Bernd D Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I have this medal bar in my collection since several years. It is a good example of different possibilities and varieties of imperial German medal bars.The questions are- what ribbons/decorations are or should be on the bar- to whom does it belongHave fun.Bernd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Hello Bernd:A very interesting bar indeed! It is certainly strange to see the "NAN=HUNG=MEN" bar for the campaign in China on the DSWA campaign ribbon! I'm sure that he was probably involved in both campaigns. It seems as though he never got his China campaign medal mounted and simply lumped all of the overseas campaign stuff together in this manner.Congratulations on having such a nice bar!Could you also post a photo of the reverse?Best regards,"SPM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd D Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 The reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Pre-world war forGeneralmajor aD Walter von Sch?nberg (1861-1926)1) Red Eagle 4 X (Not wearing X to trick us, bad bad original wearer, Trick Number 1)2) Prussian Crown Order 33) Prussian XXV4) Southwest Africa Medal 1904-06 in steel (Adjutant 5th Infantry Division-- never left home)5) China Medal 1900-1901, "Nan Hung Men" confirmed by unit assignment in II. See-Bataillon there--note this appears to be the 1870 War Medal steel noncombatant ribbon being used as "nobody will notice" Trick Number 2)6) 1897 Wilhelm I Centenary Medal7) Oldenburg House Order 3bX8) Saxe-Weimar White Falcon Order 3bX (yes X see comment below: Trick Number 3)9) W?rttemberg Friedrich Order 3a WITHOUT Xs (placed here since could not FIT on above-- Trick Number 4)10) Mecklenburg Commemorative Medal 189711) Italian Order of the Crown-Officer (no rosette, Trick Number 5)12) Chilean Merit Decoration He also had off-medal-barJohanniter Order-Rechtsritter (neck & breast cross) and Anhalt Albert the Bear-Commander 2nd.During the war his Crown Order 3rd was removed for a Crown Order 2X, and he also got a Red Eagle Order 2ndX with black-white 2 triped ribbon indicating the REO4X here.Tricksy bar, but the Research Gnomes have made many blood sacrifices for our Forbidden Knowledge. SekLt 11.9.83PremLtHauptmann 27.1.97 T4tmajor 27.1.05 S2sOberstleutnant 27.1.12 CcOberst 22.3.14 MmGeneralmajor 18.6.17 BUniform of Inf Rgt 49 while Adjutant of the 5th Inf Div. Next, Staff of Anhalt Inf Rgt 93, and when the war began, commander of Fusilier Regiment 39. Ended the war as commander of 33rd Infantry Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd D Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Congratulations Rick. Nearly perfect. It is Walter von Sch?nbergs pre WWI bar.The clasp Liang-Hsiang-Hsien is removed from the bar.The Oldenburg House Order is with crown and swords. The Order of the Crown 3. class was not removed for the 2. class with x during WWI as far as I know.Bernd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Great work and bar! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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