Jump to content
News Ticker
  • I am now accepting the following payment methods: Card Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
  • Latest News

    Who is this massive bling-bling general?


    Recommended Posts

    Hi all,

    can someone help me out with the name of that general here.... a lot of interesting stuff on his body!!!

    For the most of you maybe the orders around his neck are the most interesting thing here - for me it is the Jerusalem cross... :rolleyes: unfortunately you can`t see the whole medal bar.... but nevertheless - a great picture!!!

    The photo is dated 1906

    thanks for all help

    Heiko

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Thank you for your help!!! Is this the uniform of the Bonner K?nigshusaren where he was in 1870 or what uniform is this???

    Heiko,

    The photo is stamped 1906. I looked in the 1914 Rangliste and he is listed as being in Husaren-Regiment K?nig Wilhelm I (1. Rheinisches) Nr.7, which was stationed in Bonn, so I just now figured out that must be the Bonner K?nigshusaren you are referring to! :speechless:

    Edited by Mike Dwyer
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Well, since I had the day off today, instead of doing something useful around the house I just spent the last several hours trying to read the 1914 Rangliste and made a listing of his awards. I've probably made some mistakes, but here's what I came up with:

    Prussia:

    Schwartzer=Adler=Orden mit Kette und Brillanten

    Kronen=Orden 1.Klasse

    K?niglicher Haus=Orden von Hohenzollern Gro?komturkreuz

    Johanniterorden Rechtsritter

    Landwehrdienstauszeichnung 1.Klasse

    Anhalt:

    Albrecht des B?ren Orden Gro?kreuz

    Baden:

    Haus=Orden der Treue

    Orden vom Z?hringer L?wen Gro?kreuz mit Eichenlaub

    Bavaria:

    Haus=Ritterorden von Heiligen Hubertus

    Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone Gro?kreuz

    Brunswick:

    Heinrich des L?wen Orden Gro?kreuz

    Hesse:

    Ludewigs=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Verdienstorden Phillip des Grossm?tigen Gro?kreuz

    Lippe:

    Lippischerhaus=Orden Ehrenkreuz 1.Klasse

    Mecklenburg:

    Orden der Wendischen Krone Gro?kreuz mit der krone in Gold

    Greifenorden Gro?kreuz

    Mecklenburg-Strelitzisches Verdienstkreuz fur Auszeichnung im Kriege

    Oldenburg:

    Haus=und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig Ehrengro?kreuz mit Kette und Gold Krone

    Saxony:

    Orden der Rautenkrone

    Albrechts=Orden Gro?kreuz mit goldenem Stern

    Saxon Duchies:

    Sachsen=Ernestinischer Haus=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Schaumburg-Lippe:

    Schaumburg=Lippischer=Haus=Orden Ehrenkreuz 1.Klasse

    W?rttemberg:

    Orden der W?rttenbergischen Krone Gro?kreuz

    Friedrichs=Orden Gro?kreuz mit Krone

    Ethiopia:

    Stern von ?thiopien Gro?kreuz

    Belgium:

    Leopold=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Bulgaria:

    St. Alexander-Orden Gro?kreuz mit Brillanten

    China:

    Orden vom doppelten Drachen 1.Klasse (not sure about the class on this one)

    Denmark:

    Elefantenorden

    France:

    Ehrenlegion Komtur

    Greece:

    Erl?serorden Gro?kreuz

    Britain:

    Viktoria=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Japan:

    Paullomnia=Orden

    Italy:

    Annunziaten Orden

    St. Mauritus=und=Lazarus=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Orden der Italienischer Krone Ritterkreuz

    Monaco:

    Orden des heiligen Karl Gro?kreuz

    Montenegro:

    Tschernagorischer Unabh?ngigkeitsorden Gro?kreuz

    Netherlands:

    L?wenorden Gro?kreuz

    Austria-Hungary:

    Ungarischer St. Stephan=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Leopold-Orden Gro?kreuz

    Orden der Eisernen Krone 3.Klasse

    Persia:

    L?wen=und=Sonnenorden, Orden der heiligkeit: Guds=Orden

    L?wen=und=Sonnenorden, Gro?kreuz

    Portugal:

    Turm und Schwertorden Gro?kreuz mit Kette

    Rumania:

    Orden Karl I Gro?kreuz mit Kette

    Stern von Rumanien Gro?kreuz

    Orden der Rumanischen Krone Gro?kreuz

    Russia:

    St. Andreas=Orden mit Brillanten

    Sweden:

    Seraphim=Orden

    Serbia:

