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    I have just return from the SOS in Louisville, KY. There was not much in the way of Imperial medal or ribbon bars. I did manage to pick up this 11 place Bayern ribbon bar. My best guess is that it is to a civilian servant in the Bayern army. It is very interesting to see the SWA ribbon on a Bayern bar. As best as I can determine the ribbon are:

    1. 1914 EK2

    2. bayern MMO or MVO w/o swords

    3. Red Cross

    4. Hindenburg w/swords

    5. SWA

    6. Bayern Long Service for 40, 35 or 25 years

    7. Third Reich Long Service - Gold or Silver clasp

    8.? (long service)

    9.? (long service) it looks gray but I think it should be blue

    10.Bayern Jubilee

    11.Kronprinz Rupprecht Medal 1925-33 or Abzeichen der Ordensbeamten (nr. 343 in Nimmergut ribbon book)

    Any comments are appreciated.

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    Very nice! I would think #8 is a faded Red Cross/Volkspflege, and #9 looks like it could be a faded Bavarian Voluntary War Aid Cross. Of course, red cross awards do not necessarily indicate a doctor, but in this case, with the accumulation of several ones - maybe a reserve doctor?

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    Guest Rick Research

    Very nice indeed! After the 3rd Reich civil service 25 I agree-- that is a 1922+ Red Cross/Volkspflege Decoration, then the Bavarian Volunteer Care of the Sick, military Jubilee and the Rupprecht Medal in Bronze for die-hard royalists.

    Extremely nice and absolutely no way to tell from this whether an extraordinarily well decorated NCO or an officer.

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    Acutally nr. 8 still looks rather orange underneath the backing.

    The 1922+ Red Cross/Volkspflege is the only think that I can think of that's even vaguely close. Perhaps faded as a result of unstable dyes (think how often you see that same red shift on the Czech Flower Wars ribbon), more than light.

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