Where is the Johanniter Order worn?

[Paul C]

Where is the Johanniter Order worn on the tunic? Is it the same side as the EK1 or the opposite? If it is the opposite side is it worn on or beneath the pocket? I would like to know if the 2 loops that I see underneath the right side pocket of a third reich tunic could have been for the Johanniter Order. Thanks.

[Dave Danner]

As far as I know, the breast badge of the Johanniter was cloth, so it wouldn't have loops. The neck badge (for Rechtsritter?) was a neck badge, often mistaken for the PLM in B&W photos.

Loops on the right pocket of a 3rd Reich tunic could be the German Cross, the Spanish Cross, or several other badges.

[Mike Dwyer]

I'm with Dave. The plain white Johanniter cross was/is always worn on the left side like most other order stars/crosses. All of the ones I've ever seen worn in photos were white cloth and were sewn to the tunic. Somewhere I saw a white enamel pin on cross, but I've never seen one being worn in a photo.

[Schießplatzmeister]

Hello Paul:

The Johanniter badges were always worn on the left side of the tunic under the pocket. For field wear the linen crosses were usually worn. There were pin-backed badges however which were also worn. These are most-commonly seen in silver.

A pin-backed award for the right-side could be for many 3rd Reich badges as already stated. Another possibility from the Imperial era would be an Iron half-moon (or TKM). I'm sure that there are a great many other foreign awards which could be worn in that position.

Best regards,

"SPM"

[Claudio]

Hi Paul,

Here's a Johanniter Order pin back version in Silver as mentioned by SPM.

Ciao,

Claudio

[Eric Stahlhut]

a few more pinbacks. prinzen is without enamel

[Eric Stahlhut]

[ccj]

intersting... mine is in cloth. I've only seen these on field tunics and the pre war blue tunic. I'd like to see the medal version in wear.