    Wei?er=Adler=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Siam:

    Wei?er=Elefants=Orden Gro?kreuz

    Spain:

    Goldenes Vlies

    Karl III. Orden Gro?kreuz

    Orden Isabella der Katholischen Komturkreuz mit Stern

    Tuscany:

    St. Josephs=Orden Gro?kreuz mit Brillanten

    Ottoman Empire:

    Goldene Imtiaz=Medaille

    Silberne Imtiaz=Medaille

    Nischan=i=Imtiaz

    Osmanie=Orden 1.Klasse mit Brillanten

    Tunisia:

    Istikhar Gro?offizier

    Edited by Mike Dwyer
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Hi Mike,

    thank you so much for this great help !!! Maybe it would have been easier to write down what orders he DID NOT receive........ :P Next time when you have a problem I will spend my day not in the garden but over the books !!!

    best wishes

    Heiko

    Edited by HeikoGrusdat
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Holy cow, he must have looked like a real "Weihnachtsbaum" when wearing all those orders.

    I doubt any uniform fabric could've handled all of his awards at the same time. We've seen many members of this forum purchase separate ODMs to make up Von Richthofen's set... Can you imagine trying it with this guy?

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    I doubt any uniform fabric could've handled all of his awards at the same time. We've seen many members of this forum purchase separate ODMs to make up Von Richthofen's set... Can you imagine trying it with this guy?

    I think you're absolutely right! Not only the fabric....I don't think there's enough room to put them. I may be off, but I believe he's got around 45 orders that have breast stars, even if he put them on both sides of his tunic, he couldn't possibly fit them all on there.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    :Cat-Scratch: Bling? Meet General of Infantry Dr. Eduard von Peucker, 1791 - 1876. Here is an example that, in my opinion, approaches being something other than German - North Korea comes to mind.

    Wish that I could make this picture larger so that you could really see the details of all this. :banger:

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    :Cat-Scratch: Bling? Meet General of Infantry Dr. Eduard von Peucker, 1791 - 1876. Here is an example that, in my opinion, approaches being something other than German - North Korea comes to mind.

    Wish that I could make this picture larger so that you could really see the details of all this. :banger:

    And if you count them... It is but a mere fraction of the number of ODMs our main character has...

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Man, look at that Schwarzer Adler.

    Unfortunally I can only see its star, would really like also to see the cross. That on his neck is "only" the RAO grand cross m.E. Just in case someone didn't notice. ;)

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Unfortunally I can only see its star, would really like also to see the cross. That on his neck is "only" the RAO grand cross m.E. Just in case someone didn't notice. ;)

    See, there's always someone around with a better set of eyes! I honestly hadn't noticed that the neck cross was the RAO, I thought it was the Black Eagle, but now I see that it isn't. :speechless:

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Guest Rick Research

    Aww, THAT'S not a Black Eagle and Red Eagle-Grand Cross combo... here's nicely understated elegance, "pure Prussian," everything else left off. Note the loops all over his tunic for squishing things in when he REALLY felt like dressing up. :rolleyes:

    Black Eagle star and sash as is proper, and sash badge for Grand Cross of Red Eagle Order worn at the throat with...

    swords on ring

    crown

    and

    (huff puff)

    oakleaves. :catjava:

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    .. - North Korea comes to mind.

    Wish that I could make this picture larger so that you could really see the details of all this. :banger:

    Funny, that those Korean have the same bold head, not that I don't have one, but at least standing 6'4" :D

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Everybody being awarded the Black Eagle Order was automatically holder of the Red Eagle Order "en satur" (on neck, as the french would say). Check this one out, it came from one of those folks and was presented on a small neck ribbon in a smal case just for the cross - no star. Maybe you find the little oddity hidden in this particular cross.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Aww, THAT'S not a Black Eagle and Red Eagle-Grand Cross combo... here's nicely understated elegance, "pure Prussian," everything else left off. Note the loops all over his tunic for squishing things in when he REALLY felt like dressing up. :rolleyes:

    Black Eagle star and sash as is proper, and sash badge for Grand Cross of Red Eagle Order worn at the throat with...

    swords on ring

    crown

    and

    (huff puff)

    oakleaves. :catjava:

    Rick, I find it interesting that he wears his EK1 above his breast star of the Black Eagle. Usually you see the breast stars worn on top. Personal preference? Perhaps he tought the EK1 "said" a lot more than his Black Eagle. :rolleyes:

    Edited by Mike Dwyer
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...

    Important Information

    We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.