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    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

     

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    (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

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    Finnish award to Jäger Bernhard Knüfing. 

    From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 13.9.1918

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    Finnish Freiheitskreuz 2nd class to Divisionspfarrer Kreutz. 

    From Freiburger Zeitung, 4.6.1918

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

    From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 17.8.1918

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    Finnish golden bravery medal to Unteroffizier Paul Pollscheit from Rastenburg.
     

    From Königsberger Hartungsche Zeitung, 14.6.1918

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    And Hindenburg + Ludendorff, July 1918:

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    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

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

    From Freiburger Zeitung, 19.8.1918

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    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

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

    From Die Presse (Thorn), 22.6.1918

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

    From Die Presse (Thorn), 3.8.1918

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    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?

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    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?

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    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 ?

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    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

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