Identification of some medalbars

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Hello specialists,

it is possible to find out a name for followig medalbars?

# 1

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# 2

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# 3

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# 4

Thank you.

Edited September 7, 2006 by seeheld

[webr55]

I see hope only for #1. The White Falcon roll will help, when Rick has finished his great work!

[Guest Rick Research]

I had previously made notes on the Prussian HHOX combination with these three Saxon Orders and... nobody letters A to R matchs on the first bar--- OOOOOORRRRRR it is a wartime bar that was never updated with the recipient's Saxon XXV Cross after the war. I haven't gotten around to the letters S to Z.

Certainly that bar will be identifiable, since I have both the Weimar and Meiningen rolls.

So some time in 2007....

[seeheld]

Hi Friends,

now some months are gone.

Any results... ?

Thanks in advance

[Guest Rick Research]

Well, I just FINISHED the "SMK" roll!

Yes, I will look for your St Henry bar ... NOW. Ther are DOZENS of SMK/ St Henry recipients but the SV3aX, HHOX and SWF3bX are CERTAIN to identify him--

and ANOTHER good thing about your bar is that the SMK is a "zinky" type-- which will be the first one I'll KNOW as attributable for when the change was made from lovely chocolate bronze to zink.

Soooo.... how are YOU doing with Mecklenburg-Schwerin's award Rolls? l

[Guest Rick Research]

Taaadaaaaah! Back in Real Time! Courtesy my Amazing Ricky Powers?

Gotthard Herford Max Woldemar Kruse

born 1 March 1875 Weimar

died 30 March 1920 (aha, aha, am I good, or what? )

Leutnant 19.4.96

Oberleutnant 24.11.03

Hauptmann 11.7.10

Major 11.8.16

SA3aX 31.10.14 and Crown to that 10.8.16

SV3aX 15.12.16

StH-R 29.10.15

HHOX 29.9.17

SWF3bX as Roll number "1915 W96" as "Adj 48 Res Inf Brig"

pinback and missing Saxe Weimar Wilhelm Ernst Kriegs Kreuz 1916 Roll #7 as "Adj 48. Res Brig"

and

SMK 19.6.18 as "Major III. Bn Res Inf Rgt" (no unit number) BUT

Erhard Roth had him (no Weimar or Meiningen awards, those are added by me)

Saxon Infantry Regiment 134 in August 1914

Staff, 48th Reserve Infantry Brigade October 19114 to December 1916

Adjutant of 48th Reserve Infantry Brigade at same time, September 1915 to August 1916

In Infantry Regiment 134 again from August 1916

Citation for his Saint Henry Order Knight Cross:

"In the heavy combat of the 24th Reserve Division in the autumn offensive in the Champagne near Aub?rive-St. Souplet at the end of September 1915, Captain Kruse displayed entirely outstanding service and through his tireless, selfless activity thereby fended off the enemy attack. He has been fearless and brave in the heaviest enemy artillery fire, often personally supporting the troops in the foremost line."

No data-- yet on his ?M3K.

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Wow,

very fast. This KRUSE was also one of my favorites. But I got no more informations.

I have to say THANK YOU!

But if you have a medalbar with Orders and Medals from Mecklenburg-Schwerin, I can help for identification. Now I have almost all award rolls on my computer...

[Deruelle]

Hi

I remember I have save one picture with same ribbons. Do you have both, medal bars and ribbon bar. A great medal bar

Kruse.BMP

Kruse.BMP

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Yes, this is correct. I have both.

But sometimes it's very difficult to find out a name. I'm an expert more for Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Saxony is not my area...

Best regards

Seeheld

[IR 134]

Here we have a picture of him. It?s from the 3rd volume of the regimental history (picture volume) from 1925.

Gru? Stefan

[webr55]

Nice to see the face that goes with the bar!

[Deruelle]

Hi,

New photo of Kruse

Christophe

[Ulsterman]

Outstanding research!!!! :cheers: