Which medals ?

[pinpon590]

Hello Gentlemens !

This is a photo of an IR 78 group of soldiers.

[pinpon590]

My question :

What are the 2nd order on this officier ?

1/ EK1

2/ ??????????????

3/ Wounded badge

Thank you gentlemens !

:cheers:

[Guest Rick Research]

It is still too blurry to be certain

But being IR 78, I think the senior Sergeant is wearing the Brunswick Ernst August Cross 1st Class--

Though it could also be the Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross 1st Class

though it is simply too blurry to tell.

[pinpon590]

Thank you Rick !!!

:cheers:

[RAO]

And I think, that is a Feldwebel not a officier. Greetings Mike

[Tom Y]

It is still too blurry to be certain

But being IR 78, I think the senior Sergeant is wearing the Brunswick Ernst August Cross 1st Class--

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Though it could also be the Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross 1st Class

though it is simply too blurry to tell.

I'd go with the EA. Doesn't appear to be a wreath.

Edited August 19, 2008 by Tom Y

[ccj]

I'd go with the EA. Doesn't appear to be a wreath.

I didn't think the EA 1st class was awrded before war's end...

[Chip]

Looking at the shoulder board with its bright Tresse, I would say this man is an Offizierstellvertreter.

Chip

[Kapitular]

I think, he has the Friedrich August Cross 1st Class, because the adress of the postcard is "Bad Essen", a small village, belonging to Oldenburg. He is an "Offizierstellvertreter" as written on the postcard.

Best regards

Kapitular

[Mike Huxley]

I'd agree with Kapitular mainly because of the size of the cross. The Friedrich August Cross 1st Class is a simular size to the EKI, where as the Brunswick Ernst August Cross 1st Class is a smaller size. There does appear to be, if you look closely an outer ring of the wreath for the Friedrich August Cross in the picture.

Mike

Edited August 20, 2008 by Mike Huxley

[Wild Card]

I didn't think the EA 1st class was awrded before war's end...

For what it?s worth, according to Hessenthal/Schreiber, the ?EA 1st class? was founded on 20 March 1918, so I am inclined to think that at least some were awarded before war?s end. Since this postcard is dated 6 June 1918, such an award is a possibility.

At the same time, I do agree that it does seem that many, if not most, of these crosses were awarded after November 1918.