JBFloyd Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) Apologies for the copy-of-a-copy image, but can anyone identify the medal this Estonian colonel wears beneath the Polish Cross of Merit? Edited July 13, 2007 by JBFloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) Apologies for the copy-of-a-copy image, but can anyone identify the medal this Estonian colonel wears beneath the Polish Cross of Merit? Hello, Col. Jakobsen wears the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of the Battles for Liberation of the Republic of Latvia beneath the Polish Cross of Merit in Gold. pluribus Edited July 13, 2007 by pluribus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Hello, Col. Jakobsen wears the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of the Battles for Liberation of the Republic of Latvia beneathe the Polish Cross of Merit in Gold. pluribusMany thanks for the information. It's not a medal I've ever seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Here`s the medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Actually, I was looking at the cross below the 10th Anniversary Commemorative. It's the one with the light pentagonal design. Possibly a regimental badge of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 This is a badge of the Sakala Single Infantry Battalion. Col. Jakobsen was a commander of the battalion in 1921-24. Here is the badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Any chance you can list the various orders Col Jakobsen wears at the neck and along the button line?It looks like:Italian Order of the CrownLatvia Order of Three StarsSwedish Order of the SwordBelgium Order of Leopold Unknown (Actually it looks like a German state award)Finland Order of the White RosePoland Order Polonia RestitutaRomania Order of the CrownRussia Order of St. Anne, with swordsAny corrections or the identity of the unkniwn neck badge would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluribus Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) I need some time to give you an answer. Edited July 13, 2007 by pluribus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Not Order of st. Anne , Order of st. Vladimir 4th class with swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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