Stijn David Posted November 17, 2006 Posted November 17, 2006 Hello, Here is my first Orden vom Z?hringer L?we, awarded towards Leutnant der Reserve Oskar Morath !! Cordial greetings,
Stijn David Posted November 17, 2006 Author Posted November 17, 2006 Hello, And here is the reverse, the order on its own seems to have been kept with care as it is near prisitine, for me it is certainly one the best looking awards i am able to hold Cordial greetings,
Stijn David Posted November 17, 2006 Author Posted November 17, 2006 Hello, This OZL was awarded 14.01.1916 towards Leutnant Morath - unit listed: fu?artillerie-batterei nr. 361 Please also find his EK 2 + his small ribbon bar.No further awards are known,etc ... but at least the history behind this beauty is known or we have a strartingpoint for research.Cordial greetings,
Riley1965 Posted November 17, 2006 Posted November 17, 2006 Stijn David, That is one of the MOST beautiful Orders I have ever seen!! Congratulations!!! Doc
Grimjaur Posted November 17, 2006 Posted November 17, 2006 Congratulaions! The OZL is one of the most beautiful Imperial German awards. Watch out, they have a nasty habit of multiplying. Cheers,Henrik
Ed_Haynes Posted November 17, 2006 Posted November 17, 2006 Ah . . . I have a cunning plan . . . assemble a breeding population?(Sorry. It doesn't work. I have tried it with other awards. )
Stijn David Posted November 17, 2006 Author Posted November 17, 2006 Hello, Thank you both for the comments, i am surprised by the way these are constructed. No picture can show it. This one did strike me due to the way it is conserved + because it has a background (WP from the original recipient is also with it) .I have been looking for quite some times for such a beauty (OZL), they have become more and more expensive and i am just as happy with only one => hopefully it can multiply but iff not, just as well Cordial greetings,
Stijn David Posted November 17, 2006 Author Posted November 17, 2006 (edited) Hello, And here we have the former owner (picture is from his Wehrpass - arround 1940)As far as i do know at this point he did his duty during WWI and was to be found on the following tehaters of war:1915 : Hartsmannwillerkopf 1916 :Verdun1917 : ArrasThen 1918 no other trace to be found - only that he was demobilized ahort after the end of WWI. I do know that he received 2 awards and thats it (the 2 shown in this thread), hopefully research will bring more about this person as it is always nice to see a order come alive again - especially when it does hold such beauty Obviously a older man (at that time 55 years old) and a smart guy / Professor (altough it is unclear for me in what)Cordial greetings, Edited November 17, 2006 by Stijn David
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