Guest Rick Research Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Here is a spectacularly beautiful Brunswicker's medal bar from yesterday's Traveling Museum gathering here at the Schloss. BrK on combatant ribbon, BrH4, REK3X, BMO5. Say WHAT? Uhhhh, something's missing... rather obviously. Something else is missing less obviously so. I know whose this bar was... even though it's on dark blue backing! Edited July 18, 2013 by Rick Research
Deruelle Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Oh my God. What a beauty. I don't remember a connection between the Reuß and Brunswick. Probably this officer died before receiving the EK2. Like the Brunswick medals are in first position he was probably born in this Country. Just my 2 cents Christophe
redeagleorder Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Perhaps the EK was worn in the buttonhole? I've got a similar bar with three enlisted grade bravery medals, one of the foreign, yet no iron cross.
Guest Rick Research Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Maybe when Dave's back he can tweek the chronology a bit further. This guy was in a job that required dancing attendance on his Royal Master... and presumably that BrK on "combatant" ribbon was earned... right in his home town. But he DID get at least an EK2 out of the war... eventually-- Edited July 18, 2013 by Rick Research
Guest Rick Research Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 I got distracted and forgot to finish this one off! Having searched through every holder of a BrH4 and peacetime BMO5 (don't be fooled--ALL Bulgarian Military Merit Orders always had swords like that--it's on the peacetime statute ribbon)... despite not having the Reuss Honor Cross Rolls (though maybe Dave is there NOW?...) everyone can be eliminated except for Clemens von Olfers of Brunswick Infantry Regiment 92--before and when the war broke out detached as Adjutant of landwehrbezirk II Braunsschweig. Leutnant 19.08.03 N2n Oberleutnant 18.08.12 W2w Hauptmann 29.11.14 Y10y charakterisiert major aD, alive 1926. He ALSO had a Netherlands House Order of Orange-Knight 2nd Class (NH5b)... the absence of which we can explain as being dropped "for the duration" as a neutral nation that maybe might have ended up as a combatant... so best just leave it off in case. Von Olfers was from a literary salon Berlin family which had counted royalty as parlor guests. His father, Dr.med. Sanitätsrat Ernst von Olfers was a highly decorated military physician from the wars of 1866 and 1870/71. His mother was Marie Baroness von Behr. (Dr. dad married 2 von Behr sisters in a row and had children by both.)
M Hunter Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Rick, A beautiful group and, as usual, a great read. It is good to see you back. Best wishes Matt
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