Scott Powell Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 These are my hands down favourite decorations of Imperial Germany. I don't think any other state awarded an Enameled Decoration to the Enlisted Ranks First off is Lübeck
Scott Powell Posted January 9, 2013 Author Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Hamburg Edited January 10, 2013 by Scott Powell
M Hunter Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Dear Scott These are great medal bars but there is no way of knowing if these particular medal bars belonged to NCO's or Officers. Best wishes Matt
Deruelle Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Hi, Matt is right. Incredible medal bars you have there. congrats. Christophe
Scott Powell Posted January 10, 2013 Author Posted January 10, 2013 Christophe, Thank you for the kind words,and i'd certainly love to see other members bars. Matt, I was presuming these are enlisted bars as there are no other gallantry or Long Service medals on the bars.
saschaw Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Matt, I was presuming these are enlisted bars as there are no other gallantry or Long Service medals on the bars. Officers of the active army didn't get their long service awards until they had 25 (or 24, in Bavaria) years of service, while EMs and NCOs would get their first ones after just nine years. So, these WW1 medal bars maybe officers', or EMs' with too few service for the DAs.
Deruelle Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Please find two saxon officer's ribbon bars with Bremen ribbon Christophe
Deruelle Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Another one with Hamburg ribbon. I only missed one saxon ribbon bar with Lübeck ribbon. I hope to find one one day. Christophe
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Uh! My fault, I asked Scott to open a thread called Hanseatic EM/NCO bars... I simply did not think at that moment that you cannot tell with these. You are right guys. i edited out a couple of posts relating to title changes and changed the title to fit in with the other "Show yours" threads. Sorry for the mix up. Chris
turtle Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Here´s mine Hanseatic bar which belonged to a NCO.
palencia Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 A Lübeck bar The EK is a Otto Schickle EK II (one piece construction and non magnetic)
W McSwiggan Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Not to be picky but post #3 is Hamburg not Bremen. Very nice bars. No multiple Hanseatic Cross bars yet? Rather rare I know but neat!
jaba1914 Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) Medal and ribbon bar of LtdR Friedrich Müller, observer at FA A 282. The cross is made of silver. 30.10.1916 Hamburg Hanseaten Kreuz Edited January 10, 2013 by jaba1914
Scott Powell Posted January 10, 2013 Author Posted January 10, 2013 I am enjoying seeing these bars very much!
Bernhard H.Holst Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Like shown above except no swords on the Hindenburg ribbon. Bernhard H. Holst
Bernhard H.Holst Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 A Bremen Cross with lid of a presentation case ( only the hinged lid shown), probably privately purchased as a gift or some such. Bernhard H. Holst
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Wow... any reason why the two "reds" are not together?
Jason Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Maybe he was in the Hamburg football team and he hated the Bremen team? ;)
Bernhard H.Holst Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Here is shown the medal-and ribbon bar and the Iron Cross 1.class belonging to Feldwebel, later Polizeimeister Binder. On service in Hamburg and decorated during WW II, most likely for performance during the air-raids. Bernhard H. Holst
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