Please help to identify award (2)

[Freiwillige]

Wedding photo of Paul Bauer, 1939.

[Freiwillige]

Awards:

1. EK-II (1914)

2. Bayern. Militär-Verdienstorden 3.Klasse mit Schwertern / 4.Klasse mit Schwertern (?)

3. Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

4. ???

5. EK-I (1914)

6. ???

7. Privately purchased Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber.

Could you please help with the 4th medal in the bar and an oval breast award?

[lambert]

Sorry Andrew,

I can not find anything similar in catalogs German Emperor and German WWI ..

The picture is also blurred .. does not help much.

Lambert

[Christophe]

Hi,

For me the round medal is the Anschluss Commemorative Medal (Die Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938).

Cheers.

Ch.

[Freiwillige]

Thanks for your replies, Lambert and Christophe!

I've got an opinion that an oval breast badge is a certain unofficial regimental commemorative badge. Unfortunately no idea of its name... Your opinion, gentlemen?

[Mike Dwyer]

Thanks for your replies, Lambert and Christophe!

I've got an opinion that an oval breast badge is a certain unofficial regimental commemorative badge. Unfortunately no idea of its name... Your opinion, gentlemen?

It could be, but I don't think it's the same exact badge you've shown. The badge he is wearing has the arms of the cross extending just a little bit past the wreath, whereas the badge you've posted the cross arms do not extend past the wreath. Although it's blurry, I don't think that's a swastika on his badge, it looks like it might be an eagle with upraised wings. It looks more like a bird to me than a swastika.

[Freiwillige]

Yes, you are absolutely right. It seems to be a different badge, I failed to identify it and the image attached is just the closest to the original badge :unsure:

[Ulsterman]

I think the last medal is not the 1938 Anschluss medal-but the Royalist wedding Commemorative given out post war.

[Freiwillige]

Thanks for your comment! Could you please give the name of that commemorative wedding medal and if possible a link to read about it?