Stormrider59 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Another interesting Ribbon Bar, as far as I could gather, this gent earned the following: Bavarian MVK EKII Reuss Merit Medal Hindenburg Cross Bavarian Luitpold Jubilee Medal (the faintest hints of green on the edges on the reverse, I thought it was ) Bavarian Long Service Medal (faded terribly) Saxon War Merit Cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 A rather patriotic Bavarian to keep the MVK in the 1st place on the bar even in the 1930s! :-) Was there a Bavarian Regt with the strong Reuss connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 None that I know of. Probably a native of Reuß. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Dave Danner said: None that I know of. Probably a native of Reuß. Sometimes there are strange streams in peoples lives. Especially back them when folks did not travel that much. A local collector had a large group, including the full uniforms and Tschakos of a guy who served in the 14th Jäger Battalion.... and the 2nd bavarian Jäger battalion.... how strange is that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Having served in both the Bavarian and Prussian Armies is certainly strange, although for those two units it might be less uncommon than for any other Prussian Jäger-Bataillon. Since JB 14 was stationed in Alsace, a Bavarian living there might end up doing his draft time with the batallion and then going back home to Bavaria. I've come across other Bavarians living in Alsace-Lorraine who ended up in local Prussian regiments such as IR 132, although I can't recall any who then transferred to the Bavarian Army. IR 132 and other Straßburg-based regiments were often a stopping place for college students at the university there to do their Einjährig-Freiwilliger year, no matter where in the Empire they originally came from. I still have not been able to put a name to my mystery Bavarian bar, but Daniel and I are of the opinion that while he served in the Bavarian Army in the early 1900s (since he had the 1905 Jubilee), he apparently served in World War I in the Prussian Army, since there are no Bavarian officer matches for his wartime awards (from Prussia, Bavaria, Saxe-Meiningen, Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin- Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Here the bar of Landwehrmann Xaver Hauser. Obviously post-war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Here something new in my collection. A bar of a bavarian major, he died 1899. He took part at the 1870 campaign, where he got the bavarian MVK. Later as an officer he got the Ritter 2. I've got the bar with only a 1870/71 coin and five campaignbars. For better showing I've addet the orders from my colletion, but he got the Ritter 2 without swords. regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin- Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Andreas, wow, thats amazing! These older MVKs are beautiful. Regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 The first is a Ritterkreuz knightscross second class awarded to Leutnant and higher ranks. The knightscross was made of gold, the MVK was made of silver. The MVK was given to NCO's and privates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperialcollector Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Wanted to upload photo but apparently it’s larger than 2 mb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn David Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 My small contribution - the medal Bar of Uffz. Leo Schneider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Yes, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 嘿嘿嘿嘿~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 13 hours ago, 1812 Overture said: 嘿嘿嘿嘿~ Very nice. Are all items from the same person? Here my newest entry, a prussian Hauptmann (Captain). He was awarded with the bavarian Michaelsmedaille 1911 as a Fähnrich ( ensign ) . In 1918 he got the Hausorden of Hohenzollern knightscross with swords, but he died three month later, so this award is missing on the bar. The EK2 was replaced by a EK1. The MVO is a Leser wit golden medaillons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1812 Overture and Spolei, you show there very nice medalbars. congratulation Best regards Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 23/05/2018 at 02:59, spolei said: Very nice. Are all items from the same person? Here my newest entry, a prussian Hauptmann (Captain). He was awarded with the bavarian Michaelsmedaille 1911 as a Fähnrich ( ensign ) . In 1918 he got the Hausorden of Hohenzollern knightscross with swords, but he died three month later, so this award is missing on the bar. The EK2 was replaced by a EK1. The MVO is a Leser wit golden medaillons. Sorry, this is my personal arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas7507 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 10/02/2016 at 01:08, Stogieman said: Here's one They could have belonged together once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sftrooper86 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 A few of my favorite Bavarian ones! Happy Hunting, Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Very nice bars. Nr. 2 is my favourite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 My only medal bar with an Bavarian award. Shame on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Here a nice bavarian "Frackspange" with a early Leser MVK second class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 17/08/2018 at 23:54, spolei said: Here a nice bavarian "Frackspange" with a early Leser MVK second class. Congratulations, I like this too, because he can match the dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajan Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 This group went to a Wilhelm Renk, served from the beginning to the end (I have the paperwork), ending as an Unteroffizier. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 A small group to a Bavarian Jäger Officer and owner of a brewery.... He is on the right in both photos. I assume the MVK was his first award while still vize FW... in his records MVK is inked over to an MVO, So i assume when he was promoted he was awarded an MVO and it took the place of the MVK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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