this week`s best photo - for shure....

[HeikoGrusdat]

Look at what I have got today................. great photo with beautiful orders in a superbe quality !!!!

Photo is made in Breslau ............. the medal bar is pure prussian .................. but then he wears a very very very wonderful

Braunschweig Orden Heinrichs des L?wen Komturkreuz AND Brusstern zum Komturkreuz !!!!!!!!!!

On the medal bar he has:

red eagle 3 with bow , crown order 3 , DA 25y , KDM 70/71 , cross 1866 , centenarmedal 1897

with that long military career and that great neck-breast bling-bling would an ID of this man be possible?

thanks for all your help , enjoy the pics

Heiko

[HeikoGrusdat]

detail

[HeikoGrusdat]

the face...

[TacHel]

SU-PERB! :jumping:

[Deruelle]

Hi Heiko,

Very nice photo you have. The Brunswick commander cross with star is so nice. Do you identify this man ?

Christophe

[Mike Dwyer]

Fantastic! Too bad they didn't have color photography back then. I love Henry the Lion!! :jumping:

[Guest Rick Research]

Ahhh, too bad there is no Rank List for civilians! He must have retired as a full Oberst from his medal bar combination... but don't know that he might not have gone up the Brunswick classes or gotten this as a "one off" AFTER leaving the service.

Even a YEAR imprinted on the image might be a valuable clue.

[HeikoGrusdat]

........unfortunately no year or any further usefull information on the card, sorry....

[Daniel Krause]

fascinating pic!!!!!

That guy did not make General. I checked all and nobody fits.

I would guess he retired as half- or full colonel and went in some Brunswick connection, maybe Kammerherr or so.

The Lion Grand Commander indicates a rank equivalent of MajGen or Rat 1.Klasse.

Brunswick court and state handbooks might ID him.

Best regards

Daniel