yesterday?s electronic issue that a Romanian soldier with the coalition forces in Afghanistan, who had been wounded in a clash with Shindad district insurgents, was rescued Monday by Spanish troops on a mission in Heart at the time. Sergeant-major Ioan Constantin was diagnosed with a haematoma in his right eye, further to a blast, but is currently out of danger, Major Romeo Feraru, of the ?Al. Averescu? Joint Operational Command 2 stated Tuesday. According to Feraru, the soldier was wounded Monday in a blast during a patrol mission in the area covered by Romanian troops. At present, Sgt. Constantin is out of danger and is to resume regular tasks within the ?Enduring Freedom? mission in about four days. - - - - - END OF ARTICLE - - - - - Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Guys, the top inscription reads "Against Rumania" obviously an early WW1 as its dated 1914 - 1916 tinnie for the campaign there. (The Rumanians came into WW1 in 1916.) FALKENHAYEN is the name of the German Chief of Staff. ALSO: On 14th October 1914, the German Chief of Staff, General Erich von Falkenhayen, committed the German Fourth and Sixth Armies, and the First Battle of Ypres commenced. (WEST FRONT) AND: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Campaign_(World_War_I) "The Romanian government signed a treaty with the Allies on August 17, 1916 and declared war on the Central Powers on August 27. The Romanian Army was quite large, about 500,000 men in 23 divisions. However, it had officers with poor training and equipment; more than half of the army was hardly trained. Meanwhile, the German Chief of Staff, General Erich von Falkenhayn correctly reasoned that Romania would side with the Allies and made plans to deal with Romania. Thanks to the earlier conquest of Serbia and the ineffective Allied operations on the Greek border, and having a territorial interest in Dobruja, the Bulgarian Army was willing to help fight the Romanians." (EAST FRONT) I took the liberty of high lighting the pictures to show more detail. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Tom Y Is that the song with "Hand me down another can of lima beans" in the chorus?? Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Johnsy sometimes a simple request for information can spiral out of control, depending upon whom is doing the replying, subjects like this one can bring out some "hot, emotional" respomses depending where the replyer is located, and the associated history of the location, we can all be passionate about our countr'ys history even to the point of ignoring the wrongs commited by it. (and that applys as much to the west as east). Hopefully such requests can be full-filled without to much hassle, one of the main reasons for having a strict No-Politics rule, perhaps we should have a "No Praising Past Regimes Rule" as well Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Ed, I dont think there is a Romanian connection either with the one on the left, the colour of the flag white, green over red to the rear is not the Romanian colours of Blue, Yellow, Red. OR The second a sports / athletics badge, again I cant see a connection to Romania, who by the way use Roman Fonts not Krylic style like Bulgaria. Kevin in Deva. Transylvania, Romania.

Hallo hunyadi that makes sense as it appears to be a quality item, "patriotika par excelance" hopefully somebidy else will add more to the information. Kevin in Deva.