Schaumburg-Lippe What was this?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Sorry, I have asked this ages ago and forgot the answer...

This is the only doc in the group fr the Blue and white ribbon... and I cannot make head or tail of it... what was it?

[Chris Boonzaier]

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[speedytop]

Chris,

Schaumburg-Lippe, Kreuz für treue Dienste 1914

http://woeschler-orden.de/schaumburg-lippe-kreuz-f-r-treue-dienste-1914-1918

Uwe

[Chris Boonzaier]

Ahh, thanks.

Is there a standard form of award doc for them? Some of the Lnder awards did not have docs, so I assume this was the case here?

Best

Chris

[speedytop]

Chris,

this is only a handwritten true copy of an original document, and the original document was not an award document, it was only a cover letter (Übersendungsschreiben).

... zu übersenden.

Unterschrift.

Uwe

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

I agree on that, but what I was wondering, did Schaumburg - Lippe HAVE award docs for this cross? I cannot remember seeing one. There are some states that did not issue docs, and the only writen document was the accompanying letter or Militäerpass eintrag.

Best

Chris

[speedytop]

Chris,

it is written there:

"Ich beehre mich, die Auszeichnungen mit den Kreuzen und Empfangsbescheinigung zur Ausführung hierneben ergebenst zu übersenden."

With "Auszeichnungen" are meant the award documents!

Please see the fourth-last document:

http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/heeres-generalitaet-generalstab/urkunden-nachlass-des-leibarztes-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-52029.html

Uwe

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Uwe,

Thanks, that covers it then, I was not sure if it was one of the states that did not award documents or not, I cannot remember having seen one of these docs before.

Best

Chris