Mecklenburg-Schwerin

[ccj]

I understand the precedence here.. it appears that the Merit cross took precedence over orders as the EK2 took precedence over orders.

So, why is this ribbon bar assembled in this order?

Mecklenburg-Schwerin?s regulations per 27 April 1905 were:

1---- Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class

2---- Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross

3---- Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cross for Distinction in War

4---- Mecklenburg House Order of the Wend Crown

5---- Mecklenburg Order of the Griffin

6---- Mecklenburg Lifesaving Medal

7---- Mecklenburg Military Service Cross for Officers (defunct)

8---- Mecklenburg-Strelitz Military Service Cross for Officers (defunct)

9---- Prussian Hohenzollern House Order 3rd Class with Swords

10-- Prussian Red Eagle Order 3rd and 4th Classes with Swords

11-- Prussian Crown Order 3rd and 4th Classes with Swords

12-- Prussian Gold Military Merit Cross

13-- Prussian/Reichs Military Decoration 1st Class (silver cross)

14-- Prussian/Reichs Military Decoration 2nd Class (silver medal)

15-- Prussian Lifesaving Medal

16-- Prussian Hohenzollern House Order 3rd Class on statute ribbon

17-- Prussian Red Eagle Order 3rd and 4th Classes on statute ribbon

[Guest Rick Research]

This Schweriner is slighting those loonies over in Strelitz (the ones with the insane award rolls ) by placing their Cross after the much more important Prussian Hohenzollern X.

Also, he may have felt a Hohenzollern Sandwich LOOKED nicer than two of the same ribbons side by side.

Sometimes, the wearers just did their own thing.

Freiherr von Massenbach was a Prussian himself, but commanding a Mecklenburg regiment, so

Yup. Scramble of Mecklenburg AND Prussian rules.

[ccj]

So, which two of the three are on my bar? Surely this bar can be ID'd. It's a bit unique with the combo

1---- Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class

----- Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross

----- Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cross for Distinction in War

----- Mecklenburg House Order of the Wend Crown

3---- Prussian Hohenzollern House Order 3rd Class with Swords

5----- Bremen Hanseatic Cross

[ccj]

Rick, let's trade for a few years...

[Guest Rick Research]

I have TWO of the Baron's ribbon bars.

I'd say yours WILL BE identifiable, without question. Daniel has been slaving on the HOH3X lists, Seeheld has been doing Mecklenburg-Schwerin's (that is what is 2nd, an "MK2"-- and this officer would absolutely have had the pinback "MK1"). 4th is (booooo hissssssssss) the Strelitz Cross for Distinction in War (don't even ask. ) and last is Bremen.

Ill-fated Bremen.

Somebody will have to shell out ANOTHER 300 dollars for copies of THAT Roll. Ulsterman's loss--by morons in Customs slashing open his box and delivering it empty--means nobody has or is working on Bremen rolls now.

[ccj]

I have TWO of the Baron's ribbon bars.

Two is one too many!

I'd say yours WILL BE identifiable, without question. Daniel has been slaving on the HOH3X lists, Seeheld has been doing Mecklenburg-Schwerin's (that is what is 2nd, an "MK2"-- and this officer would absolutely have had the pinback "MK1"). 4th is (booooo hissssssssss) the Strelitz Cross for Distinction in War (don't even ask. ) and last is Bremen.

That excites me. I wish like heck I had the research materials you fellows have.