Belgium belgian bars + unknown

[ringo]

Here you see the ribbon bars from my uniform from Vice-Admiral Poullet, Chief of Staff of the Belgian navy between 01-01-1986 tot 30-09-1989

1. Commander in order of Leopold I

2. Grand Officer in order of the Crown

3. Commander in order of Leopold II

4. Military cross first class

5. French legion d'Honneur ( i guess )

6. Unknown

7. Unknown

If someone can help me identify the last two, i should say, be my guest :D

[love4history]

No identification yet I'm afraid Ringo. But perhaps info on the career of Viscount Poullet can give a clue?

http://www.ata-sec.org/people-staff/12-adm-viscount-edmond-poullet

[belgoman]

Hello, for me nr 6 is officier of the Luxemburg Order of Adolph of Nassau.

No idea for nr 7, sorry.

best regards

[Great Dane]

I think the Adolph of Nassau ribbon is more dark blue...

No. 6 could be the french order "Merite Sportif".

No. 7 could be the Monaco Order of Grimaldi (has to be an order with the "wings")

My best guesses...

/Michael

[belgoman]

hello Michael, for as far that I known the yellow stripes are larger on the ribbon of the French Merite Sportif.

Note that the picture posted by Ringo is paler than the real colours. Just check the real colours in the link http://www.marinebelge.be/photos_nautilus/fiches_amiraux/amiral2dpoullet.gif, were you can find a picture of the viscount vice-amiral Edmond Poullet. You can note that the blue is really darker... Also as he was aide-de-camp of King Albert II, we may assume thant he had, as noble and as high ranking responsible in the European armed forces and as aide-de-camp contacts with the king's family in Luxemburg... but it is just a guess.

Best regards, JP

[922F]

The last ribbon [#7] could be Peruvian.

Their Order of Merit for Distinguished Service has a light purple ribbon similar to a French Academic Palms tint [if it represented the French decoration, it would probably appear after the Legion of Honor ribbon and have a correctly matching rosette]. Peru's Order of Hipolito Unanue has a ribbon similar to #7's rosette [purple with a narrow red border]; it usually honors contributions of a medical nature. The ribbon & rosette in question seem to combine those two ribbons.

Peru instituted the Hipolito Unanue Order around 1955,

The link to http://www.marinebel...al2dpoullet.gif, does not link for me so I do not know whether the Vicomte had any connexion with Peru or the 'correct' ribbon tint.

An ephemeral 'Order' uses the Hipolito Unanue ribbon but I doubt the Vicomte would wear that, even if it was given to him.

Monaco's Grimaldi Order [established in 1954] takes a white ribbon with narrow red side-stripe so it does not appear to enter the potential candidate list.

Edited March 14, 2012 by 922F

[belgoman]

hello friends, nice open thinking.

Here then the full address : http://www.marinebelge.be/photos_nautilus/fiches_amiraux/amiral2dpoullet.gif hopes it will help you to visite the site.

For as far as his short biography mentions, mr Poullet had no connections with Peru... but who knows...

One thing puzzels me, that is that ribbon nr 7 seems to be a plain blue ribbon, ... and the rosette shows a central red stripe (might even be 2 lateral thin red lines brought together in the center). Normally a rosette shows the same pattern (reduced) as the ribbon no?

[922F]

Yes, thank you, the link works now. The ribbon appears to be a very dark blue, similar to Leopold II tint, so #7 is not Peruvian. I agree that the rosette seems to be 2 lateral thin red lines brought together in the center and that usually rosettes have the same pattern (reduced) as the full size ribbon. With the Admiral's service record, perhaps an as yet unknown Naval Merit Order of Merit? But not a NATO country?