Eric Stahlhut Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Who has seen another of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric Stahlhut Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 either this veteran's verein was very poor, or they decided to use pieces from a zeppelin. the planchet is a thin uniface piece of aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 And he paid money to have it professionally mounted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Good question... what is it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 "L W V" stands presumably for "Landwehr-Verein", the M. for the city, well rather village. No chance to get to know which exactly, with thousands of villages with M. I guess it's more likely from Prussia. It hasn't Prussian but "Reichs" colors, but though an e.g. Bavarian or Saxon club would rather have used it's "own" state's colors for the ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stahlhut Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 "L W V" stands presumably for "Landwehr-Verein", the M. for the city, well rather village. No chance to get to know which exactly, with thousands of villages with M. I guess it's more likely from Prussia.yep, that's what i have always thought--it's funny that the cross was never "upgraded" to a better design. the owner must have been somewhat proud of this cross, as rick points out.in any case, a not-so-good attempt at a "vanity award". it's more like a "hey, let's go use up some scrap metal and whip up a cross for our verein award"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I bet that it is almost a "one of a kind" piece these days. Very interesting bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric K. Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I like it!!! It's so out of place on a medal bar it's almost ridicules.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 "L W V" stands presumably for "Landwehr-Verein", the M. for the city, well rather village. No chance to get to know which exactly, with thousands of villages with M. I guess it's more likely from Prussia. It hasn't Prussian but "Reichs" colors, but though an e.g. Bavarian or Saxon club would rather have used it's "own" state's colors for the ribbon. M might stand for something like a "Marine" or even "Mattrosen" as in Marine (or Mattrosen) Landwehr Verein. The Imperial navy was recruited from all over the Reich. Navy units did not wear a state cockade, only the single national one.The Flandern medal next to it hints at a possible connection also. There were two Mattrosen land-based divisions that fought in the Ypres area. Up along the coast near Zeebrugge and Ostende were bases for air and naval units.Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 That is NOT a "Flandern medal" but the war memorial medal of the Kyffh?userbund, given to all members of the club who fought in the war - and it seems those were millions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I have this "unknown" piece on one of my bars Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stahlhut Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 here's another one (11 years later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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