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    Awards to Red Cross ambulances for the First (1912-1913) and Second (1913) Balkan Wars


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    Hello gents,

    Can anyone help me with what awards were made to the different Red Cross ambulances during the Balkan Wars?

    I have the awards to two of the four Dutch ambulances and I want to make a comparison.

    The Dutch ambulances got:

    Greece:

    Order of the Redeemer

    - Commander (1)

    - Officer (3)

    - Knight (2)

    Medal of the Greco-Turkish War 1912-1913 with ribbon for nursing staff (entire personnel)

    Medal of the Hellenic Red Cross (female nursing personnel only)

    Turkey

    Order of Medjidjie:

    - Grand Officer (1)

    - Commander (2)

    - Knight (4)

    Order of Sjerakat

    - Grand Officer (2)

    Medal of Liakat in silver (10)

    Unfortunately I don't have any information concerning the Serbian and Bulgarian awards to the Dutch ambulances. I also don't know how much silver and bronze medals of the Turkish Red Crescent Society have been awarded.

    If anyone can help with more info, it would be appreciated.

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    Not the Balkan war but something I just ran in to. Maybe nice to get your interesting topic back in the list.

    Het vaderland 6 februari 1941 Avondblad C

    http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs512&d=07071&f=ambulance.jpg

    Roel,

    Thanks! These were known!

    The Netherlands Red Cross had sent ambulances to:

    France / Germany in 1870-1871

    The Boer War 1901-1902

    The Balkan War 1912-1913

    The Second Balkan War 1913

    The Pestilence in the Indies 1914-1916

    France/Germany/Hungary/Russia, etc. 1916-1918

    Ethiopia 1935-1936

    Finland 1940-1941

    France 1940

    Indies 1945-1950

    Most of these ambulances were richely decorated!

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    Hello gents,

    Can anyone help me with what awards were made to the different Red Cross ambulances during the Balkan Wars?

    I have the awards to two of the four Dutch ambulances and I want to make a comparison.

    The Dutch ambulances got:

    Greece:

    Order of the Redeemer

    - Commander (1)

    - Officer (3)

    - Knight (2)

    Medal of the Greco-Turkish War 1912-1913 with ribbon for nursing staff (entire personnel)

    Medal of the Hellenic Red Cross (female nursing personnel only)

    Turkey

    Order of Medjidjie:

    - Grand Officer (1)

    - Commander (2)

    - Knight (4)

    Order of Sjerakat

    - Grand Officer (2)

    Medal of Liakat in silver (10)

    Unfortunately I don't have any information concerning the Serbian and Bulgarian awards to the Dutch ambulances. I also don't know how much silver and bronze medals of the Turkish Red Crescent Society have been awarded.

    If anyone can help with more info, it would be appreciated.

    Do you have any photos of the Greek awards to the Dutch ambulances?

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