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    Awards of Stahlhelmbundfuehrer Theodor Duesterberg


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    Gentlemen, I need your assistance with acquiring info (as complete as possible) on Theodor Duesterberg awards received during the Great War and soon afterwards in Weimar-era Germany.

    I have a huge collection of Stahlhelm photos including Duesterberg himself at various meetings and fucnctions but recently I bought an outstanding studio portrait of Steel Helmet leader wearing an impressive array of awards including several foreign (Bulgarian, Turkish, etc.). Thus I'm interested in the complete list of his awards to fill in some blanks in my knowledge of the subject )

    The above-mentioned portrait is attached here. I'd be very grateful if you could identify these awards as well except most obvious ones.

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    Fragment with an impressive medal bar.

    1. Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse ausg.1914

    2. Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Ritterkreuz

    3. Preußische Kronenorden

    4.

    5. China-Denkmünze with two Gefechtsspangen: Huolu and Peitang-Forts

    6. Zentenarmedaille

    7. Bayern. Militärverdienstkreuz mit Krone und Schwertern

    8.

    9. Hessen. Orden Philipps des Großmütigen

    10.

    11. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse

    12. Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege 2.Klasse

    13. Anhalt. Friedrich Kreuz

    14. Lippe. Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse

    15. Hanseatenkreuz Bremen

    16. Österreich-Ungarn. Militärverdienstkreuz 3.Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration

    17. Ottoman Empire. Imtiyaz Madalyasi

    18. Ottoman Empire. Liyakat Madalyasi

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    And finally remaining neck awards and breast awards and badges.

    At the lest side three Ottoman awards: Mecidiye Nişanı and Nişani Osmani (both neck) plus one breast badge - Harb Madalyasi.

    At the right side - EK 1.Klasse, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the most remarkable award, Order of Queen Tamara (Georgia).

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    On 27/08/2012 at 12:44, Freiwillige said:

    Fragment with an impressive medal bar.

     

    1. Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse ausg.1914

    2. Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Ritterkreuz

    3. Preußische Kronenorden

    4.

    5. China-Denkmünze with two Gefechtsspangen: Huolu and Peitang-Forts

    6. Zentenarmedaille

    7. Bayern. Militärverdienstkreuz mit Krone und Schwertern

    8.

    9. Hessen. Orden Philipps des Großmütigen

    10.

    11. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse

    12. Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege 2.Klasse

    13. Anhalt. Friedrich Kreuz

    14. Lippe. Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse

    15. Hanseatenkreuz Bremen

    16. Österreich-Ungarn. Militärverdienstkreuz 3.Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration

    17. Ottoman Empire. Imtiyaz Madalyasi

    18. Ottoman Empire. Liyakat Madalyasi

    Number four is the Prussian service decoration (PDA). Number eight is the Württembergian Order of the Crown (WK3). Number ten could be anything as long as it is wartime related. At first I thought it was the Hessian medal for bravery (given it's position next to the HP4x) but this seems inpausible given the colour of the ribbon.

     

    Kind regards, Laurentius

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