Prussia Hohenzollern ribbon bars

[Deruelle]

Hi everybody,

I would like to see some ribbon bar with HHO3x, and more particulary the crown and swords devices. I would like to register all the devices type.

The first one

Regards

Christophe

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the second one

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third one

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Another one

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Another one

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Another one

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Another one

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The last one

[Guest Rick Research]

Some known recipients

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and a general assortment

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with the full sized buttonhole version

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[Guest Rick Research]

A few more, starting with Baron Massenbach before and after getting his

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And a random assortment as many as I turn up randomly that will fit, some known wearers, some not.

The weird ?M3K wreath on this one:

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is a GODET peculiarity, whether you find the metal "license plate" tag on back or not.

This one is the same size as found on buttonhole ribbons:

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[Gerd Becker]

Awesome Ribbon bars, guys. jumping jumping jumping

Rick,

the first picture last ribbon bar, what does the double Schwarzburg-Ribbon signify?

And on the second picture second bar is that a 1st class spange on the EK-ribbon or just an oversized 2nd class spange?

Still LOVE the little Knights-cross

[David Gregory]

the first picture last ribbon bar, what does the double Schwarzburg-Ribbon signify?

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Isn't that a double Waldeck?

Lovely bars, guys. I wish my scanner would tolerate three-dimensional objects!

/David

[Gerd Becker]

Isn't that a double Waldeck?

Lovely bars, guys. I wish my scanner would tolerate three-dimensional objects!

/David

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Yep, double Waldeck. Sorry, my mistake.

[Guest Rick Research]

A ribbon bar Spange is always EK2, no matter what weird size. (That would be a EK Forum thread :coola: ).

The double Waldecks were thanks to a peculiarity which allowed ALL classes awarded to be worn, and not a higher grade replacing a lower as was normal German practice.

Lt dR Karl Stracke of IR 83 got the "WV4X" 3 October 1914, and the "WV3X" 20 January 1915 (!!!). He earned his HHOX in 1918 as an Oberleutnant dR.

[Eric K.]

Beautiful bars!!!!!

Deruelle:I really could use one of those half moons

Rick: It seems funny seeing some of your goodies with that EVIL cross

Eric

Edited June 14, 2005 by Eric K.

[Deruelle]

Hi,

Thanks for your comments

Please find my buttonhole

Christophe

[Ralph A]

Not much to add. These only.

[Bob Hunter]

Here are my two contributions to the Crown and Swords catalogue.

In addition, if you look carefully at the EKII on the second bar you will see it has a mini first form spange.

[Bob Hunter]

second bar.

[Guest Rick Research]

Ah, that is the HOHENZOLLERN Hohenzollern, not the PRUSSIAN Hohenzollern in post #18!

[Stogieman]

NICE Avatar Bob!!

[Bob Hunter]

May I be forgiven for wandering of topic a bit? You know all those Hohenzollerns look alike anyway! It's sad when cousins marry...

[landsknechte]

Major Friedrich Freiherr von Berchem, aerial observer in WWI, was awarded his HHOX in July 1918.

[landsknechte]

Yikes.... Sorry about the extreme close-up there.

[Gerd Becker]

A ribbon bar Spange is always EK2, no matter what weird size. (That would be a EK Forum thread  :coola:  ).

The double Waldecks were thanks to a peculiarity which allowed ALL classes awarded to be worn, and not a higher grade replacing a lower as was normal German practice.

Lt dR Karl Stracke of IR 83 got the "WV4X" 3 October 1914, and the "WV3X" 20 January 1915 (!!!). He earned his HHOX in 1918 as an Oberleutnant dR.

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Thanks, Rick. I didn?t know, that it was allowed to wear all classes.

Did i got that right, in post #18 that is a Hohenzollern Ehrenkreuz with Swords and Crown? Or is it the Merit Cross with Swords and Crown?

Gerd