Generalmajor Clauß

[Tony]

Does anyone know anything about the name below? I think it says Clauß.

Did he really exist or is he a made up Generalmajor?

I've had a look in my Ehrenrangliste but couldn't find him, this doesn't mean he isn't there though.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Tony

Edited November 1, 2023 by Dave Danner
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[Glenn J]

Hi Tony,

Generalmajor Eugen Ritter von Clauß, 25 Oct 1862-23 Feb 1942. He is on page 775 of the Ehrenrangliste as commander of the 6th Bavarian Infantry Brigade in 1914.

I was in your part of the World today. Visited Bielefeld to check out the Landesgeschichtliche Bibliothek.

Regards

Glenn

Edited November 1, 2023 by Dave Danner
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[Tony]

Thanks Glenn! Found him now.

How many traffic jams get you get in on the way then?

Cheers

Tony

[Deruelle]

Several years ago, Hermann Historica sold the medals of General Ritter von Clauss. I have found the photos in my archiv.

The medal bar with BMJ3

[Deruelle]

The PRAO2X and the PKO3 from von Clauss

[Deruelle]

And the last one, the BMVO2X with Star

Christophe

[Claudio]

Hi Christophe,

That is an incredible group... how many years ago had Clauss' group on sale on his catalogue? It must have been not so long ago... strange I missed it! I always follow HH catalogues...

Wonderful set! Did you get something from this group?

Ciao,

Claudio

[Deruelle]

Hi Claudio,

Those medals have been sold 6 or 7 years ago. I have bet for the medal bars but someone has made a better price That's life.

Christophe

[joe campbell]

as an Imperial medal bar newbie...

deruelle, would you be so kind as to

identify the medal bar awards?

my guess:

PEK/bavarian?/black eagle order/PKO/Zahringen Lowe/?/bavarian?/?/bavarian?

all of them are in magnificent condition.

this would be a certerpiece for any collection!

thanks,

joe

Edited September 13, 2005 by joe campbell

[Deruelle]

The medal bar contains :

EK2, BMJ3, BMVO3a, PKO3, BZ3a, J, DA24, ?, DA40.

If someone has an answer concerning the 8th award, I iwll be happy. Thanks per advance.

Christophe

[Dave Danner]

Deruelle said:

The medal bar contains :

EK2, BMJ3, BMVO3a, PKO3, BZ3a, J, DA24, ?, DA40.

If someone has an answer concerning the 8th award, I iwll be happy. Thanks per advance.

Christophe

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Christophe, some newbies won't necessarily know our little acronyms. style_emoticons/

Also, there are ten medals (the FKE is obscured):

Prussia, Iron Cross, 2nd Class

Bavaria, Military Order of Maximilian Joseph, Knight's Cross

Germany, Honor Cross for Combatants

Bavaria, Order of Military Merit , Cross 3rd Class wth Crown

Prussia, Order of the Crown, 3rd Class

Baden, Order of the Zähringen Lion, Knight 1st Class

Bavaria, Jubilee Medal for the Bavarian Army

Bavaria, Service Decoration Cross 2nd Class for 24 Years' Service

Bavaria, Golden Wedding Jubilee Medal 1918

Bavaria, Service Decoration Cross 1st Class for 40 Years' Service

Edited November 1, 2023 by Dave Danner
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[Deruelle]

Thanks for your reply, I will do my best the next time to put the complete name of the medals

Christophe

[Stogieman]

As an aside......... there's a sticky at the top of Imperial with a listing of many of the commonly used/official abbreviations for Imperial Awards...

Dave Danner, welcome aboard!!!!!!!!!! Your knowledge and experience is most welcome here!