Saxony New saxon officer photo with interresting ribbon bar

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Hi everybody,

This morning I have received this nice photo of saxon officer showing a very nice ribbon bar.

This one is composed by :

Knnight cross of St Henry

knight cross 2nd class with X of Merit Order

Knight cross 2nd class with X of Albert Order

Iron cross 2nd class

Knight cross with X of House Order of Hohenzollern

?, seems to have swords, but not sure.

Hanseatic cross of Bremen

Our man received the iron cross 1st class too.

On the back of the photo his name is written Dietrich Bischoff, or Diedrich Bischoff.

Thanks for your help to id the antepenultimate ribbon.

Christophe

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Close up of the ribbon bar

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With my first research it appears that his name is not in the Saxon Merit Order list. It is the same for the Hohenzollern knight cross. He should received it just at the end of the war, that's the only explanation.

Christophe

[M Hunter]

Hello Christophe,

Great photo!

Ribbon no. 6 appears to have a wide white stripe down the middle and it does appear have swords.

Would the Waldeck Verdienst-Kreuz 4. Klasse mit Schwertern be an option?

Best wishes

Matt

[M Hunter]

Looking at the hand writing I see: Diedrich Bischoft.

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Thanks Matt, I knew that this photo will interrest you as there is Hanseatic cross there

It can be the Waldeck cross, indeed this name does not appear on the rolls

First time when I had it in my hand I thought, this ribbon is the hanseatic cross of Hamburg, but after doing scan it appears that swords are here.

Thanks for your help

Christophe

[Glenn J]

Christophe,

Diedrich Bischoff was a regular Saxon field artillery officer in FAR 77.

Leutnant: 24.5.10 A

Oberleutnant: 13.3.16

Hauptmann a,D.:

Knight's Cross of St Henry: 1.2.15

Albrechts-Orden Knight's Cross 1.8.16

Regards

Glenn

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Many thanks Glenn

I hope having his file to see which medals he really received.

Christophe