Paul R Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 I have never seen the Order of the White Elephant on a German bar! Talk about cool. I bet there is no problem in IDing this one, is there?
Signalcorps45 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) I have never seen the Order of the White Elephant on a German bar! Talk about cool. I bet there is no problem in IDing this one, is there? Paul, Thank you for the nice comment. I have done some research and the Order of the White Elephant is a 5th class or "Member" Order. I assume it went to a diplomat working in Thailand. I would love to have it ID'd but I think the rank lists only list officers (I maybe mistaken). I don't think that this bar was to an officer, but again I maybe mistaken. If you have any suggestions on how I could ID this bar, please let me know. Dean Edited March 26, 2013 by Signalcorps45
Norstrom Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 I can show you a medal which I found on board a German destroyer during scuba diving long time ago. The medal is in poor condition and I think it has been exposed to fire! Anyway, it is original! No marking is to be find on the back. Some of the German destroyers were involved in the Spanish civili war. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2013/post-5674-0-37283600-1368180803.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2013/post-5674-0-89868900-1368180822.jpg
Paul R Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 I think that it is in great condition, especially since it has been under the sea all of this time. Which destroyer was it on?
Norstrom Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 The destroyer was "Hermann Künne" and I know some German destroyers were in Spain before the 2:nd ww.
azyeoman Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 The destroyer was "Hermann Künne" and I know some German destroyers were in Spain before the 2:nd ww. Why was she sunk and where was she? Is she in deep water? Do you have any underwater photos of her? It would be an interesting thread to see your dives on sunken military ships if you've done this more than once.
Norstrom Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Hermann Künne was one of ten German destroyers which participated in the invasion of Norway the 9:th of April 1940. All ten destroyers were sunk by the Britts. Hermann Künne run on shore after all its ammunition were consumed. She was sunk by a Brittish torpedo and gun fire. Some years after the war one could see Künne´s front above the surface only 50 meters from the shore. No adays the ship has broken down but from a depth of fifteen to thirty-five meter, she is in a rather good condition. The stern lays on approx 35 meters of depth. I will check my wreck photos and lay out some on this forum!
Bobesponjo Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Luftwaffe one with rumanian fight medal against comunism. Best Alberto.
dedehansen Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 Hj Gents, as I´m a collector from german WW 1 medal bars I don´t have many 3 rd Reich bars. Here is one of them. Paticipant in WW 1 and then again soldier in the Kriegsmarine. Regards Andreas
Scott Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Indeed. Seeing that the white cross was issued to non-combatants (red cross for combatants) the percent of elements such as medical, religious etc would have been very low in the "Legion" I 'm not sure the "combatant-red/non-combatant-white" rule was strictly adhered to, as a few period photos show recipients of the white cross also with the Spanish Cross with Swords.
J Temple-West Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I 'm not sure the "combatant-red/non-combatant-white" rule was strictly adhered to, as a few period photos show recipients of the white cross also with the Spanish Cross with Swords.From what I gather, things were pretty fluid when it came to personnel...non coms being used in reserve positions in active units being commonplace. And yes, I've seen a few confusing photos with SCwS on guys known not to have been in active units, too. ;-)
Jim R Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) My favorite is this one which has the medal bar, ribbon bar and chain. Edited April 19, 2015 by Jim R 1
Jim R Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Front 40 year civil service Cross for war helpers Red cross Officers long service Olympic Centenar 1797 1897 for active military
J Temple-West Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 jim! First one is a killer!You can say that again...... superb set.
tyanacek Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 Nice bars, guys! Here are a couple of my recent pickups: Best regards, Tom 10 minutes ago, tyanacek said: I bought this modest little two-placer back in June of last year:
Uffz. Rohleder Posted February 14, 2016 Posted February 14, 2016 A WW1 and WW2 Vets Medal Bar Ek 1914 / War Merite Cross with Swords / Hindenburg Cross
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