For Research Finnish Awards to Germans 1918

[Stogieman]

Found some more photos! Here's the reverse!

[Stogieman]

Another view of the front

[christerd]

The Finnish Commemorative Medal for the Liberation war was awarded from late January 1919 so most peoplehad got them in 1930s but as said earlier I now they where awarded at least until 1937. 

About Finnish Liberty Cross II Class 1941 to Germans : I don´t have tthe awarded numbers to Germans , there where 1160 awarded in total and I have the names of 28 Germans with 2nd class.

 

Christer

 

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

On 19. 06. 2013. at 21:52, Daniel Krause said:

@miko :-)

 

 

Who is this?

[christerd]

Very Interesting picture ! Is it a WW 1 uniform ?

Than the Finnish Cross should be a 1918 version and was only 44 such cross awarded 

Could it be Louis Leisler Kiep ? 

What rank ?

Christer

 

[misiu]

Of course it is Kiep :-)

[Dave Danner]

Kapitänleutnant on 11.11.1911. Char. als Korvettenkapitän a.D. on 24.11.1919.

[webr55]

(Posted it in the HHOX thread, but thought it would be good to have it here as well)

Chance find: a number of Finnish awards nicely together 

From Kölner Local-Anzeiger, 2.6.1918

 

And death notice to: Lt zS Bruno Blank

From Arnsberger Zeitung, Okt 1918

Finnish award to Jäger Bernhard Knüfing. 

From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 13.9.1918

Finnish Freiheitskreuz 2nd class to Divisionspfarrer Kreutz. 

From Freiburger Zeitung, 4.6.1918

Anton Ilting, Flugzeug-Obermatrose, from Bocholt. Should probably read Medal of Liberty, not Cross:

From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 17.8.1918

Finnish golden bravery medal to Unteroffizier Paul Pollscheit from Rastenburg.
 

From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 14.6.1918

And Hindenburg + Ludendorff, July 1918:

[webr55]

Bit hard to read: Finnish Cross (Medal?) of Liberty 2nd class to Unteroffizier and Offiziersaspirant Otto Lenuweit from Groß Puskeppeln (?) Kreis Ragnit

From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 28./29. August 1918

This is probably the Medal, not the Cross 1st cl, to Gefr Hellmut Hoffmann. 

From Freiburger Zeitung, 19.8.1918

Not sure what exactly the "Finländische Befreiungsband" is meant to be, but Musketier Heinrich Overwaul from IR 255 is credited with it: 

From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 9./10.10.1918

Edited February 15, 2021 by webr55

[christerd]

wow , Thanks for the new info , that was an unknown source to me ?

 

christer

[webr55]

Medal of Liberty 1st class to Gefreiter Ernst Wollenberg from Kreis Graudenz: 

From Die Presse (Thorn), 22.6.1918

Same (probably) to Ulanen-Gefreiter Paul Wrobbel from Langenau: 

From Die Presse (Thorn), 3.8.1918

[webr55]

Another one from the 1st Garde Ulanen, Willy Klein. 

Bromberger Zeitung, 27.11.1918

[webr55]

Not sure if this has been posted before: here is the link to the digitized 1918 journal "Suomi Finnland: Nachrichtenblatt für das deutsche Militär in Finnland":
https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN780157494&PHYSID=PHYS_0001

It also mentions Finnish awards to Germans.

[lew]

Polizeihauptwachtmeister Paul Beyer

-Medal of Liberty 1st Class, 1918

-Commemorative Medal of the War of Liberation, 1918

 

I think this is Beyer's bar, can anyone help to confirm?

[misiu]

Impossible to say. Could be anyone‘s medal bar.

[lew]

21 hours ago, misiu said:

Impossible to say. Could be anyone‘s medal bar.

I see that’s a very common set of awards apart from the Finnish ones.

May I ask is there a rough estimation how many Germans got the medal of liberty 1st class and the commemorative medal?

Edited May 10, 2021 by lew

[misiu]

Also the Finnish awards are very Common. Sorry, no list known to me.

[Mattyboy]

Luftwaffe Oberst Carl Seber 

 

[lew]

7 hours ago, Simius Rex said:

I think if Rick L saw this bar, he would say "Tuck those suspension rings underneath the ribbons" based on various statements of his.

You know what, I gonna try it, for Rick ?

[Claudius]

1 hour ago, Mattyboy said:

Luftwaffe Oberst Carl Seber 

 

??

[webr55]

Another mentioning of a Finnish award to a German: Obermatrose Karl Petry

 

From General-Anzeiger für Stettin und die Provinz Pommern, 26.10.1918

 

 

[AleksiL]

Hi guys.

I recently bought 1918, 1st class cross of liberty. Belonged to a german veteran. But it is an replacement from the 1920s by godet because the original went missing. How many of the 33 germans who got the 1st class wouldve ordered a custom made for the lost one? Theres one example in Jani tiainens Kunniamerkit book. I also asked Jani and he told me it is also made by godet but mine is a bit better quality. Ive got it with the 1918 freedoms medal etc

[misiu]

Sorry, I can not help you although I also have one made by Godet

[scottplen]

I picked this up in a box lot of items . 
I believe Finnish medal is hallmarked issue piece from Sweden?

[VtwinVince]

Nice one Scott, and that is a Swedish award example.