Medalbar question

[Paul C]

Since most of the German officer corp was retired after WWI and they were civilians in 1934 why would they bother to have the Hindenburg medal mounted on their medal bar when they were civilians?

[Stogieman]

Hi Paul, remember that despite being retired; most of these guys would be active in some type of veteran's organization, fraternal order, etc...... and they would wear their medal bars any (every?) chance they had. There's no shortage of fotos floating about with pictures of civilians wearing full-dress military medal bars, not "frack" bars......

Since most of the German officer corp was retired after WWI and they were civilians in 1934 why would they bother to have the Hindenburg medal mounted on their medal bar when they were civilians?

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[Paul C]

Hi Paul, remember that despite being retired; most of these guys would be active in some type of veteran's organization, fraternal order, etc...... and they would wear their medal bars any (every?) chance they had. There's no shortage of fotos floating about with pictures of civilians wearing full-dress military medal bars, not "frack" bars......

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Good point and one I did not think of.

[Guest Rick Research]

After the "We Hate Medals" Weimar Republic, the Third Reich's F?hrerprinzip encouraged "Wear Everything You've Got" because it showed who the "leaders" were.

A known stereotypical monocled Nazi former officer

[Bob Hunter]

That is quite a frackbar!

[Guest Rick Research]

Taken at Christmas 1938, a Night At The Opera for this naughty elderly ex-dL officer and (lapel eagle) Nazi Party functionary. Imagine this in january of 1940 with a potential pair of NSDAP Long Services added!

[Stogieman]

And...... note that his Silesian Eagles are the rather rare variation with swords attached to the eagle's body!