Chris Boonzaier Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Realting to NCOs and other ranks...Although we see awards from different Länder on bars for prussian soldiers... so far I have not had a group where a Prussian has had a MVK in their document group. As Bavarian Generals awarded the EK, could it be that they awarded that instead and reserved the bavarian medals just for Bavarian soldiers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavaria Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Here is a small group to an NCO of Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 47. The Bavarian King was colonel in chief of this regiment, so the regiment´s soldiers also get some Bavarian MVK. The awarded soldier, Bruno Märkel survived the war and was a aspirant engine-driver in 1934. Regards Rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Hi Rudi, thats fantastic!! Its the first one I have seen to a non Bavarian regt. Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 They were awarded to non-Bavarians definitely, but probably in lower numbers than Eks went to Bavarians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Very nice documents! This is the first citation to a non bavarian I have ever seen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 I wonder if this award was simply because of the kings connection to the regt? I guess the easiest way for a non bavarian to get one would t be a Prussian in a Non bavarian regt of the Alpenkorps? I have a couple of awards of EKs by Bavarian Generals to non bavarians.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Basically, the easiest way was to be in IR 47 or Württemberg FAR 29 or Saxon IR 102. When awards of the Military Merit Order and Cross to non-Bavarians were announced in the Verordnungsblatt, these units often had their own section because of the number of awards. Then you'd have a list of random awards to officers and men in a bunch of different units. Many of these were probably Bavarian natives, though, just serving in the Prussian Army. A lot of the others were in support units, so they were probably units tasked with supporting Bavarian units or commands. There's a pretty heavy bias toward officers in these lists, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Any chance you have a picture of one of the lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Any chance you have a picture of one of the lists? A few pages from one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hello, thanks for this pages. In my collection is an prussian bar with a MVK 1. class on it. Possible, the owner was a soldier in such a prussian troop with bavarian owner, or it was an bavarian inhabitant in a prussian troop. Regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks Dave! Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 ... in a prussian troop. Or in the Navy. Great one. Nice to see a bar with real 1st class MVK from time to time... ;o( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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