Deruelle Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi, Just received this photo. I think (I'm not sure) it is from one captain of I.R. Nr. 72. The back of the photo give the name of the photograph (K. Festge Erfurt). So it explain the SE2X on second place (the captain belonged first to I.R. Nr. 71 before its transfer to I.R. Nr. 72)Have a look of the medal bar : EK2, SE2X, EH3aX, BO4XChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 A focus of the shoulderboards (difficult to see something good but it seems to be the monogram of I.R. Nr. 72).Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Last focus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 What an awesome rack of hard to find awards! I don't know where you dig this stuff up Christophe, but it is wonderful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I really like that photograph! Great detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Thanks for your comments Bob & Rick. I have found this beauty on ebay. I have some rare photo to show. I need time to scan them.RegardsChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Christophe,I like the fact that the image shows that not every officer had the time or money to have a "nice" medal bar made, but often simply added single awards to a medal bar combination.I wonder how many of the bars that are in collections today show only part of what a soldier was awarded./David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Another example. This elderly "Mister Chips" type never added his wartime ribboned awards to his pre-war medal bar at all, just wearing his Commander grade Austro-Hungarian Franz Joseph Order on War Ribbon (interesting "status" contrast with their Red Cross decoration!) and his pin backs...[attachmentid=4290]the world's oldest Freikorpsk?mpfer![attachmentid=4291]I've never been able to identify HIM, either, despite the probably unique peacetime awards and dR/dL XX Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hi Rick,the old boy was almost certainly a former medical officer with that commander's grade FJO.RegardsGlenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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